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About dccrossley

Writing here and elsewhere mainly about the outer reaches of the wine universe and the availability of wonderful, characterful, wines from all over the globe. Very wide interests but a soft spot for Jura, Austria and Champagne, with a general preference for low intervention in vineyard and winery. Other passions include music (equally wide tastes) and travel. Co-organiser of the Oddities wine lunches.

Fourth & Church, New Wine Venue in Hove

Posted on 16/10/2015 by dccrossley

I was invited to the launch party of Fourth & Church last night, a new venue with a strong wine focus in Hove. To call it a wine bar is a bit of a misnomer, because the focus will be on food … Continue reading →

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Exploring & Tasting Wine – Berry Bros’ Beginners’ Bible

Posted on 14/10/2015 by dccrossley

I’m sometimes asked to write about wine for beginners, but where to start? My answer is that it needs a book. There are many of those, of course. I often find one thing or another I don’t like about them, … Continue reading →

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Reader Reminder – The World of Wine is Wide

Posted on 13/10/2015 by dccrossley

At the Red Squirrel Event, which I wrote about recently, I spent quite a bit of time tasting in the same cramped spaces as Peter Richards MW. He’s quite distinctive, as a tall chap, easy to spot on the circuit, … Continue reading →

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A Wing and A Prayer (Actually Making Some)

Posted on 11/10/2015 by dccrossley

So, I’ve spent decades drinking it, swanning around wine regions, poking my nose into dozens of wineries on several continents. I’ve even got some vines growing in the garden, yet up until yesterday I’d never tried my hand at actually … Continue reading →

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Squirrelled Away in Soho

Posted on 08/10/2015 by dccrossley

It’s around 1pm on Wednesday and I’m walking through a big black door in Soho, entering the tight confines of a hallway to a very old town house. One young lady vets me, another locates my name on a list … Continue reading →

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The Contenders (Arbois Week)

Posted on 29/09/2015 by dccrossley

As my latest week in Arbois begins to fade a little from memory, or more realistically how many articles is it reasonable to write on one subject, I thought I’d mention a few producers who I’ve got to know only … Continue reading →

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Fine Sense of Balance

Posted on 26/09/2015 by dccrossley

The third article in my Arbois Week highlights my favourite restaurant in the town, La Balance Mets et Vins. There’s a fascinating section about Arbois gastronomy in Wink Lorch’s Jura Wine, telling the story of how Arbois was once a major stop … Continue reading →

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Watching Stéphane Tissot

Posted on 24/09/2015 by dccrossley

We first visited Domaine André & Mireille Tissot in Montigny-lès-Arsures in the early 1990s. We were staying nearby and we found our way to their small tasting room down a hill behind the church, where we were entertained by a very … Continue reading →

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Between the Wood Smoke and the Water – Arbois Week

Posted on 22/09/2015 by dccrossley

I began visiting the Jura region in Eastern France more than twenty-five years ago. It began as a day trip from our then fairly regular wine visits to Burgundy, and then as a stop-off en route to Geneva by the … Continue reading →

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Spice Oddity #2 (Without Major Tom)

Posted on 11/09/2015 by dccrossley

The second Spice Oddities at the India Club was a perfect example of how far some wine lovers will go to select truly “different” wines, odd in their origins (to a degree) but certainly not in their flavours. All seven … Continue reading →

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