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Author Archives: dccrossley
In Pursuit of Vikings
Okay, I admit that very few readers are going to know this reference (it’s a song by Swedish melodic death metallers, Amon Amarth), but the Vikings, aside from the plunder and pillage reputation, were great explorers of the edges of … Continue reading
Posted in Fine Wine, Wine
Tagged Grower Champagne, natural wines, What to drink, Wine appreciation, Wine Exploration, Wine Trends, Wine's Outer Fringes
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Out and About
No posts for ten days, but not exactly slacking. I’ve been out and about buying too much wine (as usual), and I thought I’d share some of these with you. I’ve got a few things to write about in the … Continue reading
Ode to a different kind of Wine Shop
If you read my Mosel Bridge post you’ll know I spent a few days down there last week. Not quite as long as I’d have liked, but long enough to do the two things I wanted to do most: buy … Continue reading
Posted in German Wine, Mosel, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Travel
Tagged Bernkastel, Mosel Cycle Trail, Mosel Wine, Rieslinghaus, Taj Mahal Bernkastel, Weinhaus Porn
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Jolly, Beau and New, but no Nouveau
Last night a dozen devotees slipped into the air-conditioned private room at 10 Cases in Covent Garden for a much anticipated look at some “new school” (is that s-cool?) Beaujolais, the kind of trendy stuff mostly found in those hyper-cool … Continue reading
Posted in Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Tastings
Tagged 10 Cases Restaurant, Beaujolais, Christopher Piper, Domaine du Botheland, Jean-Paul Thévenet, Julie Balagny, Julien Duport, Julien Sunier, Karim Vionnet, Laurence & Remi Dufaitre, London, New School Beaujolais, On Pète la Soif, Oreo Cheesecake
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A Bridge Too Far!
I don’t really want to labour the point. Much has been said far more eloquently and persuasively on this topic by others, including Jancis Robinson and Hugh Johnson, whose voices carry at least some weight. But I’d not visited the … Continue reading
Posted in German Wine, Wine
Tagged Mosel, Mosel Bridge, Scar on the Mosel, UNESCO Wine Sites, UNESCO World Heritage Sites
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Absolute Beginners
Some time ago I wrote a piece prompted by a comment made by Jancis on the lack of young people at the Bordeaux tastings. Now I have young people in the family, my children and their partners. Despite living in … Continue reading
Posted in Bordeaux Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged Beginner Wines, Introduction to Wine, Mouton Cadet, Saint-Emilion
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A Bit of a Theise
Terry Theise’s book Reading Between the Wines (UCP, 2010) had been floating just above my radar for a long while. It was the recommendation of Heidi Schrœck about a month ago which acted as a catalyst to make me read it, … Continue reading
Spice Oddity
Major Thom called Ground Control suggesting the India Club might be the venue at which to see whether the Oddities theme could work for Indian food. As it turned out, the wines were not really very odd (on the whole), … Continue reading
Here’s to Your Good Health!
The ping-pong debate over the health benefits of drinking wine is never far from the mainstream press in the UK, and the same can be said for most other Western countries too. It might not shock anyone that this has … Continue reading
Posted in Wine and Health, Wine Books
Tagged Benefits of Wine Drinking, Gouty Wines, Wine and Health
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David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 