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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.

Festive Mirth, Girth and Things of Worth

Posted on 24/12/2014 by dccrossley

The festive season is always eagerly awaited at Chateau Crossley, but we don’t over indulge these days…well, not too much. The holiday began yesterday with a trip to the new Sam Wanamaker theatre at London’s Globe to see Francis Beaumont’s … Continue reading →

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Wine Book of the Year

Posted on 15/12/2014 by dccrossley

Forget the Roederers and André Simons (well, you don’t have to but…), no panel of eminent jurors, no politics, just one crazy guy who reads way too many wine books. There’s no doubt that 2014 was a good year for … Continue reading →

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Quality Chops and Clubbing

Posted on 09/12/2014 by dccrossley

Just an average day for me in London, you will note, passing Il Camisa for a bottle of Barolo, en route to Foyles to buy Kerin O’Keefe’s book on a similar subject. Then a saunter down to Farringdon Street to … Continue reading →

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Wine Gang Prestige Champagne Event

Posted on 03/12/2014 by dccrossley

Last night thirty very lucky people visited the Antique Wine Company’s Marylebone tasting room to taste ten Champagnes in the company of The Wine Gang (Tom Cannavan, Jane Parkinson, David Williams, Ant Rose and Jo Simon). It really was a … Continue reading →

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Riverby Estate Tasting, Butlers, Brighton

Posted on 01/12/2014 by dccrossley

Riverby Estate in Marlborough, New Zealand, are pretty much unknown in the UK, yet this is not the case in NZ and Australia. They did win a Trophy and a couple of Golds at the DWWA a year ago but … Continue reading →

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Dave’s Wine Heroes #3 – Alpine Wines

Posted on 21/11/2014 by dccrossley

Alpine wines, a mail order merchant based in Yorkshire, grew out of Nick Dobson Wines, which was taken over by Joelle Nebbe-Mornod after Nick sadly passed away in 2012. Joelle actually started out in science with a Masters in Theoretical … Continue reading →

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Domaine Direct Tasting at Butlers

Posted on 18/11/2014 by dccrossley

I managed to join a tasting of a dozen wines with new MW Rob MacCulloch from Domaine Direct at Butler’s Wine Cellar in Brighton yesterday. It’s worth reporting because there were a few wines there that are well worth exploring. … Continue reading →

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Oddities at Rochelle

Posted on 11/11/2014 by dccrossley

Every couple of months an assortment of wine obsessives descend upon Rochelle Canteen in Shoreditch to partake of a few bottles. Instead of living large with old bottles of Pauillac and Chambertin, this is an exploration of the outer reaches … Continue reading →

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Dave’s Wine Heroes #2 – Henry Butler

Posted on 04/11/2014 by dccrossley

Butler’s Wine Cellar claims to be Brighton’s oldest independent wine merchant, yet it was only founded by Henry’s parents in 1979. It used to have a big reputation among secretive wine obsessives as one of the best places in the … Continue reading →

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Harwood Arms Sangiovese

Posted on 01/11/2014 by dccrossley

It’s hard to imagine a better match for the delicious food at ther Harwood Arms near Fulham Broadway than a good selection of Tuscans, and that’s how it proved yesterday. The menu: To start – soup with truffles, HA Scotch … Continue reading →

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