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Recent Wines April 2026 (Part 2)
For the second part of April’s wines, we begin with three very different French classics, a Condrieu, an Alsace Riesling and a Saint-Emilion. Then we repeat Part 1 with another Baden Spätburgunder (a different producer), followed by a wine from … Continue reading
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Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alsace Riesling, Baden Spätburgunder, Baden Wine, Condrieu, Condrieu Le Grand Vallon 2019 Villard, Familie Mantler Dry Rosé 2025, François Villard Condrieu, Jack Roberts & Johanna Jensen Keep Wines, Keep Wines Oakville Napa Valley, Maison Trimbach Alsace, Mantler Family Wines Niederösterreich, Oberrotweil Spätburgunder 2022 Peter Wagner, Peter Wagner Baden, Pinot Meunier in Napa Valley, Recent Wines April 2026 Pt 2, Saint-Emilion, Trimbach Cuvée Frédéric Emile 2005, Virginie de Valandraud 2016, Yount Mill Vineyard Pinot Meunier 2019 Keep Wines
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Recent Wines April 2026 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
April does seem such a long time ago now. Maybe it has something to do with the weather. I left Scotland towards the end of last month feeling it was quite warm, and London, and then Southwest France were even … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Artisan Wines, Champagne, English Wine, German Wine, Natural Wine, Rioja, Spanish Wine, Sparkling Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Artisan Sekt, Baden Wine, Champagne Diebolt-Valois Cramant, Dermot Sugrue Sussex, Diebolt-Valois Fleur de Passion 2006, Dominio de Queiron Rioja, Lambert Spielmann Completement Red 2023, Lambert Spielmann Domaine in Black, Lena Singer-Fischer Sekt, lenamachtsekt, Recent Wines April 2026 Pt 1, Rheinhessen Sekt, Rioja Blanco Mi Lugar Dominio de Queiron, Sekthaus Singer-Fischer Rheinhessen, Singer-Fischer Blanc de Blancs 2021, Sugrue South Downs Salt Eire MV, Talrain Blauer Spatburgunder 2021, Ziereisen Baden, Ziereisen Markgraflerland
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Recent Wines January 2026 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
January tends to be a quiet month for many in wine, although I seem to have heard more “Try January” than “Dry January” this year. Of course, I’m trying new stuff all the time, almost as if it is my … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Artisan Wines, Austrian Wine, Jura, Natural Wine, Neusiedlersee, Rioja, Savoie Wine, Spanish Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Aged Alsace Riesling, Alsace Pinot Noir, Austrian Sweet Wine, Côtes du Jura Chardonnay, Chignin Mondeuse, Domaine AS and J-F Quénard Chignin, Gerhard Kracher Illmitz, Jean-Pierre Rietsch Mittelbergheim, Katie Worobeck Vigneronne, Lindes de Remelluri Rivas de Teresso, Maison Maenad De L'Avant 2020, Maison Maenad Orbagna, Mondeuse, Muscat Ottonel TBA 2005 Kracher, Neusiedlersee, Recent Wines January 2026 Pt 1, Remelluri Rioja, Savoie Mondeuse, Sud Révermont Chardonnay, Telmo Rodriguez Remelluri, Terres Rouge Mondeuse 2023 J-F Quénard, Trimbach Frédéric Emile 2004, Trimbach Ribeauvillé, Wine, Zwischen den Seen Muscat Ottonel TBA Nummer 6
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Recent Wines November 2025 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
We switch the vibe a little for Part Two of the wines we drank at home during November. Nothing from the likes of Albania and Ukraine, but instead four French wines and one from Austria. From France we have a … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Artisan Wines, Austrian Wine, Beaujolais, Champagne, Natural Wine, Rhone, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Beaujolais-Lantignié J-M Burgaud, Beaujolais-Villages Domaine Burgaud, Bertrand Lilbert, Blanc de Blancs from Cramant, Champagne Lilbert Cramant, Cornas, Cornas Cuvée des Coteaux 2005 Robert Michel, Cramant Blanc de Blancs Lilbert, Fred Loimer Langenlois, Jean-Marc Burgaud, Kamptal Wine, Lambert Spielmann Alsace Wine, Lambert Spielmann Domaine in Black, Lilbert et Fils BdeB 2006, Loimer Kamptal Austria, Marriage Plus Vieux Lambert Spielmann, Natural Wine from Beaujolais, Recent Wines November 2025 Pt2, Robert Michel Vigneron, Wine
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Recent Wines July 2025 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
Part Two of my Recent Wines for July contains, once more, just five bottles. We start with a lucky leftover from Czech Moravia, followed by a cult cider from Switzerland. One might suppose neither should be aged, but this is … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Artisan Cider, Artisan Wines, Australian Wine, Cider, Czech Wine, English Wine, Natural Wine, Rhone, Wine, Wine Agencies
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Recent Wines May 2025 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
A little later than usual, Part Two of the wines drunk at home during May had to make way for a couple of more pressing articles. You may remember that in Part One we were rather spoilt with a mix … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Amphora Wine, Artisan Wines, Austrian Wine, Burgundy, English Wine, German Wine, Natural Wine, Slovakian Wine, Sparkling Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants
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David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 