Category Archives: Artisan Wines

Recent Wines August 2026 (Part 3) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 15/09/2026 by dccrossley

We finish August’s bumper three editions for the wines we drank at home in the height of summer with seven more varied bottles. We begin with a Stellenbosch Chenin, then move on via another Chablis (a contrast in price to … Continue reading →

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Recent Wines August 2026 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 08/09/2026 by dccrossley

The second batch of wines we drank at home through August is an altogether different selection from those in Part 1. Whereas there we had several Austrian and Czech wines, here we are leading from the top with a very … Continue reading →

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Recent Wines August 2026 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 01/09/2026 by dccrossley

My usual format for Recent Wines (what we drank at home in the previous month) is about a dozen wines split over two parts. Well, in August we drank rather a lot. You will get 21 wines over three parts … Continue reading →

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Building a Wine Library (Part 2) (Going Deep)

Posted on 26/08/2026 by dccrossley

In Part 1 of this article, I suggested a small number of wine books which covered fairly broad subjects. Here in Part 2, I get a bit more specific. These books fall into the third and fourth categories listed in … Continue reading →

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Japanese Wine by Nick Rowan (Book Review)

Posted on 11/08/2026 by dccrossley

If you were to ask why you should be in the slightest bit interested in a book on the wines of Japan, I would consider that a fair question. My task here is to convince you that such a book, … Continue reading →

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Recent Wines July 2026 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 05/08/2026 by dccrossley

For the second part of my Recent Wines for July 2026 we start off with a sparkling red from England, followed by a rather attractive white blend from Languedoc. After a spectacular new New Zealand red (or is it a … Continue reading →

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Recent Wines July 2026 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 29/07/2026 by dccrossley

My “Recent Wines” articles are usually reserved for the wines we drink at home, but there are of course exceptions. One such exception, as you will discover at the end of Part 2, is for a special bottle from my … Continue reading →

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Recent Wines June 2026 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 14/07/2026 by dccrossley

Winding up June’s home drinking here in Part 2, we begin not with a wine but with a cider, and this is something of a conceptual one, and comes from Herefordshire. The first wine is a very good Pinot Gris … Continue reading →

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Recent Wines June 2026 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 06/07/2026 by dccrossley

I have to admit that even by my own standards we are all over the place with the first six bottles of home drinking for June. We begin not with a wine but with sake, which I wish I drank … Continue reading →

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Recent Wines May 2026 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 18/06/2026 by dccrossley

For the second part of Recent Wines for May I can’t promise that each wine will come from a different country this time (inserts a ROTFL emoji), but they are a diverse bunch. More important, there isn’t a wine here … Continue reading →

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