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Category Archives: Artisan Wines
Dermot Sugrue – Wiston and Sugrue South Downs
The long Easter Bank Holiday here was not without its pleasures, a lovely picnic and some wonderful food, but it was mostly dedicated to decorating. It was rather nice, therefore, to be getting up bright and early last Tuesday to … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, English Wine, Fine Wine, Restaurants, Sparkling Wine, Wine, Wine Tastings, Wine Tourism
Tagged Chalk Restaurant Wiston Estate, Dermot Sugrue Future Plans, Dermot Sugrue Winemaker, English Sparkling Wine, English Wine, English Wine Tourism at Wiston Estate, Sugrue South Downs, Wiston Blanc de Blancs 2015, Wiston Blanc de Noir 2014, Wiston Estate, Wiston Vintage 2017, Wiston Vintage Rosé 2014
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Recent Wines March 2022 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
Continuing swiftly into Part 2 of the wines we most enjoyed at home during March, we begin with a gorgeous Crémant du Jura, then a long-time friend from Burgenland, my first taste of a natural wine producer from Alsace, a … Continue reading
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Tagged #Crémant du Jura, #theglouthatbindsus, Alsace Wine, Arthur Bohn, Austrian Wine, Blaufränkisch Ried Külm 2017, Bohn L'Indigène 2020, Bugey, Bugey-Cerdon, Burgenland, Buronfosse Crémant du Jura 2016, Charlie Herring Wines, Domaine Bohn Reichsfeld Alsace, Franconia/Württemberg wine, German Wine, Hampshire Artisan Cider, Heidi Schröck Rust, Max Baumann Winzer, Max Sein Wein Blanc 2019, Peggy and Jean-Pascal Buronfosse, Perfect Strangers 2017 (disg 11/20), Perfect Strangers Artisan Cider, Recent Wines March 2022 (Pt2), Renardat-Fâche Mérignat Bugey, Ried Külm 2017, Rotalier Sud Revermont Jura, Ruster Blaufränkisch, Tim Phillips winemaker
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Basket Press Wines – Portfolio Tasting March 2022
The tasting round seems to be getting back in full swing now and I think for most people writing about wine there are just too many to write about. On Monday 14th March Basket Press Wines held theirs, at The … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Cider, Czech Wine, Hungarian Wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings
Tagged Basket Press Wines Portfolio Tasting 2022, Czech Cider, Czech Wines, Dluhe Grefty Moravia, Dva Duby Moravia, Ice Cider, Jaroslav Osička Moravia, Kmetija Stekar, Krasna Hora Blanc de Noir Sekt, natural wines, Petr Kocarik Moravia, Petr Koráb Neronet 2016, Richard Stavek Moravia, Sziegl Pince Hajos-Baja Hungary, Utopia Cider, Utopia Ice Cider
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Breaky Bottom – A Different Perspective on English Wine
Sometimes something is right under your nose but it takes a while to see it. Regular readers will know I drink the wines of Breaky Bottom with some frequency, because most (but not all) of the currently extant cuvées have … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, English Wine, Sparkling Wine, Viticulture, Wine, Wine Tastings
Tagged Breaky Bottom 2017 Cuvées Tasted, Breaky Bottom Distributors, Breaky Bottom Vineyard, Cuvée Cornelis Hendriksen 2013, Cuvée Koizumi Yakumo 2010, Cuvée Michelle Moreau 2014, Cuvée Reynolds Stone 2010, English Sparkling Wine, English Wine, Peter Hall Winemaker, Seyval Blanc, Sussex Wine, Vineyard Visit
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Recent Wines February 2022 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
The second part of the most interesting wines drunk at home during February really does contain some crackers. It would be impossible to single out a wine of the month from this part alone, hard enough even to choose a … Continue reading
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Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alice Bouvot Arbois, Annamária Réka-Koncz Hungary, Bierzo, Burgenland Wine, Domaine Giachino Persan 2017, Domaine L'Octavin Elle Aimée 2018, Equipo Navazos, Fine Manzanilla, Gerhard & Brigitte Pittnauer Gols, Gols Neusiedlersee, Hungarian Sparkling Wine, Isére Wines, Jerez Wines, Jura Wine, La Bota de Manzanilla 71, Madame Flöck Schmetterling 2020, Madame Flöck Wines Winingen, Mencia, Mosel Blend, Natural Wine, Persan, Pittnauer Perfect Day 2020, Réka-Koncz Freiluftkino 2019, Recent Wines February 2022 (Pt2), Sanlucar, Spanish Fortified Wines, Spanish Wine, Terrassen Mosel, Veronica Ortega Bierzo, Veronica Ortega VO 2016
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Recent Wines February 2022 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
I am hoping that March will see me capable of easing myself into wine life with a few well-judged trips to London in March, and perhaps even elsewhere, but until that happens, I can only give you another round of … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, biodynamic wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, A Demua 2015, Alazani Valley Georgia, Cascina Degli Ulivi Piemonte, Christoph Schaefer, Coste della Sesia DOC, Craig and Anne Wessels, Domaine D'Audaux, Equipo Navazos Jerez, Georgian Wine, Graach Wine, Graacher Domprobst Kabinett 2018, Hemel-en-Aarde Wine, IGT Comté Tolosan, Jamie Hutchinson, Kakheti Wine Georgia, La Bota de Florpower 84 MMXVI, Lessona, Mosel Riesling, Nebbiolo Blend, Nika Winery Anna Red Wine 2019, Pago Miraflores La Baja Sanlúcar, Paolo and Luca De Marchi, Petit Manseng Sec, Piemonte Wine, Proprieta Sperino, Qvevri Wine, Recent Wines February 2022 Pt 1, Restless River Craig Wessels, Saperavi Blend, South African Piquette, South African Wine, Stefano Bellotti, Timorasso Blend, Uvaggio 2017, Wanderlust Piquette, Willi Schaefer
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Recent Wines January 2022 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
If Part 1 got January off to a strong start, Part 2 goes down equally different paths. We begin with a well known Blaufränkisch from Burgenland before veering right across Europe to Alentejo. Then back we go to cooler climes … Continue reading
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Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Andrew & Emma Nielsen, Austrian Wine, Beaune Boucherottes 1er Cru Le Grappin, Bisamberg Wine Vienna, Blaufrankisch Johanneshohe Prieler, Burgenland Blaufrankisch, Burgundy Wine, Chardonnay La Percenette, Domaine Pignier Montaigu Jura, Elderflower Liqueur in Sparkling Wine, Furmint, Georg Prieler Schutzen, Hungarian Wine, Istvan Szepsy Winemaker, Jura Chardonnay, Jura Wine, La Maison Blanche Mont-sur-Rolle, Le Grappin Beaune, Melon a Queue Rouge, Portuguese wine, Procura Na Anfora Susana Esteban, Rainer Christ Jedlersdorf, Recent Wines January 2022 (Pt2), Sparkling Wine from Chasselas, Susana Esteban Alentejo, Swiss Sparkling Wine, Swiss Wine, Talha Wines Portugal, Tokaji Furmint Szepsy Hungary, Vaud Wine, Vienna Skin Contact Field Blend, Vienna Wine, Wiener Gemischter Satz Kraut & Ruben 2017, Wine from La Côte
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Recent Wines January 2022 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
Dry January! I don’t know what it means to you but it patently doesn’t mean a month without alcohol to me, although equally we don’t drink every night here. In my case Dry January does mean a bit of a … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Wine
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Air Carrots of Pagnol 2018, Alsace Sylvaner, Balagny Minouche 2019, Becker Grüner Sylvaner Alte Reben 2016, Berthaut-Gerbet Fixin, Blank Bottle Winery South Africa, Czech Wine, Domaine Berthaut Fixin, Domaine Berthaut-Gerbet Fixin, Fixin Les Crais 2010, Fixin lieu-dit Les Crais, Fritz Becker Schweigen Pfalz, Fritz Wieninger, Jean-Pierre Rietsch Mittelbergheim, Julie Balagny Beaujolais, Petr Koráb Moravia, Petr Koráb Saint-Laurent 2020, Pieter Walser Western Cape, Recent Wines January 2022 Pt1, Rietsch Vieille Vigne Sylvaner, Vienna Wine, Wiener Riesling 2018 Wieninger, Wiener Wein
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