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Recent Wines August 2021 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
August’s “recent wines” will be a little shorter than usual, still two parts, but with a focus on just six wines in each part. This is partly because of spending time away and partly because we drank some bottles I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Petnat, Wine
Tagged Anjou Petnat, Anne-Laure Sicard Vigneronne, Darren Smith & Roberto Henriques, Eglantine Benoit Courault, Entre-Deux Côtes du Jura, Equipo Navazos Florpower, Faye D'Anjou Petnat, Grenache Petnat, Itata Valley Bio Bio, Jean-Pascal Buronfosse, Jura Wine, Justin Langham, La Bota de Florpower 99 Antes de la Flor, La Combe Rotalier, Langham Corallian Extra Brut, Langham Wines Dorset, Languedoc Petnat, Mas Lasta Petnat Rosé, Müller-Thurgau Ancestral Method, New Zealand Petnat, North Canterbury Wine New Zealand, País Chile, Pago de Miraflores La Baja, Palomino table wine, Peggy Buronfosse, Sud Revermont, Taittinger Comtes de Champagne 2005, Terroir de Larzac St-Privat, TFWATH, The Finest Wines Available to Humanity, The Hermit Ram North Canterbury, The Hermit Ram Petnat, Theo Coles Winemaker, Wines of Dorset
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The Visitor
It’s what we do, isn’t it? As wine lovers, obsessives even, we visit vineyards and taste the wine, and if we are not the victim of airline baggage restrictions, we probably buy some to bring home. If we are lucky … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Jura, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Hobby, Wine Tastings, Wine Travel
Tagged Hannah Fuellenkemper, Patrice Beguet, Simon Woolf, Tasting Rooms, The Morning Claret, Think before you visit a winemaker, Trials of Small Producers, Visiting Wine Regions, Visiting Winemakers, When Hail and Frosts mean no wine to sell, Wine Holiday, Wine Issues on Social Media, Wine Tourism, Wine Trips, Wine Twitter Themes, Wine writing
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The One Straw Revolution (Masanobu Fukuoka)
Here in the UK a series of proposals has just been published under the ambitious heading of a “National Food Strategy”. Its author, Henry Dimbleby, has outlined a raft of measures we need to adopt in order to save lives … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, biodynamic wine, Japan, Natural Wine, Philosophy and Wine, Viticulture, Wine, Wine and Health, Wine Science
Tagged Do-nothing Farming, Farming Without Chemical Inputs, Masanobu Fukuoka, No-till farming, Philosophy and Agriculture, Regenerative Agriculture, Soil Health, The One Straw Revolution
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Recent Wines July 2021 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
In the first half of July, I crawled into a corner of European wine which spilt out a little from Trink Magazine’s “umlaut wines” domain, but only just. I think the eight wines I’ve written about here are perfect for … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Austrian Wine, biodynamic wine, German Wine, Hungarian Wine, Natural Wine, Swiss Wine, Wine
Tagged Annamária Réka-Koncz Hungary, Baden Wine, Bechtel Weine Eglisau, Burgenland, Cave de la Côte Chasselas, Cave de la Côte Tolochenaz, Claus Preisinger Gols, Deutschschweiz Wine, Eglisau Wines, Enderle & Moll Spätburgunder Rosé, Florian Moll, Georg Renner, German Pinot Noir, German Rosé, Hannes Hoffmann, Mathias Bechtel, Mosel Riesling, Olympia Samara, Puszta Libre 2020, Räuschling, Réka Koncz Eastern Accents, Renner und Rennersistas Gols, Rita & Rudolf Trossen Kinheim, Rodrigo Banto Winemaker, Schwäbischer Landwein, Stefanie Renner, Susanne Renner, Sven Enderle, Swiss Wine, Trossen Schieferblume 2018, Vaud Wine, Waiting for Tom Rosé, Weingut Roterfaden Pinot Noir, Wine of Eastern Hungary, Wines of Vaihingen-Roßwag, Wines of Württemburg, Zurich Wines
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Intoxicating by Max Allen (Book Review): Ten drinks that shaped Australia
From the late 1980s onwards, I became increasingly interested in Australian wine. I used to think I liked some cool wines, but what transformed my knowledge of the country, by its focus on Australia’s artisan producers, was a book I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Australian Wine, Wine, Wine Books, Wine Writing
Tagged Aussie Booze, Australian Drinks, Australian Drinks Writing, Australian Wine Writing, Drinking Culture in Australia, Future of Australian Wine Industry, Indigenous Drinks in Australia, Intoxicating: Ten Drinks that Shaped Australia, Max Allen Author, Max Allen Intoxicating, Native Australian Vines
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Recent Wines June 2021 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
I always try to emphasise that my “recent wines” articles are meant to highlight the most interesting bottles I’ve been drinking at home. June is a case in point, more so than usual. Part 1 begins with a style of … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Czech Wine, Fine Wine, Natural Wine, Sparkling Wine, Wine
Tagged Alsace Wine, Antonio Vallana Brut Rosé, Bairrada Portugal, Ben Brenner Winemaker, Benevolent Neglect Ribolla Gialla, Bengier Family Vineyard Ribolla Gialla, Black Chalk Classic Brut 2016, Boekenhootskloof Syrah 2007, Bruno Schloegel Domaine Lissner, Chenin in a Tin, Darren Smith Baga 2018 Bairrada, English Sparkling Wine, Equipo Navazos Bota de Fino 68, Jas Swan Sif Weissburgunder, Jean-Pierre Rietsch Brandluft Riesling 2015, Langham Corallian Brut Dorset, Maison Lissner Pinot Gris M 2017, Maison Lissner Wolxheim Alsace, Matt Nagy Winemaker, Moravian Wine, Napa Wine, Petr Korab Botrytis Welschriesling, Pintia 2004 Toro Spain, Portuguese wine, Rheingau Dry Riesling, Rick Kelley MW, South African Chenin in a Can, Sparkling Nebbiolo, Terra Montosa 2018, The Finest Wines Available to Humanity, The Liberator Chenin No 5, Theresa Breuer Rüdesheim, Theresa Breuer Rheingau, Toro Wine, Ulysse Collin Congy, Ulysse Collin Les Maillons Rosé, Vilmart Grand Cellier d'Or 2006, Weingut Georg Breuer
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Paradise Regained – Visiting Tim Phillips
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to drop by to see Tim Phillips for a couple of hours. We met at his walled vineyard which he rather aptly calls “Clos Paradis”, a short drive from Lymington in Hampshire. … Continue reading
Paradise Lost – A Eulogy for Two Great Natural Winemakers
I’m sure that most readers will know by now that this year has already seen the loss of too many winemakers. The death of one who meant a lot to me happened in tragic circumstances on 5th May, Pascal Clairet … Continue reading
Posted in Arbois, Artisan Wines, biodynamic wine, Jura, Natural Wine, Savoie Wine, Wine, Wine Heroes
Tagged Ayze Savoie, Cul de Brey, Domaine Belluard Ayse, Domaine Belluard Gringet Le Feu, Domaine de la Tournelle Arbois, Dominique Belluard, Gringet Grape, L'Uva Arbosiana, Les Perles du Mont Blanc, Pascal Clairet, Winemaker Eulogies
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