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Category Archives: Artisan Wines
Recent Wines July 2020 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
We stick with the two-part format again for July’s wines. I’ve selected sixteen once more, which represent a mix of the best and the most interesting bottles drunk at home during July. It remained a month of minimal socialising, although … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Rosé Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alice Bouvot, Annamária Réka, Australian Montepulciano, Domaine des Muses Sierre, Domaine L'Octavin, Eden Valley Montepulciano, Frederick Stevenson Montepulciano, Hannes Hoffmann, Hosteradky Resov, Hungarian Wine, Jura Wine, Kinheim-Kindel Mosel, Királyleányka Grape Variety, Mayga Gamay L'Octavin, Moravian Gruner Veltliner, Olympia Samara, Rainer Christ, Réka-Koncz (In) Return, Recent Wines July 2020, Rosé de Gamay Domaine des Muses, Rosswag, Roterfaden Pinot Noir 2018, Steve Crawford winemaker, Swabian Wines, Swiss Wine, Trossen Spätburgunder Rosé, Valais Wine, Veltlinske Zelene, Vienna Wines, Württemberg Wines, Weingut Christ Bisamberg, Weingut Roterfaden, Wiener Gemischter Satz, Zdenek Vykoukal
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Recent Wines June 2020 (Part 2)
No diversions this time, straight into the second part of June’s “at home” selection. The first wine is another old school classic but the rest are all contemporary thrillers…to a varying degree, but they all thrill. Two from Alsace, one … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Artisan Wines, Czech Wine, English Wine, Natural Wine, Spanish Wine, Wine
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alliance Wine, Alsace Pinot Noir Jean-Pierre Rietsch, Basket Press Wines, Ben Walgate, Benevolent Neglect Counoise 2018, Californian Counoise, Canary Islands Wine, Czech Wine, Dynamic Vines, English Ortega, English Qvevri Wine, Envinate Benjé Blanco 2018, Equipo Navazos, Gut Oggau Winifred Rosé, Herr Gewürz 2019 Krasna Hora, Indigo Wines, Krasna Hora, La Bota de Florpower Manzanilla 82, Les Caves de Pyrene, Mittelbergheim Pinot Noir, Moravian Wine, Muré Riesling Vorbourg 2004, Nekter Wines, Palomino Listán Blanco, Recent Wines June 2020 (Part 2), Rosé from Burgenland, Tenerife Wine, Tillingham Wines Qvevri Artego 2017, Vintage Manzanilla, Wines Under the Bonnet
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Recent Wines June 2020 (Part 1) (and a nod to the Val d’Aosta) #theglouthatbindsus
Before we head into the first part of my monthly article covering the most interesting wines we drank at home over the past weeks, I want to take you on a short diversion. I published an article on Swiss Wines … Continue reading
Posted in Aosta, Artisan Wines, Burgundy, English Wine, Wine
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, A Fermament Sauvignon Blanc 2018, Amélie Vuillet, Champagne Bérêche Brut Réserve, Charlie Herring Wines, English Sauvignon Blanc, Franz Hirtzberger Spitz, Grower Champagne, JJ Prüm Bernkasteler Badstube 2008, Lafon Volnay 2006, Petit Molamboz Jura, Pif, Recent Wines June 2020 (Part 1), Roulot Bourgogne Rouge 2006, Sébastien Jacques, Spitzer Hochrain Riesling Smaragd 2007, Tim Phillips winemaker, Val d'Aosta Article Link, Vinteloper Urban Winery Project, Vinteloper White #3, Wachau Cycle Route, Wachau Wine
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Switzerland – Game On
I was reading an article written and published in April by Valerie Kathawala on the Planet of the Grapes web site (that’s the US online magazine, not the London wine merchant of the same name), called “Have Swiss Wines Finally Arrived?“. … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Grape Varieties, Swiss Wine, Wine, Wine Travel
Tagged Brief Tour of Swiss Wine, Discovering Swiss Wine, Godforsaken Grapes, Jason Wilson, Lavaux Vinorama, Sue Style Swiss Wines, Swiss Wine, Swiss Wine Book, Swiss Wine Diversity, Swiss Wine in the UK, Swiss Wine Regions
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Recent Wines May 2020 (Part 2)
After interrupting my May Wines recap at the start of the week to add to the conversation about the grey market for natural wines (which seemed to go down pretty well) we are back on track for the last nine … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Czech Wine, Natural Wine, Wine
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Adrien Berlioz Chignin, Azul y Garanza Navarra, Back in Alsace Blog, Basket Press Wines, Beaujolais-Villages Domaine Chapel, Cremaux Pinot Noir Moravia, Cuvée des Gueux Savoie, Czech Wines, David Chapel Beaujolais, Domaine Durrmann Andlau, Florian Lauer Saar, Jacquère/Altesse blend, Jaroslav Osicka, Kupp Kabinett Faß 8 Lauer, Matthiasson Rosé Napa, Modal Wines, Modry Portugal, Naturaleza Salvaje Tinto, Navarra Amphora Garnacha, Petr Korab, Recent Wines May 2020 (Part 2), Stephane Tissot, Steve Matthiasson, The Solent Cellar, Tissot Chardonnay Rose, Uncharted Wines, Weingut Peter Lauer, Wines Under the Bonnet, Zegwur Cuvée Nature
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Fifty Shades of Unicorn
Generally I like to go my own way and write about whatever excites me at any given moment. I find myself in a privileged and lucky position where I don’t ever have to write about wines I don’t like. This … Continue reading
Maybe it’s Time to (Re)Visit Alsace?
I was supposed to be going to Alsace in July, part of a visit taking in Arbois as well. I won’t be able to go now, but I can tell you about what I’d planned. I adore Alsace. I mean, … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Travel
Tagged Alsace Sylvaner, Alsace Travel, Alsace Wine, Andlau, André Durrmann, Antoine Kreydenweiss, Back in Alsace Blog, Catherine Riss, David Neilson, Domaine André Kleinknecht, Domaine Durrmann, Domaine Lucas Rieffel, Domaine Marc Kreydenweiss, Jean-Pierre Rietsch, Klevener de Heiligenstein, Mittelbergheim, Mittelbergheim School, Vosges Walks, Yann Durrmann, Zotzenberg Grand Cru
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Recent Wines April 2020 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
I hope no one minds me splitting my “wines at home” piece into two parts at the moment. As all the wines we are drinking are being drunk at home, there are somewhat more to write about, made worse by … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Austrian Wine, Natural Wine, Wine
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, 2Naturkinder, Adrian Pike, Best Valais Fendant, Brutal Cuvée, Burgenland Field Blend Red, Burgenland Red Blend, Burgenland Wine, Californian Counoise, Czech Wine, David Girard Vineyard, English Still Wine, Fendant President Troillet, Franken Bacchus, Frankovka Claret 2018, Gols Wine, Gut Oggau Brutal 2016, Jack Roberts, Johanna Jensen, Joiseph Piroska, Keep Wines, Kitzingen Wine, Luka Zeichmann, Marie-Thérèse Chappaz Fully, Melanie Drese, Michael Völker, Oggau, Ota Sevcik Moravia, Purulio Jaral 2012, Recent Wines April 2020 (Pt 1), Rennersistas Superglitzer, Roesler Grape Variety, Sierra Nevada Wine, Superglitzer 2018, Swiss Wine, Torcuato Huertas Tomás, Valerie Kathawala, Westwell Wines Pink 2018, Wine from Jois
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Wines of The Aveyron and a Little Vicarious Travel
Back at the end of the 1980s I had this idea for a book. It was going to be called The Lost Vineyards of France. Somehow it never happened, and as the years passed so many of the vineyards I … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Volcanic Wines, Wine, Wine Travel
Tagged Aveyron Wines, Caveau du Viala Estaing, Conques Abbey, Domaine du Cros, Entraygues et du Fel, Estaing, Fer Servadou, Jean-Luc Matha, Jean-Marc Viguier, Laurent Mousset, Les Caves de Pyrene, Les Vignerons d'Olt, Lo Sang del Païs, Majesty of Sainte Foy, Mansois, Marcillac, Marcillac Maximus, Marcillac Selves Chenin Blanc, Mauvais Temps Cuvée, Negret de Banhars, Nicolas Carmarans, Olivier Mousset Le Fel, Patrick Rols Vigneron, Philippe and Julien Teulier, Pierre Rieu, Rougiers Soils, Teulier Family
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David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 