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Category Archives: Artisan Wines
That Georgia’s on my Mind – For The Love of Wine (Book Review)
I can’t recall how many years ago it was, but I do recall trudging around several of the Marks & Spencer’s stores in Central London trying to find a particular bottle of wine. Now M&S, as this chain is known … Continue reading
Beyond Natural Wine
As many of you know, the French Wine Authorities (shall we call them?) have recently acceded to a legal framework and definition for “natural wine”. For many years wine drinkers, mainly through social media and mainly those who bear some … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, biodynamic wine, Natural Wine, Philosophy and Wine, Vegan Wine, Wine, Wine and Health
Tagged "Natural Wine is no Longer Enough", Alice Feiring, Beyond Natural Wine, Biodiversity within a vineyard monoculture, Hannah Fuellenkemper, Littlewine.co, Mindful Wine, Natural Wine, Natural Wine Charter, Natural Wine Regulation, Simon Woolf, Sustainability and Wine, The Morning Claret, Vin Méthode Nature, Vineyard Biodiversity, Vineyard Ecology
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Lockdown Guilt or Isolation Inspiration
Are you enjoying Lockdown? I am guilty of moments where I feel more relaxed and, dare I say it, quite happy to be stuck at home. It’s stressful worrying about loved ones, but then there just isn’t the stress of … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Californian Wine, Czech Wine, Dining, Hungarian Wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants
Tagged Basket Press Wines, Isolation Inspiration, Isolation Wines, Lockdown Wine Deliveries, Lockdown Wines, Modal Wines, Nekter Wines, Newcomer Wines, The Solent Cellar, Uncharted Wines, Wild Flor Hove
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Recent Wines March 2020 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
As we are all doubtless drinking a little more at home during the Lockdown you may recall that last month’s “recent wine” roundup has been split into two parts. Part 1 is a mere short scroll down if you haven’t … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Wine
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alexis Porteret, Arbois Petnat, Bodegas Gracias Arroba, Bodegas Gratias Arroba, Chardonnay Les Gaudrettes, Chasselas, Clos des Vignes du Maynes, Comando G, Cuvée 910, Dani Landi, Daniel Gómez Jiménez-Landi, Domaine des Bodines, Domaine Philippe Bornard, Emilie Porteret, Fernando Garcia, Georgian Wine, Gredos Grenache, Julien Guillot, Jura Chardonnay, Jura Wine, Kvevri Wine, Lavaux Wine, Lopez de Heredia Haro, Macon-Cruzille, Manchuela Wine, Neyroud-Fonjallaz, Niki Antadze, Pintailla, Pintaillo, Poulsard, Pupillin, Qvevri Wine, Recent Wines March 2020 (Pt 2), Red Bulles Pétnat, Rkatsiteli Antadze Wines, Rozas 1er 2015, St-Saphorin Chavonchin, Tony Bornard, Traditional Rioja, Vel del Tietar, Viña Bosconia Gran Reserva 1995
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Littlewine with Big Ambitions
As the Lockdown in Europe continues towards its second month my guess is that many, perhaps most, readers will have begun to find it quite normal behaviour engaging with wine on an online platform. Like me, you will perhaps be … Continue reading
Dynamic By Name, Dynamic By Nature
The UK is blessed with an almost uncountable number of wonderful wine merchants, and I love too many of them to be deemed a truly loyal customer. They range from tiny enterprises like Basket Press, Modal Wines and Nekter up … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, biodynamic wine, Greek Wine, Jura, Natural Wine, Savoie Wine, Swiss Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings
Tagged Biodynamic Bordeaux, Bordeaux Sans Sulfites, Bordeaux-Côtes-de-Francs, Burgenland Austria, Chateau Le Puy Bordeaux, Chiara de Iulis Pepe, Cosse Maisonneuve Cahors, Domaine de Beudon Fully, Domaine de la Tournelle Arbois, Domaine Giachino Savoie, Domaine Ligas Greece, Dynamic Vines, Dynamic Vines Portfolio Tasting 2020, Emidio Pepe, Emmanuel Giboulot Burgundy, Evelyne Clairet, Gut Oggau 2017s and 2018s, Gut Oggau Burgenland, Gut Oggau Family Reunion, Ktima Ligas Pella, La Tournelle Vin Jaune 2011, Matthieu Cosse, Modern Cahors, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 1980, Neusiedlersee, Pascal Clairet, Prieuré Saint-Christoph, Roditis, Roussette de Savoie, Sulphur Free Bordeaux, Swiss Wine, Uva Arbosiana, Valais Wine, Xinomavro
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Binging on the Bogans’ 2018 Burgundies – Eyre, Haisma, Le Grappin et al
The festival of Burgundy tastings (some call it a circus) hits London in January. For some people it is the highlight of the wine year. Importers bombard their customers with invitations to events which overlap, so that some avid fans … Continue reading
Posted in Aligoté, Artisan Wines, Burgundy, Eastern European Wine, Fine Wine, Wine, Wine Tastings
Tagged Andrew Nielsen Winemaker, Burgundy 2018, Burgundy Tasting, Dagon Wines Romania, Du Grappin, Jane Eyre Burgundy 2018, Jane Eyre Winemaker, Jérémy Recchione, Le Grappin, Le Grappin 2018s, Mark Haisma, Romanian Wine
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David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 