Category Archives: Artisan Wines

Recent Wines (September 2018) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 22/10/2018 by dccrossley

September saw Southern England’s summer continue (as it has done up until this weekend, but though I type in glorious sunshine the wind has turned and the Nebbiolo season may be about to start). The wines here are therefore still … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Wine | Tagged Andrew Nielsen, Artego, Auvergne Gamay, Auvergne Wine, Berthet-Bondet, Bourgogne Aligoté Skin Du Grappin, Cascina Zerbetta, Chardonnay Balanoz 2015, Clément Klur Alsace, Deviner Slobodne 2015, English Artisan Wine, English Ortega, Gentil de Katz, J-P Rietsch, Jean Maupertuis Pink Bulles XVII, Jura Chardonnay, Kinheim Mosel Wine, Klevener de Heiligenstein, Philippe Bornard Chardonnay, Pupillin Chardonnay, Rudolf & Rita Trossen, Schieferstern Purus 2016, Shan Pan Colfondo Sauvignon Blanc, Slovakian Wine, Tillingham Artego | 9 Comments

Uncharted Territory

Posted on 03/10/2018 by dccrossley

I had intended to write an article combining the wines from Uncharted Wines and Swig that I tasted last week at Out the Box with those I tasted at their joint portfolio tasting at The China Exchange in Soho yesterday. Looking at the number of wines I want … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, English Wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings | Tagged AA Badenhorst, Blank Bottle, Celler Frisach, Chateau Yvonne Saumur, Conca de Barbera new producers, David Chapel, Domaine du Petit Août Hautes Alpes, Huis Van Chevallerie Filia Brut 2014, Jean-Baptiste Souillard, Keg Wine, Le Grappin Aligoté Skin 2017, Maison Nicolas Morin, Mosel Lieser, Olivier Morin, Out The Box 2018, Pieter Walser, Rupert Taylor, St Cyr Kanon Keg, Succés Vinicola, Sybille Kuntz, The Hermit Ram, Theo Coles, Uncharted China Exchange Tasting, Uncharted Wines, Vigna San Lorenzo, Westwell Amphora 2017, Westwell Pelegrim, Westwell Wines, Yann de Agostini | Leave a comment

Out the Box 2018

Posted on 01/10/2018 by dccrossley

September is a busy month for Tastings, so I apologise that this article is appearing, unusually, almost a week after the event. I’m covering five importers here: Maltby & Greek, Modal Wines, The Knotted Vine, Basket Press Wines and Red Squirrel Wine. I simply … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, Czech Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings | Tagged Albino Rocca Barbaresco, Basket Press Wines, Chateau de Bel, David Knott, De Kleine Wijn Koöp, Domaine Kalathas, Eekhoring Wines, El Cosmonauta, El Mozo Rioja Alavesa, Faan Rabie, Greek Wine, Jakub Novak Moravia, Jiri Majerik Basket Press Wines, Joiseph Austria, Joiseph Tannenberg 2016, Koerner Clare Valley, Lectores Vini Pomagrana, Luka Zeichmann, Magula Family Winery, Maltby & Greek, Modal Wines, Morgado do Quintao Algarve, Nic Rizzi, Noelia Ricci Emilia Romagna, Ou Treffer Cinsaut, Out The Box 2018, Red Squirrel Wine, Richard Stavek Moravia, Slobodne Slovakia, Tenuta di Angoris, The Knotted Vine, Tim Manning, Tinos Wine, Valdonica Tuscany | 2 Comments

Downstairs at Eric’s (and Doug’s) Part 1 – Otros Vinos in the Basement at Terroirs

Posted on 27/09/2018 by dccrossley

September is Tastings Month. There are several events almost every day, so it’s impossible to get to them all. It’s also impossible to keep up my usual timely posts, splitting writing with sipping wine all day. For those who have … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Spanish Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings | Tagged Bodegas Cauzón Iradei 2017, Clot de les Soleres Cabernet Amfora, Costador Terroirs Mediterrani, Forcallat, Fuente Guijarro, Marenas José Miguel Márquez, Metamorphika, Montepilas Grape, Otros Vinos, Ramón Saavedra Saavedra, Sumoll, Sumoll Blanc Brisat, Tinto Velasco, Viña Enebro, Vinos el Patio | 1 Comment

Restyling Wine – Les Caves de Pyrene at Thirty

Posted on 20/09/2018 by dccrossley

Back in the 1990s I discovered a wine merchant who appeared to sell all the weird and wonderful wines I’d come to love over the previous decade. I’d just had a few trips to Aosta, and I couldn’t believe I … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, biodynamic wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings | Tagged Alberto Loi Sardinia, Alex Craighead Nelson, Alexandre Bain, Andert-Wein, Andrea Occhipinti, Andrew Beckham, Beckham Estate, Bow and Arrow Wines, Burja, Cascina degli Ulivi, Cave Verdier-Logel Forez, Champagne Pierre Gerbais, Christian Binner, Clos Fantine, Comando G, COS Pithos, Domaine Botheland, Domaine Hauvette, Domaine Valette Macon, Dominique Belluard, Dominique Lucas, Doug Wregg, Evan Lewandowski, Foradori, Gentle Folk Wines, Hervé Souhaut, Hughues-Beguet, Il Paradiso di Manfredi, Intellego, Jauma Wines, Jean Maupertuis, Julian Castagna Beechworth, Kelley Fox, Kmetija Mlecnik Ana, La Cave de Mont Blanc, La Garagista Grace & Favour, Lapalu Brouilly, Les Caves de Pyrene, Les Caves de Pyrene 30th Anniversary Tasting, Les Vignes de Paradis, Loxarel, Marco de Bartoli, Momento Mori Wines, Nicolas Carmarans, Ovum Wines, Partida Creus, Patrick Sullivan, Pierre Frick, Piquentum Croatia, Plageoles Gaillac, Pol Opuesto, Ruth Lewandowski, Sam Viniciullo, Sclavos Efranor, Scott Frank, Sepp and Maria Muster, Stefano Bellotti, Tajinaste, Testalonga El Bandito, Val Frison, Vale da Capucha, Vignes du Maynes Mangonite, Vin Blanc de Morgex et de La Salle, Vino di Anna, Vittoria Bera, Wine Tastings, Zidarich | 3 Comments

Tillingham Update (Sept 2018)

Posted on 12/09/2018 by dccrossley

I wrote about my visit to Ben Walgate’s Tillingham Wines back in June, here. Quite a lot of interest has been generated in what Ben Walgate is doing there, in the far east of Sussex. This is in part because he … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, Cider, English Cider, English Wine, Sparkling Wine, Wine, Wine Tastings | Tagged Ben Walgate, Ben Walgate at Plateau Brighton, Bourbon Cask Cider, English Qvevri Wine, English Wine, Ortega Grape, Plateau Brighton, Qvevri, Qvevri Cider, Starvecrow Cider, Sussex Vineyard, Tillingham Artego 2017, Tillingham at Plateau Brighton, Tillingham Chardonnay, Tillingham Col 2017, Tillingham Pet Rosé, Tillingham Qvevri Artego 2017, Tillingham Vineyard, Tillingham Wines | 3 Comments

Sisters Are Doin’ It at Weingut Renner

Posted on 21/08/2018 by dccrossley

Our trip to visit Rennersistas at Gols began very early with a forty-five minute train ride from Vienna Hauptbahnhof to Neusiedl-am-See, and an eleven kilometre cycle into the wind. It made us slightly late and very hot for our 10.30 appointment, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, Austria, Austrian Wine, Natural Wine, Neusiedlersee, Vienna, Wine, Wine Tastings, Wine Travel | Tagged Austrian Natural Wine, Austrian Wine, Austrian Wine Tourism, Burgenland, Claus Preisinger Gols, Gols, Mole West, Neusiedl-am-See, Neusiedlersee on a bike, Renner Pannobile, Rennersistas, Stefanie Renner, Tasting at Rennersistas, Waiting for Tom 2017, Weingut Renner | Leave a comment

Aligoté

Posted on 06/08/2018 by dccrossley

Some years ago now I attended a “bring your own bottles” Burgundy Lunch, and was seated on a table with some genuine experts in the region’s wines. The red I took was a safe bet because I’d sourced it from … Continue reading →

Posted in Aligoté, Artisan Wines, Burgundy, Grape Varieties, Wine | Tagged Aligoté, Aligoté at Noble Rot, Bouzeron, Burgundy Wine, Claire Naudin Le Clou 34, Coche Dury Aligoté, De Moor Aligoté, de Villaine, Du Grappin Aligoté, Goisot Saint-Bris Aligoté, Grape Varieties, Jean-Marc Roulot Aligoté, Love and Pif!, Mark Haisma Aligoté 2016, Nicolas Vaulthier Bréau and M, Pataille Aligoté, Recrue des Sens Aligoté, Skin contact Aligoté, Yann Durieux | 10 Comments

Amber Revolution by Simon J Woolf

Posted on 31/07/2018 by dccrossley

Every so often the near desert that is wine publishing comes up with something welcome and really interesting. Wink Lorch’s Jura Wine and John Szabo’s Volcanic Wines come to mind. Simon Woolf’s Amber Revolution fits firmly in that category, and has generated … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Wine, Wine Writing | Tagged Amber Wine, Amber Wine Revolution, Georgian Qvevri Wine, Gravner, orange wine, Simon J Woolf, skin contact wines | 6 Comments

Volcanic Wines – Foxlow (24 July)

Posted on 25/07/2018 by dccrossley

Volcanic wines, by which we obviously mean wine made from vines grown directly on volcanic soils (or, in some cases, pretty much bare rock), have been a talking point for a few years. When John Szabo MS wrote his wonderful … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, Sicily, Volcanic Wines, Wine | Tagged Alsace Grand Cru Rangen de Thann, António Maçanita, Azores Wine Company, Azores Wines, Canary Island Wine, Etna Rosso Guardiola Terre Nere, Etna Wine Sicily, Forez Wines, Foxlow Restaurant, Frank Cornelissen Susucaru Etna, Gamay La Madone Bonnefoy, Gilles Bonnefoy Cotes du Forez, Greco di Tufo Pietracupa Campania, Hatzidakis Assyrtiko VV, Llanos Negros La Time Palma, Meinklang Foan Somlo, Morgon Cote de Py Dominique Piron, Pico Wines, Riesling Rangen de Thann Paul Zinck, Santorini Wine, Soave Foscarino Inama, Somlo Region Hungary, UNESCO-listed vineyards - Azores, Verdelho 2015 Azores, Volcanic Wines, Wine of Palma Canary Isles, Wine Terroir | 5 Comments

Category Archives: Artisan Wines

Recent Wines (September 2018) #theglouthatbindsus

Uncharted Territory

Downstairs at Eric’s (and Doug’s) Part 1 – Otros Vinos in the Basement at Terroirs

Restyling Wine – Les Caves de Pyrene at Thirty

Tillingham Update (Sept 2018)

Sisters Are Doin’ It at Weingut Renner

Aligoté

Amber Revolution by Simon J Woolf

Volcanic Wines – Foxlow (24 July)

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