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Category Archives: Artisan Wines
Real Wine Fair 2019, Part 1
After an absence of a year the Real Wine Fair returned to London’s Tobacco Dock, and visiting yesterday, I overheard so much ecstatic praise for the event. The venue is spacious and airy, and especially the large hall enables tasters to feel … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, biodynamic wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Festivals, Wine Tastings
Tagged Andreas Tscheppe Sudsteiererland, Ben Walgate, Claus Preisinger Gols, Georgian Qvevri Wine, Iago Bitarishvili Kartli, Jois Wine, Joiseph Burgenland, Kartli Chinuri and Mtsvane, Les Caves de Pyrene, Luka Zeichmann, Mlečnik Slovenia, Real Wine Fair 2019, Rennersistas, Slobodne Slovakia, Slovakian Wine, Slovenian Wine, Stefanie Renner, Superglitzer, Tannenberg, Tillingham Wines, Tobacco Dock Wine Events, Vipava Valley
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Recent Wines April 2019 #theglouthatbindsus
I’m cutting any introductory waffle this month. You probably know the score by now. There are twelve wines, and something a little different (a cider) to make up a baker’s dozen. These are the most interesting wines I drank at … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, English Cider, Natural Wine, Rust, Slovakian Wine, Swiss Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, AJ Adam, Alexander Koppitsch Rosé 2017, Bianco di Merlot Ticino, Bianco Pomice Tenuta di Castellaro, Blanc Auvernier Non-Filtré, Burgenland Wine, Carlo Tamborini, Charlie Herring Wines, Dhroner Hofberg Kabinett, Domaine de la Renardière Pupillin, Domaine de la Tournelle Arbois, Domaine de Montmollin, Evelyne Clairet, Geneva Wine, Georgian Wine, Goumenissa Wine, Greek Wine, Heidi Schröck Blaufränkisch Kulm, Infini Les Passionnés 2014, Jean-Michel Petit, John Okruashvili, Jura Wine, Kakheti Mtsvane Georgia, Ktima Tatsis, L'Uva Arbosiana Ploussard 2016, La Cave de Genève Satigny, Lipari Wine, Magula Devin 2016, Malagouzia Orange 2015, Malvasia/Carricante Blend, Neuchâtel Chasselas Unfiltered, Neuchâtel Wine, Neusiedlersee Wine, Okro's Wines, Pascal Clairet, Perfect Strangers Cider, Recent Wines April 2019, Slovakian Wine, Swiss Chasselas, Swiss Wine, Tim Phillips Clos de Paradis, Vineyards near Lymington, Wine from Aeolian Islands
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More From Silo
In the world of wine there are lulls and there are storms. In the following few weeks, in the way that people somehow always organise everything together, there are some big events in London. After the Real Wine Fair over … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Dining, Natural Wine, Restaurants, Wine, Wine and Food
Tagged Alwin Jurtschitsch, Ania Smelskaya, Best Sourdough Bread, Domaine Les Arabesques, Fuchs und Hase Kamptal, Georgian Chinuri, Iago Bitarishvili, Iago's Wine Chinuri, Il Farneto Emilia Romagna, Kartli Chinuri, Martin Arndorfer, Ocarina 2016, Rio Rocca Frisant, Saskia van der Horst, Silo, Silo at Crate Brewery Hackney Wick, Silo Brighton, Zero Waste Restaurant
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Poet and the Roots
Excuse my lack of restraint in using another musical reference, but the words seem apt here. The roots bring to mind the wonderful fallen oak at Tim Phillips’ winery on a brief visit there, a couple of weekends ago. This … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Cider, English Cider, English Wine, Restaurants, Sparkling Wine, Wine
Tagged Charlie Herring English Sauvignon Blanc, Charlie Herring Wines, Clos du Paradis Ramley House Walled Vineyard, Domaine de la Loue Cuvée Clémence 2017, Florent Giboulot Bourgogne Aligoté 2005, Hampshire Vineyards, Perfect Strangers English Cider, Philippe Bornard Tant-Mieux petnat, Promised Land English Sparkling Riesling, Richard Austin Chainsaw Artist, Roots Restaurant Southbourne Bournemouth, The Bookkeeper Chardonnay, Tim Phillips, Top Poulsard-Ploussard Petnats, Vineyards near Lymington
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“Ugly Ducklings Can Be Swans” (Says Doug Wregg)
Ugly Ducklings can be Swans! That was the title of the tasting given by Doug Wregg at Solent Cellar in Lymington on Friday night. Doug’s company, Les Caves de Pyrene, has proved that statement a thousand times over in the thirty-odd … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Grape Varieties, Natural Wine, Slovenian Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops, Wine Tastings
Tagged Beaujolais Les Pierres Bleues, Božidar Zorjan, Carignan Lo Vielh, Caves de Pyrene Tasting in Lymington, Clos Gravillas, Domaine de la Senechalière, Doug Wregg, Goisot Bourgogne Aligoté, Jean-Pierre Frick, Julien Guillot, Marc Pesnot, Melon Miss Terre, Moussamoussettes, René Mosse, Slovenian Wine, Solent Cellar Tastings, Sylvaner Bergweingarten, Zorjan Muscat Ottonel Dolium
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Missile in the Silo
There’s a fantastic new restaurant heading to London later this summer. Brighton’s loss will be Hackney’s gain, because when Silo‘s lease ends they will be moving north. Silo is many things, but its claim to fame is as the UK’s … Continue reading
Howard Ripley’s Truly Great German Tasting
On 13 March 2019 Howard Ripley Wines held their biggest ever tasting at the China Exchange in Soho, London. For this tasting, thirty producers’ wines were on show, and I believe that twenty-six of them were actually there to pour for … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Fine Wine, German Wine, Mosel, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Tastings
Tagged Andi Weigand Iphofen Franken, Carl von Schubert, Christoph and Andrea Schaefer Graach, Dönnhoff Nahe, Efringen-Kirchen, Florian Lauer, Forstmeister Geltz Zilliken, Fritz Haag, Gutedel Steingrüble 2014, Hofgut Falkenstein Saar, Howard Ripley German Tasting, JJ Prüm Wehlen, Julian Haart, Klaus Peter Keller, Maximin Grünhaus Ruwer, Mosel Wines, Oliver Haag, Peter Lauer Ayl, Philip Wittmann Westhofen, Ruwer and Saar Wines, Schloss Lieser, Schweigen-Rechtenbach, Syrah Gestad 2015, Thomas Haag, Von Hövel, Weingut Jülg Pfalz, Willi Schaefer, Wittmann Rheinhessen, Ziereisen Baden
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