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Recent Wines August 2026 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
The second batch of wines we drank at home through August is an altogether different selection from those in Part 1. Whereas there we had several Austrian and Czech wines, here we are leading from the top with a very … Continue reading
Posted in Aosta, Artisan Wines, biodynamic wine, Chablis, Italian Wine, Natural Wine, Portuguese wine, Rhone, Sherry, Spanish Wine, Swiss Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alice & Olivier De Moor Courgis, Antonio Maçanita Madeira, Aostan Gamay, Aran-Villette Lavaux, Bodegas Luis Perez, Côtes du Rhône Blanc Coudoulet Domaine Elodie Jaume, Chablis Mont de Milieu 2018 De Moor, Clot de les Soleres Catalunya, Domaine Elodie Jaume, Domaine Mermetus Lavaux, Fernando Berry Chateau Baby Girl, Fernando Berry Hot Girl Summer 2022, Henri Chollet, Lo Triolet Marco Martin Introd, Plant Robert Le Chant de la Terre, Porto Santo Wine, Recent Wines August 2026 Pt 2, Rosé dos Villões 2024, Swiss Heritage Grape Plant Robert, Tinta Negra, Unfortified Palomino Fino, Vincent Chollet Vigneron, Vino de Pasto Escribano Luis Perez
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A Holiday, A Producer, A Wine – Discovering La Voile from Domaine Jeandaugé in Gascony
There is no denying that France has more than its fair share of profoundly beautiful regions. I guess that’s why they call them La France Profonde. Poor jokes aside, there are many regions that match the Gers for scenery, architecture, … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, biodynamic wine, Natural Wine, Regenerative Viticulture, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Shops, Wine Travel, Wines of Southwest France,
Tagged De La Terre au Verre Lectoure, Domaine Jeandaugé Courrensan, French Sous Voile from Gascony, Gascon Wine, La Voile Chardonnay 2021 Gascony, Littlewine on Domaine Jeandaugé Gers, Natural Wine, Natural Wine in Gascony, Romain Bourlot Wine Merchant, Sébastien Fazas Gers, Wine of the Gers, Wine Shop Lectoure
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Clay Wine Fair 2026 (Part 2)
In Part 2 of my coverage of the Clay Wine Fair 2026 held at Sotto Restaurant in Edinburgh on 1 March we have wines presented by Fion Edinburgh and Wanderlust Wines. Fion is by now a well-known Edinburgh operation offering … Continue reading
Posted in Amber Wine, Amphora Wine, Artisan Wines, biodynamic wine, Natural Wine, orange wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Festivals, Wine Tastings
Tagged Alpamanta Chardonnay Lujan de cuyo Mendoza Argentina, Biodynamic Chardonnay Argentina, Bodegas de Frutos Marin Segovia Spain, Bodegas Vinificante Cadiz Spain, Bordeaux Amphora Wine, Clarete El Jaguar Juan Jose Martinez Palmero Valencia, Clay Wine Fair 2026 Part 2, Durfort-Vivens Le Hameau 2020, Durfort-Vivens Margaux Bordeaux, English Qvevri Wine, Fion Edinburgh, Koerner Leasingham Clare Valley, Koerner Watervale Riesling 2024, Palomino Dorada Mahara Bodegas Vinificante, Pico Lunar Bodegas Frutos Marin., Tillingham Qvevri Artego 2024, Tillingham Wines West Sussex, Tintilla de Rota Mahara Bodegas Vinificante, Wanderlust Wines, Wine, Wine Tasting
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Switzerland 2025 Part 1 – Auvernier/Neuchâtel
I guess a few of you know I like Swiss Wine, and that I’ve just been to Switzerland, a trip that included some fine walking in the Swiss Alps as a prelude to visiting three Swiss wine regions and drinking … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, biodynamic wine, Swiss Wine, Wine, Wine Tourism, Wine Travel
Tagged Auvernier Wine, Domaine de Montmollin Auvernier, Neuchâtel Wine, Oeil de Perdrix Neuchâtel, Swiss Petnat, Swiss Wine Regions - Auvernier, travel, Wine, Wine Tasting, Wine Visit Switzerland, winery
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More Newcomer at Montrose
Montrose bar and restaurant on Montrose Terrace in Edinburgh not only gives its famed sibling Timberyard a run for its money in cool ambience and top-quality wine, it is also becoming a place where I seem to taste any wines … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Artisan Wines, Austrian Wine, biodynamic wine, Burgundy, Czech Wine, Italian Wine, Languedoc-Roussillon, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings
Tagged Alsace Wine, Crémant d'Alsace, Czech Wine, Domaine Matassa Roussillon, Foradori Trentino-Alto-Adige, Lucas Rieffel Mittelbergheim, Manzoni Fontanasanta 2023 Foradori, Matassa Tommy Ferriol 2023, Milan Nestarec, Moravian Wine, Nestarec Forks & Knives Red 2020, New Vintages from Newcomer, Newcomer Wines at Montrose, Peter Honegger Newcomer Wines, Raphaëlle Guyot L'Aurore 2023, Raphaëlle Guyot St Bris, Roussillon Wine, St Bris Chardonnay, Tom Lubbe
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Cork & Cask, Edinburgh’s Community Wine Store with a Far Wider Reach
A lot has changed since I moved to Scotland in 2022. I think one of the main changes I had to get to grips with was that nobody knew me up here. In London I’d get invited to all the … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Cider, Artisan Wines, biodynamic wine, Craft Spirits, Natural Wine, Premium Spirits, Whisky, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Festivals, Wine Heroes, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops, Wine Tastings, Women in Wine
Tagged Best Edinburgh Beer Shop, Best Edinburgh Whisky Shop, Best Edinburgh Wine Fairs, Britain's Best Wine Shops, Chris Mitchell Cork & Cask, Cork & Cask Edinburgh, Cork & Cask Wine Fairs, Edinburgh Wine Merchant, Edinburgh Wine Shop, India Parry Williams, Jamie Dawson, Natural Wine in Edinburgh, Neighbourhood Wine Shop Edinburgh
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Newcomer Wines at Montrose, Edinburgh (3 July ’24)
I have yet to dine at Timberyard’s new outpost in Edinburgh, Montrose, doubtless the cause being all our house moving escapades, but I did get to visit on Wednesday for a tasting with Peter Honegger from Newcomer Wines. I’ve known … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Artisan Wines, Austria, Austrian Wine, Beaujolais, biodynamic wine, Burgundy, Hungarian Wine, Languedoc-Roussillon, Loire, Natural Wine, Wachau, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings
Tagged Agly Valley, Andrew and Emma Nielsen, Austrian Wine, Domaine Rieffel Pinot Noir Nature, Du Grappin Côte de Brouilly, Edinburgh Wine Tasting, Foradori, Franz Weninger Soprón, Hungarian Wine, Kékfrankos from Sopron Hungary, Le Grappin Hautes Côtes de Beaune, Loire Wine, Lucas Rieffel Mittelbergheim, Manzoni Grape Variety, Matassa Cuvée Marguerite, Muscadet de Sèvre et Maine, Natural Wine, Newcomer Wines at Montrose, Nikolaihof Grüner Veltliner, Nikolaihof Wachau, Northeast Italian Wine, Orthogneiss Domaine L'Ecu, Roussillon Wine, Trentino Alto-Adige Wine, Weninger Steiner 2017
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David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 