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Newcomer at RIBA

Posted on 06/03/2018 by dccrossley

Already this year there have been some astoundingly good Tastings on the London circuit, but Newcomer Wines’ “The Old New World” at the Royal Institute of British Architects was right up there with the best. I remember my first visit … Continue reading →

Great Exhibition 2018 – with the emphasis on Great

Posted on 13/02/2018 by dccrossley

Yesterday was the Winter 2018 Great Exhibition Tasting in the arches under Holborn Viaduct, this time featuring Winemakers Club and Carte Blanche Wines. These Tastings are always good, but there must have been something in the air yesterday, because there … Continue reading →

Posted in biodynamic wine, Champagne, Hungarian Wine, Natural Wine, Sparkling Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings | Tagged Adrien Dhondt, Ancre Hill Estate, Ben Walgate, Benoit Dehu, Carte Blanche Wines, Christelle Guibert Orange Wine Itata, Craig Sheard, Dhondt-Grellet, Domaine des Marnes Blanches, Domaine L'Ecu, Elemental Bob, Eliane Delalot, Fabien Jouves, Great Exhibition Tasting 2018, Gudfish Wines, Hegyikalo, Jerome Francois, Karim Vionnet Beaujolais, La Grange de L'Oncle Charles, Maxime Magnon, Meinklang H15, Olivier Horiot, Pelle Pince Alma Palinka, PN17 Petnat, Rosé des Riceys, Stefan Vetter, Sylvaner, Tillingham Wines, Tom Shobbrook, Vincent Caillé, Winemakers Club | 2 Comments

Eastern France Part 4 – Domaine des Bodines, Arbois

Posted on 13/11/2017 by dccrossley

This year we paid a shorter than usual visit to Arbois, and it must be said that the beginning of November isn’t the best time to visit. The Toussaint holiday takes away at least a day, some shops and … Continue reading →

Posted in biodynamic wine, Jura, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Travel | Tagged Alexis Porteret, Arbois, Domaine des Bodines, Eastern France Trip 2017, Emilie Porteret, Jura, Natural Wine in Jura, Pascal Clairet, Top Arbois Domaines, Young Jura producers | 4 Comments

Recent Wines (Autumn 2017) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 19/10/2017 by dccrossley

This latest case of “wines drunk at home” is titled “Autumn”, but to be honest the weather has been so unseasonably warm recently that you would almost think it was summer here. In fact someone was laughing at me on … Continue reading →

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‘Tis Fine, ‘Tis Noble and ‘Tis Sweet to See

Posted on 16/10/2017 by dccrossley

There are two London wine stores right now in the Noble Fine Liquor stable (not quite yet a chain, perhaps), and another that doubles as a bar and kitchen, and they have quickly created an enviable reputation for themselves, based on their … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, Austrian Wine, biodynamic wine, Jura, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops | Tagged Clerkenwell Wine Shopping, London's Best Bottle Shops, Natural Wine in London, Noble Fine Liquor Clerkenwell, Noble Fine Liquor Farringdon Road, Where to Buy Austrian Wine in London, Where to Buy Jura Wine in London | Leave a comment

Otros Vinos – The Full Monty

Posted on 11/10/2017 by dccrossley

I went to a Tasting yesterday, which I hope to write up next week. What stood out about it was that so many wines were almost identical. Of course, that helped the best wines, the really good ones, to stand … Continue reading →

Posted in biodynamic wine, Natural Wine, Spanish Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings | Tagged Artisan Spanish Wines, Bodega Cauzon, Brisat Wines, Clot de les Soleres, Costador Terroirs, Fabio Bartolomei, Furanxo Deli Dalston, Granada Wines, Los Comuns Priorat, Marenas "Harys", Marenas Asoleo Moscatel, Marenas Montilla, Mediacapa Blanco PX, Metamorphika, New Spain, Otros Vinos 2017 Portfolio Tasting, Purulio Granada, Purulio Jaral, Ramon Saavedra, Sierra de Gredos Wines, skin contact wines, Spanish Amphora Wines, Spanish Natural Wines, Spanish Wines, Torcuato Huertas, Verdevique Alpujarras, Vigiriego Grape Variety, Vina Enebro Bullas, Vinos Ambiz | 2 Comments

Out of the Box 2017 (Part 2)

Posted on 05/10/2017 by dccrossley

In this second part of my write-up of the Out the Box Tasting at The Crypt on the Green, Clerkenwell (Tuesday 3 October), I’m covering wines from Basket Press Wines, Nekter Wines and Swig. For a bit more of an introduction to the Tasting, and to read … Continue reading →

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Gut Oggau Family Reunion

Posted on 20/09/2017 by dccrossley

Many family reunions are fraught with tension, petty jealousies and conflict under the surface. This particular family reunion was the happiest I have ever attended. Gut Oggau is probably known to many who will read this article, but for those … Continue reading →

Posted in Austria, Austrian Wine, biodynamic wine, Natural Wine, Neusiedlersee, Wine, Wine Tastings | Tagged 2016 Vintage in Burgenland, Austrian Wine, Biodynamics in Austria, Brutal Wine Series, Burgenland, Dynamic Vines, Eduard Tscheppe-Eselböck, Gut Oggau, Gut Oggau Family Reunion 2016, Neusiedlersee, Oggau, Rösler Grape Variety, Stephanie Tscheppe-Eselböck | 1 Comment

Tuff Act to Follow

Posted on 04/07/2017 by dccrossley

In 2010, when Max Allen featured Tom Shobbrook in his seminal work on The Future Makers of Aussie wine, Tom had only been back in Australia for three years. He was embarking on a ten year plan to convert his family’s properties … Continue reading →

Posted in Australian Wine, biodynamic wine, Italian Wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops, Wine Tastings | Tagged Barossa Wine, Ebenezer, Giallo 2016, Il Guercio 2015, Reddish Cider 2016, Sammion 2016, Sean O'Callaghan, Seppeltsfield, Shobbrook Cinsault 2016, Shobbrook Novello 2015, Shobbrook Riesling 2016, Tom Shobbrook, Tommy Field 2015, Tommy Ruff, Tommy Ruff Clarott 2015, Winemakers Club | 2 Comments

Raw Wine 2017 – Part 2

Posted on 17/03/2017 by dccrossley

On 14th March I published Part 1 of my article on the London Raw Wine Fair 2017. You can read it here. Part 2 covers several European producers, from Italy, Spain, France, Slovenia and Greece. As I said in … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: biodynamic wine

Newcomer at RIBA

Great Exhibition 2018 – with the emphasis on Great

Eastern France Part 4 – Domaine des Bodines, Arbois

Recent Wines (Autumn 2017) #theglouthatbindsus

‘Tis Fine, ‘Tis Noble and ‘Tis Sweet to See

Otros Vinos – The Full Monty

Out of the Box 2017 (Part 2)

Gut Oggau Family Reunion

Tuff Act to Follow

Raw Wine 2017 – Part 2

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