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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 →

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 →

Posted in Aosta, biodynamic wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Festivals, Wine Tastings | Tagged Aosta Wine, Azienda Selve, Batic Vipava Slovenia, Catherine Roque, Chandon de Briailles, Ciliegiolo, Domaine de Clovallon Faugères, Domaine Ligas, Dr Martin Keres, Eric Thill Jura, Fabio Bartolomei, Jason Ligas, Le Vignoble du Rêveur, Les Vignes d'Olivier, Mas d'Alezon, Masanobu Fukuoka, Mathieu Deiss, Meli Ligas, Mischler Vineyard Bennwihr, Olivier Cohen, Paiko Mountain, Pella Wine Region, Picotendro, Pur Kiffe, RAW Wine Fair, Sierra de Gredos Wine, Thomas Ligas, Tim Manning, Valdonica, Vinos Ambiz | 2 Comments

Raw Wine 2017 – Part 1

Posted on 14/03/2017 by dccrossley

In the run up to last weekend there was palpable excitement in the London wine fraternity, and doubtless beyond. Raw Wine was in town. Raw, founded and run by Isabelle Legeron MW, is one of the two big annual “natural … Continue reading →

Posted in Austrian Wine, biodynamic wine, Canadian Wine, Natural Wine, Neusiedlersee, Swiss Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Festivals, Wine Tastings | Tagged Albert Mathier, Alexander Koppitsch, Burgenland, Gut Oggau, Meinklang, Okanagan Crush Pad, RAW Wine Fair, Rennersistas, Scholium Project, Somlo | 6 Comments

Great Exhibitionists

Posted on 17/01/2017 by dccrossley

The Winemakers Club and Carte Blanche Wines got together again at Farringdon Street Vaults for their Winter Portfolio Tasting. Readers of this Blog will know Winemakers very well. Their philosophy is finely stated in the words of founder/owner John Baum: … Continue reading →

Posted in biodynamic wine, Hungarian Wine, Languedoc-Roussillon, Loire, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings | Tagged Austrian Wine, Burgenland Wine, Carte Blanche Wines, Christophe Muret, Domaine de L'Horizon Calce, Domaine des Marnes Blanches Jura, Domaine du Mortier, Empriente de Temps, Fabien Jouves, Feudo dei Sanseverino Calabria, Franken Wine, Gino Pedrotti, Grange de L'Oncle Charles, Great Exhibition Tasting, Hegyikalo Eger Hungary, Il Guercio, Jerome Francois, Karim Vionnet Beaujolais, Kiral Yudvar Tokaj, Maestro Terenzio Passito, Mas del Périé Cahors, Meinklang, Meinklang Graupert, Meinklang Konkret, Mouthes le Bihan Duras, Nosiola, Ostheim Alsace Wine, Pamhagen Austria, Riecine, Sean O'Callaghan, Shobbrook Giallo, Shobbrook Seppeltsfield, Sittweg Alsace, Stefan Vetter Franken, Tom Shobbrook, Tommy Field, Tommy Ruff, Trentino Vino Santo, Winemakers Club | 3 Comments

Va Tutto…Bon

Posted on 20/10/2016 by dccrossley

Tutto Wines held their French Portfolio Tasting at Ducksoup in Dean Street, Soho, yesterday (hence the linguistic mangling). Many of you will already have read my article which covered the (mainly) Italian side of their list, which they showed at the … Continue reading →

Posted in biodynamic wine, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc-Roussillon, Loire, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings | Tagged Alex Whyte, Arbois, Banyuls, Damiano Fiamma, Domaine de Chassorney, Domaine L'Octavin, Domaine Sauveterre Macon, Ducksoup Soho, Fleurie, Frederic Cossard, Guy Blanchard, Jasnieres, Jean-Pierre Robinot, Jerome Guichard, Julie Balagny, Jura, La Grapperie, Manuel Di Vecchi Staraz, Olek Bondonio, Pelaverga, Pinot d'Aunis, Reynaud Guettier, Tutto Wines, Vinyer de la Ruca | 2 Comments

Jura Week 2 – Hughes-Béguet

Posted on 01/10/2016 by dccrossley

If Domaine de la Tournelle has now established itself firmly among the top names in Arbois, Domaine Hughes-Béguet is one of a select band of young producers who will one day gain similar recognition. Patrice gave up a job as … Continue reading →

Posted in biodynamic wine, Jura, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Tastings, Wine Travel | Tagged Arbois, Côte de Feule, Champ Fort, Domaine Hughes-Beguet, Jura, Jura List at Caves de Pyrene, Jurawine, Mesnay, Patrice Béguet, Plouss' Mousse | 6 Comments

City of the Pomegranate

Posted on 26/08/2016 by dccrossley

I’ve just spent a week in Granada, my first visit to that beautiful Spanish city, crowned by one of the most beautiful buildings I’ve ever visited, the Alhambra complex. Of course, Granada is so much more than just the Alhambra … Continue reading →

Posted in biodynamic wine, Spanish Wine, Wine, Wine Travel | Tagged Al Sur de Granada (shop), Alpujarras, Andalucia, Barranco Oscuro, Cauzon Blanco, El Pino Rojo, Granada, Granada - Light of Andalucia, Lorenzo Valenzuela, Manuel Valenzuela, Purulio, Ramon Saavedra, Sacromonte Beer, Sierra de la Contraviesa wines, Sierra Nevada, Steven Nightingale, Tempranillo y Màs, Torcuato Huertas, vinos auténticos | 4 Comments

The Funk, The Whole Funk, and Nothing But The Funk…Raw, Part 2

Posted on 18/05/2016 by dccrossley

One nation under a groove, that’s what Brick Lane in London feels like on a sunny Sunday in early summer. You wander along, bumping into what seems like every race on earth, most of whom are sampling the cuisine of … Continue reading →

Posted in biodynamic wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Tastings | Tagged Andrew Nielsen, Bodegas Cauzon, Bugey, Didier Grappe, Domaine de Kalathas, Fabio Bartolomei, Le Grappin, Milan Nestarec, Ramon Saavedra, RAW Wine Fair, Vinos Ambiz, Yves Duport | 1 Comment

Raw Part 1 – The Austrians

Posted on 17/05/2016 by dccrossley

There were nearly 220 wine producers exhibiting at the Raw Wine Fair this past Sunday/Monday. The Old Truman Brewery, off London’s Brick Lane, is an excellent venue for an event like this, but even so it was necessary to get … Continue reading →

Posted in Austria, Austrian Wine, biodynamic wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Tastings | Tagged Austrian Wine, Brutal Project, Burgenland Wine, Christian Tschida, Claus Preisinger, Gut Oggau, Konkret, Meinklang, Natural Wine, RAW Wine Fair | 2 Comments

Category Archives: biodynamic wine

Gut Oggau Family Reunion

Tuff Act to Follow

Raw Wine 2017 – Part 2

Raw Wine 2017 – Part 1

Great Exhibitionists

Va Tutto…Bon

Jura Week 2 – Hughes-Béguet

City of the Pomegranate

The Funk, The Whole Funk, and Nothing But The Funk…Raw, Part 2

Raw Part 1 – The Austrians

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