Category Archives: Bugey

Fourteen Tips for ’26 (Part 1, 1-7) #theglouthatbindsus

Fourteen tips for ’26? Those of you who know me are doubtless aware of my favourite producers: Gut Oggau, Rennersistas etc, Alice Bouvot’s Octavin, Jean-Pierre Rietsch, Charlie Herring Wines, Florian Lauer, Kelley Fox, Westwell Wines and others. They are all … Continue reading

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Recent Wines February 2026 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus

Remember Recent Wines? I published Part 1 of February’s wines four weeks ago, and with seven articles from two Edinburgh events in between, here is Part 2. It’s almost certainly the biggest gap between Recent Wines posts yet, but I … Continue reading

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Recent Wines September 2025 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus

I’ve got a lot to write about from my trip to Switzerland, which might interest the kind of open-minded reader I tend to get lurking around this blog (ie the best kind of wine lovers). But first I need to … Continue reading

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Recent Wines March 2025 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus

We have just another five wines for this second part of my article on the wines we drank at home in March. That’s nearly a “Dry March” for me, but I’m anticipating a very “wet” April, as visiting season is … Continue reading

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Recent Wines October 2024 #theglouthatbindsus

October was a strange month because I managed a bout of Covid, which sort of curtailed my drinking for part of the month. Thankfully I recovered in time for a trip to Nepal but it does mean you will be … Continue reading

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Recent Wines September 2024 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus

For the second part of September’s wines, we have all wines. No cider or perry, I’m afraid. What you do get are six wines from places other than those in Part 1, although there are a couple of albeit very … Continue reading

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