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Growing Reputation
One of my regular readers asked a while back for some recommendations for Grower Champagnes in advance of a forthcoming visit, and I’ve been meaning to oblige. This month’s Decanter Magazine has a Tasting of Grower wines, but as always, … Continue reading
Posted in Champagne, Sparkling Wine, Wine
Tagged Bérèche, Cedric Bouchard, Champagne, Diebolt-Vallois Fleur de Passion, Francis Boulard, Grower Champagne, Jerome Prevost, Laurent Champs, Le Creux d'Enfer, Les Chetillons, Les Rachais, Lilbert, Olivier Collin, Pascal Agrapart, Pierre Peters, Raphael Bereche, Reflet d'Antan, Rodolphe Peters, Rosé for Albane, Roses de Jeanne, Sparkling Wine, Ulysse Collin, Vilmart, Vilmart Coeur de Cuvée, Vincent Bereche
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Recent Wines – December 2016
The sudden realisation that if I don’t write about some recent wines soon, we shall be into the festive flurry, reminded me I do have a few exceptionally tasty wines to tell you about. In clearing the decks, don’t think … Continue reading
Posted in Aosta, Argentinian Wine, Beaujolais, Champagne, Christmas and Wine, Matias Michelini, Michelini Brothers, Natural Wine, Passionate Wine, Wine
Tagged Aosta Pinot Noir, Arbois, Auvergne Gamay, Brut de Cuve, Cave des Papilles Paris, Champagne Bereche, Domaine des Bodines Chardonnay, Elio Ottin Pinot Noir, Flint Wines, Gilles Berlioz Chignin, Hughes Beguet Plouss' Mousse, Magma Rock, Matias Michelini, No Control Wines, Passionate Wines, Prohibition Wines, Recent Wines, Romain des Grottes, Savoie Mondeuse, Selfridges Wine Dept, Solent Cellar, Via Revolucionaria Torrontes Brutal, Vincent Marie, Vine Trail, Winemakers Club
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Now We Have Sunshine (Recent Wines)
There’s something about a spell of sunny weather that makes me want to drink more wine. Something to do with long evenings and tables out in the garden. I thought I’d share a few recent bottles that seemed to fit … Continue reading
Posted in Austrian Wine, Beaujolais, Champagne, Jura, Natural Wine, Rust, Wine Agencies
Tagged #Bagnums, Alexis Porteret, Brice Omont, Domaine des Ardoisières, Domaine des Bodines, Du Grappin, Emilie Porteret, Fabien Jouves, Heidi Schrock, Jurançon Noir, Olivier Collin, pét-nat, Red Bulles, Rust, St-Pierre-de-Soucy, Summer Wines, Trousseau Gris, Ulysse Collin, Vin des Allobroges, Wind Gap, You Fuck My Wine
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Vintage!
Vintage, in relation to wine, has more than one meaning. To the group of Japanese tourists over from Les Crayères, who I accompanied with Raphael Bérèche around his cellars, it meant (albeit erroneously in this case) the pinnacle of achievement … Continue reading
Posted in Champagne, Fine Wine, Wine, Wine Hobby
Tagged 2000 Champagne, 2002 Champagne, 2007 Burgundy, Bérèche, Richard Juhlin, Vilmart, Vintage Variation, Vintage Wine, Vintages, Wine Pages
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Wine Gang Prestige Champagne Event
Last night thirty very lucky people visited the Antique Wine Company’s Marylebone tasting room to taste ten Champagnes in the company of The Wine Gang (Tom Cannavan, Jane Parkinson, David Williams, Ant Rose and Jo Simon). It really was a … Continue reading
