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Category Archives: Cider
Isolation Inspiration Part 2: A Glass With…More Moravia
We’ve had Zoom and we’ve had Crowdcast, but by far the most popular form of wine communication during the lockdown is the Instagram broadcast. Some are just random with no scheduled time or content, whilst other originators are trying to keep to a schedule or … Continue reading
Posted in Cider, Czech Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged A Glass With... series, Alexandre Fraguin on Moravia, André Grape Variety, Basket Press Wines, Cabernet Moravia, Czech Cider, Czech Wines, Isolation Inspiration Part 2, Isolation Wine Broadcasts, Jaroslav Osicka, Moravian Wines, Osička PAN, Utopia Cider, Wine Education on the Web, Wine on the Internet, Zdenek Vykoukal
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Basket Press Wines at Plateau, Brighton (March 2020)
Oh how different the world seemed a couple of weeks ago. Basket Press Wines, the importer of primarily Czech wines, was down in Brighton to show some new wines and vintages to the staff of Plateau and Ten Green Bottles, … Continue reading
Posted in biodynamic wine, Cider, Czech Wine, Hungarian Wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings
Tagged Annamária Réka, Basket Press Wines, Blauer Portugieser, Czech Cider, Czech Wine, Dva Duby, Hungarian Wine, Jaroslav Osicka, Királyleányka Grape Variety, Krasna Hora, Milerka, Modry Portugal, Ota Sevcik, Petr Korab, Réba-Koncz Hungary, Utopia Ciders, Vox in Excelsio 2017
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Poet and the Roots
Excuse my lack of restraint in using another musical reference, but the words seem apt here. The roots bring to mind the wonderful fallen oak at Tim Phillips’ winery on a brief visit there, a couple of weekends ago. This … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Cider, English Cider, English Wine, Restaurants, Sparkling Wine, Wine
Tagged Charlie Herring English Sauvignon Blanc, Charlie Herring Wines, Clos du Paradis Ramley House Walled Vineyard, Domaine de la Loue Cuvée Clémence 2017, Florent Giboulot Bourgogne Aligoté 2005, Hampshire Vineyards, Perfect Strangers English Cider, Philippe Bornard Tant-Mieux petnat, Promised Land English Sparkling Riesling, Richard Austin Chainsaw Artist, Roots Restaurant Southbourne Bournemouth, The Bookkeeper Chardonnay, Tim Phillips, Top Poulsard-Ploussard Petnats, Vineyards near Lymington
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Tillingham Update (Sept 2018)
I wrote about my visit to Ben Walgate’s Tillingham Wines back in June, here. Quite a lot of interest has been generated in what Ben Walgate is doing there, in the far east of Sussex. This is in part because he … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Cider, English Cider, English Wine, Sparkling Wine, Wine, Wine Tastings
Tagged Ben Walgate, Ben Walgate at Plateau Brighton, Bourbon Cask Cider, English Qvevri Wine, English Wine, Ortega Grape, Plateau Brighton, Qvevri, Qvevri Cider, Starvecrow Cider, Sussex Vineyard, Tillingham Artego 2017, Tillingham at Plateau Brighton, Tillingham Chardonnay, Tillingham Col 2017, Tillingham Pet Rosé, Tillingham Qvevri Artego 2017, Tillingham Vineyard, Tillingham Wines
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Recent Wines (June/July 2018) #theglouthatbindsus
Philippe Alliet is a mercurial vigneron who makes Chinon east of the town, in the back streets of Cravant-les-Côteaux. He is best known for his single vineyard Côteau de Noiré, but Chinon Vieilles Vignes 2008 comes from Cabernet Franc vines over fifty … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Artisan Wines, Austrian Wine, Beaujolais, Champagne, Cider, English Cider, Loire, Natural Wine, Sparkling Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged Alsace Muscat Ottonel, Andrew Nielsen, Brad Hickey Winemaker, Brash Higgins ZBO 2016, Champagne Dehours Oeil de Perdrix, Charlie Herring Wines, Davis Weszeli, Domaine des Forges Chaume 2005, Domaine Rietsch Murmure Muscat, Du Grappin, Du Grappin Aligoté, Du Grappin Beaujolais-Villages Nature, Fuchs und Hase Vol 4, Getariako Txacolina Ametzoi, Ginglinger Pinot Noir Sand, Karim Vionnet Grabuge!, Le Grappin, Loire Moelleux Chenin Blanc, Perfect Strangers Artisan Cider, Petnat, Philippe Alliet Chinon Vieilles Vignes, Plateau Brighton, Riverland Zibibbo Muscat, Tim Phillips, Txacoli, Weszeli Käferberg DAC Reserve Grüner Veltliner
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Tillingham
Having got to know Ben Walgate and his wines over the past year I had been itching to make a visit to his Tillingham Vineyard, within sight of Rye in East Sussex. I finally got a chance just over a … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Cider, English Cider, English Wine, Natural Wine, Sparkling Wine, Wine
Tagged Ben Walgate, Charlie Herring Wines, Cider, English Cider, English Sparkling Riesling, English Sparkling Wine, Natural Cyder, Perfect Strangers Cider-Wine blend, Promised Land Sparkling Riesling, Starvecrow Cider, Starvecrow Qvevri Cider, Strange Brew Wild Hop Beer, The Bookkeeper Sparkling Chardonnay, Tillingham PN17, Tillingham Qvevri Ortega "Artego", Tillingham Vineyard, Tim Phillips
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