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Basket Press – New Vintages in Edinburgh
The last of the Edinburgh tastings for November featured some new wines from Basket Press Wines, actually tasted outdoors on a lovely mid-November lunchtime. It doesn’t always rain here, contrary to the myths put about down south. You will doubtless … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Czech Wine, German Wine, Hungarian Wine, Natural Wine, Slovakian Wine, Slovenian Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings
Tagged Baden Wine, Basket Press Wines in Edinburgh, Czech Wine, Divide 2019 DVA Duby, Dva Duby Moravia, Edinburgh Wine Tasting, Frühroter Veltliner, Goriska Brda Wine, Hajos Baja Hungary, Hungarian Wine, Impera 2019 DVA Duby, Kmetija Stekar Sivi 2022, Magula Oranzovy Vlk 2021, Malvasia 2019 DVA Duby, Max Baumann Winzer, Max Sein Wein Pur Jus 2021, Max Sein Wein Rouge 2021, Moravian Wine, Slovakian Wine, Slovenian Wine, Sziegl Pince Kekfrankos Diofas 2019
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Czech Wines – Another Unashamed Plug
If you ask any deeply interested wine lover where is hot right now you may get a variety of answers, but I would argue that the place with the buzz is Czechia (or the Czech Republic if you prefer). It … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Czech Wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Travel
Tagged Basket Press Wines, Czech Artisan Winemakers, Czech Wine, Czech Wine importers, Emerging Wine Region, Jaroslav Osicka, Milan Nestarec, Moravian Wine, Natural Wine Movement in Czechia, Newcomer Wines, Petr Korab, Prost Wines, Richard Stavek
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Recent Wines September 2023 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
After the big batch of wines we drank here during August, September’s selection is somewhat smaller, but I hope the ten wines I have chosen are as interesting as ever. Part One is made up of five wines, the first … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Czech Wine, Natural Wine, Swiss Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged Alsace Wine, Baden Wine, Chablais Wine, Chasselas, Czech Wine, Dertingen Wine, Domaine Albert Hertz Eguisheim, Du Vin Aux Liens La Petite Lanterne, Frédéric Hertz Winemaker, German Wine, Henri Badoux Aigle Les Murailles 2021, La Petite Lanterne Petnat Alsace, Max Baumann Winemaker, Max Sein Wein Rouge 2019, Moravian Wine, Petr Korab Solar Red 2022, Ryzlink Vlassky 2018 Syfany Winery, Swiss Wine, Vanessa Letort, Vaud Wine
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Recent Wines July 2023 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
July has been a month for hoovering up a few wines I’ve written about before, so again there are only five wines to tell you about in Part 2. I should explain that I don’t see myself as a wine … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Beaujolais, Czech Wine, Georgian Wine, Natural Wine, Neusiedlersee, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alex and Maria Koppitsch, Austrian Wine, Balagny Fleurie En Remont 2019, Beaujolais, Burgenland, Corsican Rosé, Czech Wine, Fleurie, Georgian Wine, Julie Balagny, Kakheti Orange Wine, Koppitsch Neusiedl am See, Koppitsch Petnat Pretty Nuts 2021, Korab Carbonic for All, Natural Wine, Nika Winery Ma Fille 2019, Petr Korab Moravia, Qvevri Wine, Recent Wines July 2023 Pt2, Rkatsitelli and Mtsvane blend, Sciaccarellu Corsica, Waitrose Loved & Found Wines
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Recent Wines October 2022 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
The final eight wines from October include a few which are unusual, even by my standards, though for different reasons, and actually, one isn’t a wine. We have a smart Oregon Pinot, A Furmint from Austria, an Austrian red from … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Austrian Wine, Czech Wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alex & Maria Koppitsch Neusiedl-am-See, Alsace Pinot Noir, Alsace Wine, Cider and Wine co-ferments, Czech Cider, Czech Wine, Domaine Drouhin Oregon, Dominio do Bibei Lalama 2017, Drinking Against Sinking, Drouhin Laurène 2007, Dundee Hills Oregon, Dundee Hills Pinot Noir 2007, Fritz Becker Schweigener Spätburgunder 2013, Heidi Schröck Furmint, Heidi Schröck Rust, Koppitsch Ret 2020, Koráb Drinking Against Sinking, Lucas & André Rieffel Mittelbergheim, Mencia Blend from Ribeira Sacra, Mittelbergheim Pinot Noir, Moravian Orange Wine, Natural Wine, Petr Koráb Boleradice, Pfalz Spätburgunder, Recent Wines October 2022 (Part 2), Ribeira Sacra, Rieffel Pinot Noir Nature 2021, Ruster Furmint, Schweigen-Rechtenbach Wine, Spanish Wine, Utopia Cider feat Milan Nestarec Play, Utopia Cider Play Series, Weingut Friedrich Becker Schweigen Pfalz, Zero sulphur Pinot Noir from Alsace
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Recent Wines July 2022 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
Finally, I think I have some time to write, post-move, post-Covid and post-family visits. I’m way behind with my “Recent Wines” articles, so in this case you will get some not so recent wines dating back to July. Here’s what … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Austrian Wine, Czech Wine, English Wine, Georgian Wine, Mosel, Natural Wine, Sparkling Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged A Fermament Sauvignon Blanc Skins 2017, Akacia 2020 Jaroslav Osicka, Anapea Village Winery Kakheti, Austrian Sekt, Best Austrian Sekt, Chardonnay Sekt in Austria, Charlie Herring Wines, Czech Natural Wine, Dermot Sugrue, Ebner-Ebenauer Brut Nature Sekt 2010, Ebner-Ebenauer Poysdorf, English Sauvignon Blanc, English Sparkling Wine, Georgian Qvevri Mtsvane, Jaroslav and Lubos Osicka, Kakheti Mtsvane, Marion and Manfred Ebner-Ebenauer, Moravian Riesling Blend, Mosel Riesling, Qvevri Mtsvane, Riesling Feinherb Silbermond 2018, Rita and Rudolf Trossen Mosel, Sugrue South Downs, The Trouble with Dreams 2017, Tim Phillips winemaker, Velke Bilovice Wine, Weinviertel Sekt
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Moravia 2022 – Richard Stávek, Maverick and Magician
First, an apology, both to my readers and to Richard Stávek, for taking so long to write about these wines. First, we returned from Moravia a week-and-a-half before moving house, and indeed country. Then, the same number of days into … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Czech Wine, Natural Wine, Spirits, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Tastings, Wine Travel
Tagged André Grape Variety, Basket Press Wines Importer, Cabernet Moravia Cross, Czech Wine, Moravia Visit 2022, Moravian Cabernet Sauvignon, Moravian Wine, Natural Wine from Czechia, Němčičky Moravia, Odmery White Wine, Richard Stávek Moravian Brandy, Richard Stávek PNC, Richard Stávek Winemaker, Vesely red and white blends
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Moravia 2022 – Jaroslav Osicka
Jaroslav Osička is a legend in Moravian natural wine, a kind of Pierre Overnoy. Except that Jaroslav not only makes wine, but taught at the local wine school for thirty years. Many of the younger generation of winemakers learnt from … Continue reading
David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 