Category Archives: Czech Wine

Moravia 2022 – Krásna Horá Winery

Posted on 21/08/2022 by dccrossley

Krásna Horá means beautiful hill, or mountain, in Czech, and the winery which sits at the bottom of it in the village of Nový Poddvorov, and is named after it, nestles among extremely attractive, gently rolling, Moravian hills. However, in … Continue reading →

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Moravia 2022 – Petr Koráb, Boleradice

Posted on 14/08/2022 by dccrossley

“We were pretty tired on arrival in the village of Boleradice, about two hours north of Vienna, a relaxed drive through a pastoral idyll of rolling hills and vineyards, and very little traffic, a world away from what we had … Continue reading →

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Autentikfest 2022, Moravia

Posted on 11/08/2022 by dccrossley

I’ve just returned from a trip to Moravia in the south of the Czech Republic. The main reason for going was an invitation to Autentikfest 2022, the wine festival for the Czech natural wine movement, but whilst there I also … Continue reading →

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Recent Wines May 2022 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 16/06/2022 by dccrossley

In Part 2 of my roundup of the most interesting bottles we drank at home in, effectively, the second half of May, I find a Jura-heavy selection, three wines out of six. The remainder come from Moravia, Alsace and Hungary. … Continue reading →

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Real Wine Fair 2022 (Part 1)

Posted on 24/05/2022 by dccrossley

RealWine, or the Real Wine Fair, took place at London’s Tobacco Dock venue on Sunday and Monday. This is one of the biggest natural wine fairs in the UK (along with Raw Wine), and possibly in Europe now. Organised for … Continue reading →

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Basket Press Wines – Portfolio Tasting March 2022

Posted on 17/03/2022 by dccrossley

The tasting round seems to be getting back in full swing now and I think for most people writing about wine there are just too many to write about. On Monday 14th March Basket Press Wines held theirs, at The … Continue reading →

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Recent Wines October 2021 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 01/11/2021 by dccrossley

I have eighteen wines to tell you about from October’s home drinking, and to help my own logistics I’m going to change the format for this month and split them into three, not the usual two, parts. Short and sharp. … Continue reading →

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Recent Wines August 2021 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 02/09/2021 by dccrossley

Part Two follows swiftly on from Part One, mostly because I can’t wait to review a rather exciting new wine book as soon as I can get through it. So, taking up where we left off on Wednesday, we begin … Continue reading →

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Recent Wines June 2021 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 05/07/2021 by dccrossley

I always try to emphasise that my “recent wines” articles are meant to highlight the most interesting bottles I’ve been drinking at home. June is a case in point, more so than usual. Part 1 begins with a style of … Continue reading →

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Recent Wines April 2021 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 10/05/2021 by dccrossley

Part 1 of April’s wines began with a new wine from a very new producer, Jas Swan. This Part 2 begins with a new wine from a producer I expect is unknown to most readers as well, but one who … Continue reading →

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