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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 →

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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Recent Wines January 2021 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 04/02/2021 by dccrossley

For Part 2 of the most interesting wines we drank at home during January we head first to Beaujolais before a massively contrasting wine made by an Englishman in South Africa. Next up a wine from Italy’s Cinque Terre, a … Continue reading →

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The Christmas Popup You Mustn’t Miss (Basket Press Wines on Hackney Road)

Posted on 23/11/2020 by dccrossley

I don’t know if you are like me but I love browsing. Record shops, book shops and yes, wine shops. I find it remarkably difficult to enter one of these establishments and to leave without a purchase. But aside from … Continue reading →

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All I Want for Christmas…(from the importers, please!)

Posted on 17/11/2020 by dccrossley

There was a time when the UK was acknowledged the best place to buy wine in the world. As we didn’t (as the received wisdom at the time went) have a “proper” wine industry of our own, you could by … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, Czech Wine, German Wine, Greek Wine, Japan, Natural Wine, Swiss Wine, Wine, Wine Merchants | Tagged Alt-Germany Wine, Auvergne Wine, Bugey Wine, Central Europe Wine, Czech Wine, Deutschschweiz Wine, Finger Lakes Wine, Greek Wine, Japanese Wine, Swiss Wine | 3 Comments

Recent Wines October 2020 #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 09/11/2020 by dccrossley

Regular readers will note that there is no “Part 1/Part 2” for October’s wines drunk at home. This is because I managed to fracture my ribs. Three weeks on and I’m on the way to recovery, but the painkillers I … Continue reading →

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Autentikfest Moravia 2020 (by Zainab Majerikova)

Posted on 18/09/2020 by dccrossley

Having become increasingly impressed with the wines of Czechia over the past three or four years I had set my heart on visiting Moravia in 2020. There was no better occasion to do so than for the annual Autentikfest. The … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: Czech Wine

Basket Press Wines – Portfolio Tasting March 2022

Recent Wines October 2021 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus

Recent Wines August 2021 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus

Recent Wines June 2021 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus

Recent Wines April 2021 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus

Recent Wines January 2021 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus

All I Want for Christmas…(from the importers, please!)

Recent Wines October 2020 #theglouthatbindsus

Autentikfest Moravia 2020 (by Zainab Majerikova)

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