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Ripples Become Waves – Howard Ripley German 2017 GG and Reds

Posted on 10/09/2018 by dccrossley

There’s a certain sedate quality to your average Howard Ripley Tasting. You turn up early to the grand venue, the Pension’s Room in Gray’s Inn, and for a few moments you can sip amid a sea of calm. Even when … Continue reading →

Posted in Fine Wine, German Wine, Mosel, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings | Tagged 2017 Vintage in Germany, Daniel Vollenweider, Efringen-Kirchen, Florian Lauer GG 2017, Fritz Haag, Georg Mosbacher, German GG 2017, German Red Wines, German Wine, German Wine Tasting, Grosses Gewachs 2017, Hanspeter Ziereisen, Howard Ripley, Jaspis Range Ziereisen, Niederberg Helden, Philipp Wittmann, Rheinhessen Morstein, Rudolf May Franken Silvaner, Schäfer-Fröhlich, Schloss Lieser, Schloss Lieser Pinot Noir, Schweigen Wines, Spatburgunder and Pinot Noir, Thomas Haag, Von Schubert Maximin Grunhaus, Von Schubert Pinot Noir, Weingut Julg Schweigen, Weingut Peter Lauer, Weingut Wittmann, Wissembourg Abbey Former Vineyards, Ziereisen Baden | 6 Comments

Utravino – The Full Piemonte

Posted on 03/07/2018 by dccrossley

A lot of my articles draw attention to small importers, often working in specialist areas. Without the innovation and deep knowledge these small merchants bring to the table we’d probably miss out on some spectacular wines, as I hope recent … Continue reading →

Posted in Fine Wine, Italian Wine, Piemonte, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings | Tagged Arneis, Barbaresco, Barbera, Barolo, Ca Rossa, Carlo Rivello & Figli, CitizenM Hotel Wine Tasting, Giorgio Pelissero, Giovanni Almondo, Guido Rivella, Langhe, Livia Fontana, Nebbiolo, Paitin, Palladino Barolo, Piemonte, Piemonte Wines Specialist, Roero, Silvia Rivella, Sori Paitin, Ultravino, Ultravino Portfolio Summer 2018, Val Del Prete | 1 Comment

Paris (What We Drank In…)

Posted on 29/06/2018 by dccrossley

I’ve just been over to Paris for a long weekend, my first trip there since November 2016. The city was bathed in early summer warmth and sunshine, which can rather make it seem like the best city on earth at … Continue reading →

Posted in Champagne, Fine Wine, Paris, Wine | Tagged Agrapart Terroirs, Bereche Campania Remensis, Chateau Simone Palette Blanc, Divino Paris, Domaine Tempier Bandol Cabassaou, Hospices de Beaune 1964, La Cave des Papilles, Le Tagine rue de Crussol, Le Verre Volé, Mi-fugue Mi-raisin, Natural Wine in Paris, Paris Wine Shops, Tesch St Remiguisberg Riesling, Val Frison Lalore | 1 Comment

Sportsman (but Seasalter, No Football Here)

Posted on 19/06/2018 by dccrossley

I do actually enjoy the football, but pretty much nothing would have got in the way of another trip to The Sportsman at Seasalter in Kent last Friday. Certainly not the seven hours on various trains it took to get … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Fine Wine, Wine, Wine and Food | Tagged Armand Rousseau Clos de la Roche 2004, Bérêche Coteaux Champenois Les Montées 2014, Brunello di Montalcino 2010 Il Paradiso di Manfredi, Clos de la Grand Cour 2014, Domaine de la Grand Cour Fleurie 2014, Domaine Marcel Deiss Engelgarten 2014, Fine Dining, J-F Ganevat Cuvée Prestige Savagnin 2008, Jean-Louis Dutraive, Kent Dining, Labet Bardette Chardonnay 2014, Leroy Montagny 1er Cru 2014 (Maison Leroy), Palladius Sadie Family 2014, Prieuré Roch Gamay Coteaux Bourguignons 2015, Prieuré Roch Ladoix "Le Cloud" 2015, Puffeney Arbois Savagnin 2014, Puffeney Savagnin 2014, Slipsole, South African Vin de Paille Swartland, Taganan Blanco 2016 Tenerife Envinate, The Sportsman Seasalter, Vilmart Coeur de Cuvee 2003, Wieser-Kunstler Enkircher Ellergrub Riesling Trocken 2015 | 3 Comments

Ultravino Piemonte at 67 Pall Mall

Posted on 21/11/2017 by dccrossley

There were two good reasons to head up to London on the train yesterday lunchtime, despite a long morning drive beforehand, to taste Ultravino‘s Piemontese offerings at 67 Pall Mall. Just as well there were two reasons, as the Tasting, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fine Wine, Italian Wine, Piemonte, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings | Tagged Angelo Ferrio, Arneis, Barbaresco, Barolo, Barolo Bussia, Barolo Cannubi 2013, Barolo Mosconi 2013, Barolo Villero, Carlo Revello, Cascina Val di Prete, Cà Rossa Roero, Chiara Boschis, E Pira & Figli, Giorgio Pelissero, Giovanni Almondo, Grasso Family of Serralunga, Italian Wine Tastings, La Briccolina, Livia Fontana, Nebbiolo, Paitin, Palladino Barolo, Piedmont, Piemonte Wine, Rocche dell' Annunziata, Roero, Serraboella, Sori Paitin, Tiziano Grasso, Ultravino at 67 Pall Mall 2017, Ultravino Piedmont Wines, Wine Tastings, Wine Tastings at 67 Pall Mall | Leave a comment

Brunswick House – Some Classical Wines in a Classical Setting

Posted on 17/11/2017 by dccrossley

It had been a while since I was at Brunswick House in Vauxhall, so I was very pleased to be back, even on a miserably wet night, earlier this month. When I’ve been before the food has been exceptional, largely … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Fine Wine, Wine | Tagged Artadi Grandes Añades 1999, Brunswick House London, Château Giscours 1966, Château Giscours 1975, Clos du Marquis 1983, Dönnhoff Oberhäuser Brücke, Equipo Navazos Palo Cortado 75, Hubert de Montille Pommard Pezerolles 1996, Joseph Perrier Joséphine 2002, LAS Vino CBDB, London Restaurants, London's Best Restaurants, Lopez de Heredia, Produttori Barbaresco Paje 2004, Tondonia Blanco 1973, Wine Dinners | Leave a comment

Bérêche Night

Posted on 06/03/2017 by dccrossley

Several times each year a group of friends, who all share an avid interest in the wines of Equipo Navazos, get together for dinner at 28-50 Restaurant in Marylebone (London). Most of the time we don’t drink Sherry at all, … Continue reading →

Posted in Champagne, Fine Wine, Wine | Tagged 28-50 Marylebone Lane, Barbaresco Asili Ceretto 1982, Bérèche, Beaux Regards Chardonnay, Bourgogne Rouge Mugneret-Gibourg, Campania Remensis Rosé, Champagne, Chateauneuf Les Caves St-Pierre 1966, Chave St-Joseph 2009, Domaine Guiberteau Clos de Guichaux, Marques de Riscal Rioja 1958, Noble Rot Restaurant, Old Rioja, Reflet d'Antan, Wine Dinners | 4 Comments

Late January back in Se-ven-teen

Posted on 23/01/2017 by dccrossley

I’m chanelling “Oh What a Night” (The Four Seasons)…Not December 1963, but still “What a Very Special Time for Me, As I Remember, What a Night”. If you know the song, that’s what it felt like. I rarely write about … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Fine Wine, Premium Spirits, Rum, Sherry, Wine, Wine and Food | Tagged Alois Kracher, Arnold Holzer, Austrian Botrytis Wine, Austrian Skin Contact Wine, Bota de Palo Cortado 62, Burgenland Sweet Wine, Chateau-Chalon 1999, Chateau-Chalon Granges Bernard, Chevassu-Fassenet, Denis Chevassu, Equipo Navazos, Equipo Navazos Ron Bota 65, Equipo Navazos Sherry Jerez, Eschenhof Holzer The Orange 2013, Hermitage La Chapelle 1998, Illmitz Wine, Jaboulet La Chapelle 1998, Kracher, Kracher Nouvelle Vague, La Fromagerie Comté, La Fromagerie London Cheesemonger, Marie-Pierre Chevassu-Fassenet, Piper-Heidsieck Rare 2002, Red Squirrel Wine Agency, Roter Veltliner, Seewinkel Sweet Wine, tarte tatin wine match, Traminer TbA 2004, Wagram | 1 Comment

I Met a Traveller from an Antique Land

Posted on 13/01/2017 by dccrossley

…My name is Ozburgundian, Winemaker of Winemakers, Look on my Wines, ye Mighty, and despair! Okay, not quite what Shelley had in mind, but the mighty Ozgundians were in town again yesterday, this time joined by another Australian washed up … Continue reading →

Posted in Burgundy, Fine Wine, Rhone, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Tastings | Tagged Aligoté, Andrew Nielsen, Burgundy 2015, Dagon Clan, Dealu Mare Wine, Emma Nielsen, Fixin Les Arvelets, Haisma Bonnes Mares, Haisma Cornas 2015, Haisma Romania, Jane Eyre Wines, Jérémy Recchione, Le Grappin, Mark Haisma, Mark Haisma Ardeche, The Ozgundians, Vincent Paris, Vinoteca Soho Tasting, Wanderlust Wines | 3 Comments

Tuscan Raiders

Posted on 28/11/2016 by dccrossley

There’s a group of aficionados of all things Toscana which meets several times a year to drink frankly far too much wine in impressive restaurants. It has been a while since I’ve been able to join them, so I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Fine Wine, Italian Wine, Wine, Wine and Food, Wine Tastings | Tagged Altesino 1975, Altesino 1985, Brunello di Montalcino, Col d'Orcia Poggio al Vento 2004, Florio Marsala 1840, Il Marroneto Brunello 2004, Il Torchio Stralunato, Marsala, Montenidoli Carato Vernaccia, Poliziano Asinone 1997, Riecine Sebastiano Passito, Sassotondo Ciliegiolo San Lorenzo, Selvapiana Vin Santo, Sesti Brunello 2001, Sesti Phenomena 2001, The Glasshouse Kew, Tuscan Raiders, Tuscan Wine, Vermentino Colli di Luni, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano | Leave a comment

Category Archives: Fine Wine

Ripples Become Waves – Howard Ripley German 2017 GG and Reds

Utravino – The Full Piemonte

Paris (What We Drank In…)

Sportsman (but Seasalter, No Football Here)

Ultravino Piemonte at 67 Pall Mall

Brunswick House – Some Classical Wines in a Classical Setting

Bérêche Night

Late January back in Se-ven-teen

I Met a Traveller from an Antique Land

Tuscan Raiders

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