Category Archives: German Wine

Wines of the Year 2024 #theglouthatbindsus

In the “Recent Wines” articles I publish each month I always stress that the wines I include are not the most expensive, smartest and poshest wines but the wines I find most interesting, and hopefully thrilling. This means you might … Continue reading

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Recent Wines November 2024 #theglouthatbindsus

November’s Recent Wines are once again cut short, in this case by our trip to Nepal, taking twenty days of “home drinking” out of the equation, but we did manage to consume six bottles in the ten days we had … Continue reading

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Graft Wine Autumn Tasting, Edinburgh (15 October 2024)

Graft Wine held their Edinburgh Autumn Tasting on 15th October, at Hawksmoor, conveniently in the centre of the city. It has been a long time since I tasted Graft’s portfolio and the ten producers on taste showcased a whole bunch … Continue reading

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Recent Wines September 2024 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus

For the second part of September’s wines, we have all wines. No cider or perry, I’m afraid. What you do get are six wines from places other than those in Part 1, although there are a couple of albeit very … Continue reading

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Recent Wines August 2024 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus

August, that month of sunshine, holidays, outdoor dining, beach picnics…well only in part it seems, at least for most of us confined to the UK at this time. Hopefully I shall find some longer spell of warmth soon, but what … Continue reading

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Recent Wines July 2024 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus

July Part Two kicks off with two wines from Spain, one from the south and one from the north, totally different but both special wines. Then we head east to Austria’s Burgenland, from where it’s just a short drive to … Continue reading

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Recent Wines June 2024 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus

Recent Wines, June Part 2, is a little different to Part 1. No spectacularly old and expensive wines I can no longer afford, but plenty of quality and interest, inspiration and pleasure, in this second half-dozen wines. We begin with … Continue reading

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Recent Wines May 2024 #theglouthatbindsus

After a couple of very recent tastings, I need to take you all the way back to May. We moved house in May and we were consumed by decorating, unpacking, and actually a week of enforced eating out because we … Continue reading

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Recent Wines April 2024 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus

The catchup continues. We are right back in April for my “Recent Wines”. Two parts, the first showing wines from Franken, Hampshire, Burgundy, Burgenland and Jura. Silvaner Thüngersheim Rothlauf GG 2019, Weingut Rudolf May (Franken, Germany) I seem to be … Continue reading

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Real Wine Fair 2024 (Part 2)

Part 2 from Real Wine 2024, five more producers, and as I’m way late with this, let’s crack on… NATALIA & PHIL HARRIS (Sussex, England) Okay, so technically these wines are billed as “Natalia Harris” but I’m going to give … Continue reading

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