Category Archives: Grape Varieties

Switzerland – Game On

Posted on 23/06/2020 by dccrossley

I was reading an article written and published in April by Valerie Kathawala on the Planet of the Grapes web site (that’s the US online magazine, not the London wine merchant of the same name), called “Have Swiss Wines Finally Arrived?“. … Continue reading →

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Isolation Inspiration Part 1: Furmint Crowdcast from Newcomer and Kiffe

Posted on 03/04/2020 by dccrossley

I wrote earlier this week about the Zoom event hosted by Nekter Wines last Friday, an enthralling conversation with Steve Matthiasson focused on his Linda Vista Chardonnay 2017. It was the first of a series of Friday night slots from Nekter, and … Continue reading →

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Godforsaken Grapes (Book Review)

Posted on 02/12/2019 by dccrossley

I’d been aware of Jason Wilson’s Godforsaken Grapes (2018) for some time, but it had never really registered as a book I needed to read until an American friend recommended it in the strongest terms. I think what had put me off, … Continue reading →

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Swiss Wine by Sue Style

Posted on 20/09/2019 by dccrossley

To give it its proper title, Sue Style’s latest book is The Landscape of Swiss Wine – A Wine-Lover’s Tour of Switzerland. Now you all know that I’m a bit of a fan of Swiss Wines, and from time to time … Continue reading →

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“Ugly Ducklings Can Be Swans” (Says Doug Wregg)

Posted on 16/04/2019 by dccrossley

Ugly Ducklings can be Swans! That was the title of the tasting given by Doug Wregg at Solent Cellar in Lymington on Friday night. Doug’s company, Les Caves de Pyrene, has proved that statement a thousand times over in the thirty-odd … Continue reading →

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Time for More Swiss Wine

Posted on 11/04/2019 by dccrossley

Last night Wringer & Mangle just south of London Fields hosted a reception organised by Westbury Communications for four Swiss producers from the Valais Region. The space was packed with people who came for the wine and the exhibition of label art created … Continue reading →

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Nebbiolo Day 2019

Posted on 19/03/2019 by dccrossley

On 5th March I spent the day at the Royal Horticultural Halls in London, at Walter Speller‘s second Nebbiolo Day, the first being in 2017. Imagine, 92 Nebbiolo producers showing more than 500 Nebbiolo wines from 18 denominations in Northern … Continue reading →

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Aligoté

Posted on 06/08/2018 by dccrossley

Some years ago now I attended a “bring your own bottles” Burgundy Lunch, and was seated on a table with some genuine experts in the region’s wines. The red I took was a safe bet because I’d sourced it from … Continue reading →

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