Category Archives: Italian Wine

Recent Wines August 2026 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 08/09/2026 by dccrossley

The second batch of wines we drank at home through August is an altogether different selection from those in Part 1. Whereas there we had several Austrian and Czech wines, here we are leading from the top with a very … Continue reading →

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Recent Wines July 2026 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 29/07/2026 by dccrossley

My “Recent Wines” articles are usually reserved for the wines we drink at home, but there are of course exceptions. One such exception, as you will discover at the end of Part 2, is for a special bottle from my … Continue reading →

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Recent Wines June 2026 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 14/07/2026 by dccrossley

Winding up June’s home drinking here in Part 2, we begin not with a wine but with a cider, and this is something of a conceptual one, and comes from Herefordshire. The first wine is a very good Pinot Gris … Continue reading →

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Recent Wines June 2026 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 06/07/2026 by dccrossley

I have to admit that even by my own standards we are all over the place with the first six bottles of home drinking for June. We begin not with a wine but with sake, which I wish I drank … Continue reading →

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Cork & Cask Summer Fair 2026, Part 3 (Sake, Richmond Wines, Beer and Ciders)

Posted on 08/06/2026 by dccrossley

In this final part of my coverage of Cork & Cask’s Summer Fair 2026 in Edinburgh we have a range of different drinks. We begin with Sake, which I hope is as interesting for you as it is for me. … Continue reading →

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Cork & Cask Summer Fair 2026, Part 2 (Indigo Wines and Moreno Wines)

Posted on 04/06/2026 by dccrossley

For the second part of Cork & Cask’s Summer Fair coverage I’m looking at the gems on the tables manned by Indigo Wines and Moreno Wines. Both boast strong Spanish portfolios, but the range of what they import goes way … Continue reading →

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Cork & Cask Summer Fair May 2026, Part 1 (Element and Raeburn)

Posted on 01/06/2026 by dccrossley

Cork & Cask’s Edinburgh Summer Fair is always fun. Of course, the weather helps lift the spirit, but there is less of a wine focus in the summer. There’s plenty of wine to taste, but equally lots of beers and … Continue reading →

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Recent Wines March 2026 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 22/04/2026 by dccrossley

Finishing off March, we have a selection that you may be hard pushed to call boring, unless you are getting fed up with the way my drinking pings around like a pinball machine. Except that all of these six wines … Continue reading →

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Recent Wines March 2026 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 14/04/2026 by dccrossley

My recent wines for March display my usual eclectic tastes. Whilst this first part contains two wines from France, albeit Jura and Loire, there’s also a bottle each from Luxembourg, Baden in Germany, Northeastern Italy and Kent in England. You … Continue reading →

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Recent Wines February 2026 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 24/03/2026 by dccrossley

Remember Recent Wines? I published Part 1 of February’s wines four weeks ago, and with seven articles from two Edinburgh events in between, here is Part 2. It’s almost certainly the biggest gap between Recent Wines posts yet, but I … Continue reading →

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