Category Archives: Natural Wine

Recent Wines May 2026 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 18/06/2026 by dccrossley

For the second part of Recent Wines for May I can’t promise that each wine will come from a different country this time (inserts a ROTFL emoji), but they are a diverse bunch. More important, there isn’t a wine here … Continue reading →

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Recent Wines May 2026 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 16/06/2026 by dccrossley

We begin coverage of the wines we drank “at home” during May with the best two bottles we drank staying in a house belonging to friends in The Gers at the beginning of the month. They were both recommended by … 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 April 2026 (Part 2)

Posted on 25/05/2026 by dccrossley

For the second part of April’s wines, we begin with three very different French classics, a Condrieu, an Alsace Riesling and a Saint-Emilion. Then we repeat Part 1 with another Baden Spätburgunder (a different producer), followed by a wine from … Continue reading →

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More from Paradise Lost – Alex Diggins’s Article in The Observer

Posted on 21/05/2026 by dccrossley

Back in June 2021 I wrote an article called Paradise Lost, about the deaths from suicide of two highly regarded winemakers in France. The article was difficult to write at the time. Both men were favourite producers of mine, and … Continue reading →

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Recent Wines April 2026 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 19/05/2026 by dccrossley

April does seem such a long time ago now. Maybe it has something to do with the weather. I left Scotland towards the end of last month feeling it was quite warm, and London, and then Southwest France were even … Continue reading →

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A Holiday, A Producer, A Wine – Discovering La Voile from Domaine Jeandaugé in Gascony

Posted on 11/05/2026 by dccrossley

There is no denying that France has more than its fair share of profoundly beautiful regions. I guess that’s why they call them La France Profonde. Poor jokes aside, there are many regions that match the Gers for scenery, architecture, … 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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