Category Archives: Natural Wine

Restyling Wine – Les Caves de Pyrene at Thirty

Posted on 20/09/2018 by dccrossley

Back in the 1990s I discovered a wine merchant who appeared to sell all the weird and wonderful wines I’d come to love over the previous decade. I’d just had a few trips to Aosta, and I couldn’t believe I … Continue reading →

Recent Wines (August 2018) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 17/09/2018 by dccrossley

It seems a long time ago, August, days of thirty-degree plus temperatures, three meals a day taken out in the garden, and hardly a serious red wine drunk. Nothing here will be anything more than light red, although the Blank … Continue reading →

Posted in Alsace, Austria, Austrian Wine, Champagne, Jura, Natural Wine, Rosé, Rosé Wine, Savoie Wine, Sparkling Wine, Vienna, Wiener Gemischter Satz, Wine | Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Blauer Wildbacher, Bruno Schueller, Champagne Bruno Paillard Premiere Cuvee, Clos Cibonne Cotes de Provence, Domaine de la Tournelle Arbois, Domaine Gerard Schueller Sylvaner, Dominique Lucas, Famille de Conti Petillant Naturel, L'Uva Arbosiana, Les Vignes de Paradis Savoie, Puszta Libre! 2017 Claus Preisinger, Rakete Jutta Ambrositsch, Recent Wines August 2018, Rotes Haus Wiener Gemischter Satz Nussberg, Schilcher, Schilcher Frizzante Strohmeier, Tibouren Clos Cibonne 2014, Top Alsace Sylvaners, Tour des Gendres, Vin des Allobroges Savagnin | 2 Comments

Sisters Are Doin’ It at Weingut Renner

Posted on 21/08/2018 by dccrossley

Our trip to visit Rennersistas at Gols began very early with a forty-five minute train ride from Vienna Hauptbahnhof to Neusiedl-am-See, and an eleven kilometre cycle into the wind. It made us slightly late and very hot for our 10.30 appointment, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, Austria, Austrian Wine, Natural Wine, Neusiedlersee, Vienna, Wine, Wine Tastings, Wine Travel | Tagged Austrian Natural Wine, Austrian Wine, Austrian Wine Tourism, Burgenland, Claus Preisinger Gols, Gols, Mole West, Neusiedl-am-See, Neusiedlersee on a bike, Renner Pannobile, Rennersistas, Stefanie Renner, Tasting at Rennersistas, Waiting for Tom 2017, Weingut Renner | Leave a comment

Amber Revolution by Simon J Woolf

Posted on 31/07/2018 by dccrossley

Every so often the near desert that is wine publishing comes up with something welcome and really interesting. Wink Lorch’s Jura Wine and John Szabo’s Volcanic Wines come to mind. Simon Woolf’s Amber Revolution fits firmly in that category, and has generated … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Wine, Wine Writing | Tagged Amber Wine, Amber Wine Revolution, Georgian Qvevri Wine, Gravner, orange wine, Simon J Woolf, skin contact wines | 5 Comments

New at Newcomer

Posted on 19/07/2018 by dccrossley

I read recently, under the Decanter Magazine headline “Bordeaux becalmed”, that for the first time since Sotheby’s started selling wine in 1970 Bordeaux has dipped below 50% in sales. The decline in popularity of this once king of the wine … Continue reading →

Posted in Austria, Austrian Wine, Natural Wine, Neusiedlersee, Sparkling Wine, Wiener Gemischter Satz, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops | Tagged Christian Tschida Brutal Red, Christian Tschida Sonja Cabernet Franc, Claus Preisinger Gols, Enderle & Moll Baden, In A Hell Mood Pet Nat, Jutta Ambrositsch Rakete, Michael Grindl Weinviertal, Michael Wenzel Rust, Milan Nestarec, Mythopia Swiss Wine, Neusiedlersee Wine, Newcomer Wines, Prévost La Closerie London Retail Source, Puszta Libre, Rennersistas Gols, Strohmeier Schilcher Frizzante, Vienna Wine, Waiting For Tom White Blend, Wiener Gemischter Satz | 4 Comments

Recent Wines (June/July 2018) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 17/07/2018 by dccrossley

Philippe Alliet is a mercurial vigneron who makes Chinon east of the town, in the back streets of Cravant-les-Côteaux. He is best known for his single vineyard Côteau de Noiré, but Chinon Vieilles Vignes 2008 comes from Cabernet Franc vines over fifty … Continue reading →

Posted in Alsace, Artisan Wines, Austrian Wine, Beaujolais, Champagne, Cider, English Cider, Loire, Natural Wine, Sparkling Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies | Tagged Alsace Muscat Ottonel, Andrew Nielsen, Brad Hickey Winemaker, Brash Higgins ZBO 2016, Champagne Dehours Oeil de Perdrix, Charlie Herring Wines, Davis Weszeli, Domaine des Forges Chaume 2005, Domaine Rietsch Murmure Muscat, Du Grappin, Du Grappin Aligoté, Du Grappin Beaujolais-Villages Nature, Fuchs und Hase Vol 4, Getariako Txacolina Ametzoi, Ginglinger Pinot Noir Sand, Karim Vionnet Grabuge!, Le Grappin, Loire Moelleux Chenin Blanc, Perfect Strangers Artisan Cider, Petnat, Philippe Alliet Chinon Vieilles Vignes, Plateau Brighton, Riverland Zibibbo Muscat, Tim Phillips, Txacoli, Weszeli Käferberg DAC Reserve Grüner Veltliner | 6 Comments

Recent Wines (May 2018) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 11/07/2018 by dccrossley

I’m getting behind (as usual) with this “recent wines” malarkey, so I’m going to split May and June into two more digestible bites – eight wines from May today and then eight wines from June next week. PN17, Tillingham Vineyard, … Continue reading →

Posted in Czech Wine, English Wine, Jura, Natural Wine, Spanish Wine, Wine | Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Anne & Jean-François Ganevat, Ben Walgate, Czech Wine, Domaine des Bodines, Domaine Hughes-Beguet, Foradori Lezèr Teroldego, Kéké Descombes Morgon 2016, Kewin Descombes Morgon 2016, Moravian Wine, Nevrosé 2016, Oh Yeah! Savagnin, Patrice Béguet, Recent Wines May 2018, Ryzlink Rynsky Jakub Novak, Tillingham PN17, Vinel-lo Partida Creus, Y'a bon the Canon | 2 Comments

Tillingham

Posted on 26/06/2018 by dccrossley

Having got to know Ben Walgate and his wines over the past year I had been itching to make a visit to his Tillingham Vineyard, within sight of Rye in East Sussex. I finally got a chance just over a … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, Cider, English Cider, English Wine, Natural Wine, Sparkling Wine, Wine | Tagged Ben Walgate, Charlie Herring Wines, Cider, English Cider, English Sparkling Riesling, English Sparkling Wine, Natural Cyder, Perfect Strangers Cider-Wine blend, Promised Land Sparkling Riesling, Starvecrow Cider, Starvecrow Qvevri Cider, Strange Brew Wild Hop Beer, The Bookkeeper Sparkling Chardonnay, Tillingham PN17, Tillingham Qvevri Ortega "Artego", Tillingham Vineyard, Tim Phillips | 8 Comments

Bojo Rising Part 1 – The Masterclass

Posted on 16/06/2018 by dccrossley

Thursday saw the annual trade tasting for Inter Beaujolais, organised to perfection once more by Westbury Comms at The Trampery on Old Street. In my second article (to follow) I plan to provide an overview of the 2016 and 2017 vintages by … Continue reading →

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Modal Wines at Plateau – Nic Rizzi Talks Natural Wines and Terroir Wines

Posted on 31/05/2018 by dccrossley

Last night, Nicolas Rizzi, founder of Modal Wines, undertook a tasting at Plateau in Brighton, introducing a few of the wines from his portfolio, and discussing how provenance affects the wine in the bottle. As well as importing a very exciting small range of … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Bars, Wine Tastings | Tagged Atelier Kramar Primario 2016, Cascina Zerbetta Shan Pan, Devin Grape Variety, Drei Farben Rot 2015, Fredi Torres, Fruhburgunder, Joiseph BFF 2015, Luka Zeichmann, Modal Wines, Mosel Red Wine, New Producer in Burgenland, Nicolas Rizzi, Out the Box Group September Tasting, Piemonte Sparkling Sauvignon Blanc, Plateau Brighton, Plateau Brighton Wine Tastings, Ponca Soils, Rebula Grape Variety, Ribera Sacra, Rodriquez Brothers Carlos and Juan, Silice 2016, Silice Viticultores, Slobodne Deviner 2015, Slovakian Wine, Slovenian Wine, Staffelter Hof Mosel | 3 Comments

Category Archives: Natural Wine

Restyling Wine – Les Caves de Pyrene at Thirty

Recent Wines (August 2018) #theglouthatbindsus

Sisters Are Doin’ It at Weingut Renner

Amber Revolution by Simon J Woolf

New at Newcomer

Recent Wines (June/July 2018) #theglouthatbindsus

Recent Wines (May 2018) #theglouthatbindsus

Tillingham

Bojo Rising Part 1 – The Masterclass

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