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Recent Wines February 2022 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
The second part of the most interesting wines drunk at home during February really does contain some crackers. It would be impossible to single out a wine of the month from this part alone, hard enough even to choose a … Continue reading
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Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alice Bouvot Arbois, Annamária Réka-Koncz Hungary, Bierzo, Burgenland Wine, Domaine Giachino Persan 2017, Domaine L'Octavin Elle Aimée 2018, Equipo Navazos, Fine Manzanilla, Gerhard & Brigitte Pittnauer Gols, Gols Neusiedlersee, Hungarian Sparkling Wine, Isére Wines, Jerez Wines, Jura Wine, La Bota de Manzanilla 71, Madame Flöck Schmetterling 2020, Madame Flöck Wines Winingen, Mencia, Mosel Blend, Natural Wine, Persan, Pittnauer Perfect Day 2020, Réka-Koncz Freiluftkino 2019, Recent Wines February 2022 (Pt2), Sanlucar, Spanish Fortified Wines, Spanish Wine, Terrassen Mosel, Veronica Ortega Bierzo, Veronica Ortega VO 2016
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Recent Wines February 2022 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
I am hoping that March will see me capable of easing myself into wine life with a few well-judged trips to London in March, and perhaps even elsewhere, but until that happens, I can only give you another round of … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, biodynamic wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, A Demua 2015, Alazani Valley Georgia, Cascina Degli Ulivi Piemonte, Christoph Schaefer, Coste della Sesia DOC, Craig and Anne Wessels, Domaine D'Audaux, Equipo Navazos Jerez, Georgian Wine, Graach Wine, Graacher Domprobst Kabinett 2018, Hemel-en-Aarde Wine, IGT Comté Tolosan, Jamie Hutchinson, Kakheti Wine Georgia, La Bota de Florpower 84 MMXVI, Lessona, Mosel Riesling, Nebbiolo Blend, Nika Winery Anna Red Wine 2019, Pago Miraflores La Baja Sanlúcar, Paolo and Luca De Marchi, Petit Manseng Sec, Piemonte Wine, Proprieta Sperino, Qvevri Wine, Recent Wines February 2022 Pt 1, Restless River Craig Wessels, Saperavi Blend, South African Piquette, South African Wine, Stefano Bellotti, Timorasso Blend, Uvaggio 2017, Wanderlust Piquette, Willi Schaefer
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Recent Wines January 2022 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
If Part 1 got January off to a strong start, Part 2 goes down equally different paths. We begin with a well known Blaufränkisch from Burgenland before veering right across Europe to Alentejo. Then back we go to cooler climes … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Andrew & Emma Nielsen, Austrian Wine, Beaune Boucherottes 1er Cru Le Grappin, Bisamberg Wine Vienna, Blaufrankisch Johanneshohe Prieler, Burgenland Blaufrankisch, Burgundy Wine, Chardonnay La Percenette, Domaine Pignier Montaigu Jura, Elderflower Liqueur in Sparkling Wine, Furmint, Georg Prieler Schutzen, Hungarian Wine, Istvan Szepsy Winemaker, Jura Chardonnay, Jura Wine, La Maison Blanche Mont-sur-Rolle, Le Grappin Beaune, Melon a Queue Rouge, Portuguese wine, Procura Na Anfora Susana Esteban, Rainer Christ Jedlersdorf, Recent Wines January 2022 (Pt2), Sparkling Wine from Chasselas, Susana Esteban Alentejo, Swiss Sparkling Wine, Swiss Wine, Talha Wines Portugal, Tokaji Furmint Szepsy Hungary, Vaud Wine, Vienna Skin Contact Field Blend, Vienna Wine, Wiener Gemischter Satz Kraut & Ruben 2017, Wine from La Côte
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Recent Wines January 2022 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
Dry January! I don’t know what it means to you but it patently doesn’t mean a month without alcohol to me, although equally we don’t drink every night here. In my case Dry January does mean a bit of a … Continue reading
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Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Air Carrots of Pagnol 2018, Alsace Sylvaner, Balagny Minouche 2019, Becker Grüner Sylvaner Alte Reben 2016, Berthaut-Gerbet Fixin, Blank Bottle Winery South Africa, Czech Wine, Domaine Berthaut Fixin, Domaine Berthaut-Gerbet Fixin, Fixin Les Crais 2010, Fixin lieu-dit Les Crais, Fritz Becker Schweigen Pfalz, Fritz Wieninger, Jean-Pierre Rietsch Mittelbergheim, Julie Balagny Beaujolais, Petr Koráb Moravia, Petr Koráb Saint-Laurent 2020, Pieter Walser Western Cape, Recent Wines January 2022 Pt1, Rietsch Vieille Vigne Sylvaner, Vienna Wine, Wiener Riesling 2018 Wieninger, Wiener Wein
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Review of the Year 2021
My Review of 2021 will be a little different this year. It has been a tough year for many parts of the wine trade, especially so for small and specialist importers, not to mention restaurants and the rest of the … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Christmas and Wine, Natural Wine, Review of the Year, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Books, Wine Writing
Tagged Annamária Réka-Koncz The Wizard, Binner Si Rose, Domaine de la Tournelle Cul de Brey, Domaine L'Octavin Commendatore, Foot Trodden Book of the Year, Gutt Oggau Joschuari, Is That The Milky Way Darren Smith, Jutta Ambrositsch Rakete, Khukri Rum Nepal, Lambert Spielmann Red Z'Epfig, Mathias Bechtel Rauschling, Rennersistas Grauburgunder, Review of the Year 2021, Ryan Opaz, Simon J Woolf, Strömeier Schilcher Frizzante, TFWATH, The Finest Wines Available to Humanity, Wideworldofwine Top Articles 2021, Wine Books etc 2021, Wine in 2021
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Recent Wines October 2021 (Part 3) #theglouthatbindsus
This is the last part of my resume of interesting wines drunk during October. This half-dozen bottles, all gems in their own way, travels around a fairly small part of Europe, with one exception, but they are all from different … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Artisan Wines, Austrian Wine, German Wine, Natural Wine, Piemonte, Slovenian Wine, Wine
Tagged Alex Götze, Alsace Red Blend, Antonio Vallana, Baden Gutedel, Baden Wine, Burgenland Wine, Canary Islands Wine, Chasselas in Baden Germany, Christoph Wolber, Envinate Taganan Tinto, Georg Renner, Gutedel Baden, Lambert Spielmann Epfig Alsace, Red Z'Epfig, Renner Intergalactic Field Blend 2020, Rennersistas, Rennerundsistas, Roberto Santana, Stefanie Renner, Susanne Renner, Tenerife Wine, Vallana Boca 2013, Wasenhaus, Weingut Renner Gols, Weingut Wasenhaus, Wines of Alto Piemonte
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We Don’t Want Any Crap in Our Wine by Camilla Gjerde (Book Review)
Over the past several years I have noticed something interesting. Not only am I buying more wines from women winemakers than I was, but some of those women would count firmly among my very favourite producers. I’ve tried to work … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Books, Wine Writing, Women in Wine
Tagged Alice Bouvot Arbois, Arianna Occhipinti Vittoria Sicily, Artisan Wines, Camilla Gjerde Author, Catherine Hannoun Port-Lesney, Domaine de la Loue Jura, Domaine L'Octavin Jura, Elena Pantaleoni La Stoppa, Francesca Padovani Fonterenza Montalcino, Jutta Ambrositsch Vienna, La Stoppa Emilia-Romagna, Margherita Padovani Fonterenza Montalcino, Natural Wine, Rennersistas, Stefanie Renner Gols Burgenland, Susanne Renner Gols Burgenland, We Don't Want Any Crap in Our Wine (Review), Wine Books, Wine writing, Women in Natural Wine, Women Winemakers
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Recent Wines September 2021 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
Following on from Part One, we have another pretty eclectic mix of wines. For those who think I drink too much from Austria and Jura, or even Czech wine, well, there aren’t any here. Instead, I give you a Portuguese … Continue reading
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Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alentejo Branco, Alsace Wine, Antonio Macanita, Artisan Sherry, Aube Grower Champagne, Australian Amphora Wine, Bénédicte Leroy Vigneronne, Black Chalk Dancer in Pink, Black Chalk Wine Test Valley, Brad Hickey Winemaker, Brash Higgins McLaren Vale, Brash Higgins NDV, Breaky Bottom Cuvée Oliver Minkley 2011, Breaky Bottom Winery Rodmell, Champagne Ruppert-Leroy Essoyes, Christian Binner Ammerschwihr, English Sparkling Wine, English Still Rosé Wine, Equipo Navazos, Fitapreta Branco, Florpower 82 Manzanilla, Jacob Leadley Winemaker, natural wines, Omensetter Vineyard McLaren Vale, Pago Miraflores La Baja Sanlúcar, Peter Hall Winemaker, Portuguese White Wine, Ruppert-Leroy Fosse-Grely 2015, Si Rose 16-17, Single Vineyard Single Vintage Manzanilla, South Australian Nero d'Avola, Wines of Hampshire
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