Category Archives: Natural Wine

Newcomer at RIBA

Posted on 06/03/2018 by dccrossley

Already this year there have been some astoundingly good Tastings on the London circuit, but Newcomer Wines’ “The Old New World” at the Royal Institute of British Architects was right up there with the best. I remember my first visit … Continue reading →

Raw Wine Week Events 2018

Posted on 28/02/2018 by dccrossley

With Raw Wine London just over a week away (11/12 March), Raw Wine Week 2018 begins on 7 March. This week of natural wine, culminating in the 13th Raw Wine Fair, this year back at “The Store” on The Strand, sees a … Continue reading →

Posted in Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Festivals, Wine Shops, Wine Tastings | Tagged Antidote London, Burgess & Hall Wines, Clot de Soleres at Furanxo, Domaine Ligas at Elliot's, Elliot's London, Fabio Bartolomei, Furanxo Dalston, Greek Wine at Plateau Brighton, Karim Vionnet at Antidote, Ktima Ligas, Meli Ligas, Otros Vinos, Plateau Brighton, Raw Wine, Raw Wine Events 2018, Raw Wine Week London 2018, Sager & Wilde, Sager & Wilde Paradise Row Raw Offer, Southern Wine Roads at Plateau, Terroirs Wine Bar, Timberyard Edinburgh, Vinos Ambiz at Burgess & Hall | Leave a comment

“I remember, Standing by the Wall” (Berlin Bars)

Posted on 26/02/2018 by dccrossley

With Raw Wine Week coming up here in the UK, my attention was turned to Berlin’s own Raw Wine in May, when a friend said he was thinking of going over for it. I’ve just come back from a week … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Bars | Tagged 2Naturkinder Kleine Heimat 2016, Berlin, Berlin Natural Wine Bars, Brammibals Donuts Berlin, Fournier Frères Normandy Cider, Franco Terpin Quinto Quarto, Ginglinger Cuvée Bilh, JaJa Berlin, Nigl orange wine Kremstal, Ottorink Berlin, Raw Wine Week Berlin, Soy Berlin, Wild Things Berlin | Leave a comment

Great Exhibition 2018 – with the emphasis on Great

Posted on 13/02/2018 by dccrossley

Yesterday was the Winter 2018 Great Exhibition Tasting in the arches under Holborn Viaduct, this time featuring Winemakers Club and Carte Blanche Wines. These Tastings are always good, but there must have been something in the air yesterday, because there … Continue reading →

Posted in biodynamic wine, Champagne, Hungarian Wine, Natural Wine, Sparkling Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings | Tagged Adrien Dhondt, Ancre Hill Estate, Ben Walgate, Benoit Dehu, Carte Blanche Wines, Christelle Guibert Orange Wine Itata, Craig Sheard, Dhondt-Grellet, Domaine des Marnes Blanches, Domaine L'Ecu, Elemental Bob, Eliane Delalot, Fabien Jouves, Great Exhibition Tasting 2018, Gudfish Wines, Hegyikalo, Jerome Francois, Karim Vionnet Beaujolais, La Grange de L'Oncle Charles, Maxime Magnon, Meinklang H15, Olivier Horiot, Pelle Pince Alma Palinka, PN17 Petnat, Rosé des Riceys, Stefan Vetter, Sylvaner, Tillingham Wines, Tom Shobbrook, Vincent Caillé, Winemakers Club | 2 Comments

Basket Press Wines at Plateau

Posted on 02/02/2018 by dccrossley

Even I, known for my terrible puns, was able to avoid using some awful pun about czeching out Basket Press Wines and Plateau, Brighton’s brilliant natural wine bar/restaurant in The Lanes, in the title of this article, but I would … Continue reading →

Posted in Alsace, Czech Wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Bars, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings | Tagged Basket Press Wines, Cabernet Moravia Crossing, Czech Wines, Dobra Vinice, Jaroslav Osicka, Jaroslav Springer, Krasna Hora Sekt, Modry Portugal, Moravian Orange Wine, Moravian Wines, Noble Fine Liquor Farringdon Road, Ota Sevcik, Petr Korab, Plateau Wine Bar Brighton, Richard Stavek, Spigle Bocky Orange Wine, Stapleton & Springer, Tomas Cacik | 3 Comments

It’s a Wonderful Life (That You Bring)

Posted on 31/01/2018 by dccrossley

I’ve been up to a few things this month that didn’t really fit into any of the other articles, and I thought I’d mention them here. They do amount to a free plug for the places mentioned, but I don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Natural Wine, Savoie Wine, Wine, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops | Tagged 67 Pall Mall, Dominique Lucas, Ganevat Vin Jaune 2006, Huet Vouvray Le Mont Sec 1995, Les Vignes de Paradis, Noble Fine Liquor, Noble Rot, Solent Cellar, Splash Pétnat Château Barouillet, The Shipyard Lymington, Winemakers Club | Leave a comment

Recent Wines (Dry January 2018, not a sticky in sight) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 29/01/2018 by dccrossley

Those seekers of a life without fun, who believe all alcohol consumers are binge drinkers, have no time for those of us who wish to sample exciting wines during the dullest month of the year. In the same way as … Continue reading →

Posted in Natural Wine, Wine | Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alice & Olivier De Moor, Antoine Kreydenweiss, Bota de Fino 54, Celler Pardas Collita Roja, De Moor Bourgogne Chitry 2015, Domaine Marc Kreydenweiss, Equippo Navazos, Ganevat Poulprix, Grolleau Noir, Heidi Schröck Blaufränkisch Rusterwald, La Fontaine aux Enfants Pinot Blanc-Auxerrois, La Grand Pièce, Luca Roagna, Mai and Kenji Hodgson, Martha Stoumen, natural wines, Navazos-Niepoort Blanco 2014, Post Flirtation Red, Recent Wines, Sumoll, Unione Nero di Wongraven Barolo, Wind Gap Orra 2009 | 1 Comment

First Impressions (Two Very Different Wines)

Posted on 08/01/2018 by dccrossley

People often say first impressions are important. Many people are quite happy to make important decisions based on first impressions, and it pays to be aware of that in our own lives. The same is the case for wine. So … Continue reading →

Posted in Jura, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Science | Tagged First Impressions of Wines, Martha Stoumen Post Flirtation 2016, Napa Valley Blend, Overnoy-Crinquand Ploussard 2015, Reduction, Reductive Wines | 1 Comment

Recent Wines (Winter 2017) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 21/12/2017 by dccrossley

As we head for what in our case will be a welcome Christmas break (the usual pre-Christmas colds have reared their heads like the four horsemen this year), I thought I’d be totally predictable and forego a list of Christmas … Continue reading →

Posted in Natural Wine, Wine | Tagged Battaglino Roero Sergentin 2009, Cascina degli Ulivi Ivag 2015, Cauzon Blanco 2016, Kalkundkiesel Claus Preisinger, Madiran 2004 Chateau d'Aydie, Maxime Magnon Le Begou, Michael Wenzel Furmint Vogelsang 2014, Pheasant's Tears Poliphonia 417, Ramon Saavedra, Recent Wines, Suertes del Marques 7 Fuentes Tenerife | 5 Comments

Zoo Time – Wide World of Wine Awards 2017

Posted on 06/12/2017 by dccrossley

To be completely honest, I’ve never really been a great fan of Awards. Well, not since I used to fill in the NME’s Musicians of the Year Poll, which I can tell you was a very long time ago. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops | Tagged Alpine Wines, Austrian Wines Specialists, Cave Les Papilles Paris, Howard Ripley, Les Caves de Pyrene, Natural Wine Specialists, Newcomer Wines, Noble Fine Liquor, Otros Vinos, Red Squirrel Wine, Solent Cellar Lymington, Swiss Wines Specialists, Tutto Wines, Uncharted Wines, Wide World of Wine Awards 2017, Winemakers Club | Leave a comment

Category Archives: Natural Wine

Newcomer at RIBA

Raw Wine Week Events 2018

“I remember, Standing by the Wall” (Berlin Bars)

Great Exhibition 2018 – with the emphasis on Great

Basket Press Wines at Plateau

It’s a Wonderful Life (That You Bring)

Recent Wines (Dry January 2018, not a sticky in sight) #theglouthatbindsus

First Impressions (Two Very Different Wines)

Recent Wines (Winter 2017) #theglouthatbindsus

Zoo Time – Wide World of Wine Awards 2017

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