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Recent Wines (March/April 2018) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 09/04/2018 by dccrossley

For my last article for around three weeks I am going to clear the decks with some more fascinating recent wines. What to leave out proved difficult, so there are fourteen here. I’ll try not to waffle too much. I’ve … Continue reading →

Recent Wines (February 2018) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 23/03/2018 by dccrossley

I’m a little bit behind again with my regular pieces on recent wines drunk at home, so here I’ll mention just eight stars from February, along with a clutch of wines we drank last Saturday night (which deserve not to … Continue reading →

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Raw London 2018 Part 2

Posted on 19/03/2018 by dccrossley

This is the second part of my selection from Raw Wine London 2018, the first part of which precedes this article. Here we have eleven more producers from the weekend before last’s event at The Store on London’s Strand. All but one are … Continue reading →

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Raw London 2018 Part 1

Posted on 14/03/2018 by dccrossley

So Raw has been and gone for another year. Raw Wine seems now to be a real community – a group of artisans who know each other, so the vibe is always friendly and buzzing. If anyone doesn’t know Raw Wine, … Continue reading →

Posted in Alsace, Beaujolais, biodynamic wine, Bordeaux Wine, Jura, Natural Wine, Rhone, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Festivals, Wine Tastings | Tagged Alsace Wine, Amphora Wines, Beaujolais, Bugey, Bugey Mondeuse, Domaine de Valmengaux Bordeaux, Domaine Geschickt, Emmanuelle Milan, Eric Thill Jura, Karim Vionnet, L'Epicurieux Beaujolais, Laurent Bannwarth, Le Vignoble du Rêveur, Mathieu Deiss, Natural Wine, Philippe Viret, Raw Wine, Raw Wine London 2018, Sébastien Congretel, Stéphane Bannwarth, Sud Revermont Producers, Yves Duport Bugey | 5 Comments

Learning the Natural Way at Plateau

Posted on 08/03/2018 by dccrossley

For those of us who have been interested in natural wine for some time, it may be hard to remember how we built our knowledge and understanding. For me, my journey began when someone recommended L’Insolite in Paris the first … Continue reading →

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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 →

Posted in Austria, Austrian Wine, biodynamic wine, Czech Wine, German Wine, Hungarian Wine, Natural Wine, Neusiedlersee, Swiss Wine, Vienna, Wiener Gemischter Satz, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Tastings | Tagged Attila Homonna Tokaj, Austrian Sauvignon Blanc, Blauer Wildbacher, Christian Tschida, Christoph Hoch Kremstal, Christoph Neumeister, Claus Preisinger Gols, Czech Wine, Ewald Tscheppe, Hollenburg Kremstal, In A Hell Mood 2017, Jutta Ambrositsch, Markus Altenburger, Milan Nestarech Moravia, Mythopia, Newcomer Wines at RIBA, Pechsteinkopf, Rennersistas, Rudolf Trossen, Schilcher, Steiermark Wine, Strohmeier, Weingut Odinstal, Weingut Pranzegg Bozen, Werlitsch, Wiener Gemischter Satz | 2 Comments

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 →

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“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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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Category Archives: Natural Wine

Recent Wines (March/April 2018) #theglouthatbindsus

Recent Wines (February 2018) #theglouthatbindsus

Raw London 2018 Part 2

Raw London 2018 Part 1

Learning the Natural Way at Plateau

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

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