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Red, White and Orange Friday at the Draper’s Arms

Posted on 27/11/2017 by dccrossley

Bereft of the pleasures of intensive shopping on Black Friday I was forced to settle for a long lunch at the Draper’s Arms in Islington with seventeen wines (one was corked) among seven of us. We were all slightly wobbly … Continue reading →

Terre Magazine

Posted on 23/11/2017 by dccrossley

In the digital age print media struggles with wine journalism. Whilst newspapers cull their wine columns, the old established Wine Press, or at least those magazines that remain, are forever trying to come up with new ideas to increase revenue, … Continue reading →

Posted in Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Books, Wine Writing | Tagged Erika DaSilva, Katie June Burton, Launching a new Wine Mag, Natural Wine, Rachel Signer, Terre Magazine, Terre Magazine Issue 1, Wine in Print, Wine Journals, Wine Magazines, Wine writing | 2 Comments

Eastern France Part 4 – Domaine des Bodines, Arbois

Posted on 13/11/2017 by dccrossley

This year we paid a shorter than usual visit to Arbois, and it must be said that the beginning of November isn’t the best time to visit. The Toussaint holiday takes away at least a day, some shops and … Continue reading →

Posted in biodynamic wine, Jura, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Travel | Tagged Alexis Porteret, Arbois, Domaine des Bodines, Eastern France Trip 2017, Emilie Porteret, Jura, Natural Wine in Jura, Pascal Clairet, Top Arbois Domaines, Young Jura producers | 4 Comments

Eastern France Part 2 – Jean-Pierre Rietsch, Mittelbergheim

Posted on 08/11/2017 by dccrossley

Sometimes a visit to a producer can be quite a revelation, and this usually happens when you don’t know their wines all that well. Of course, like many of my readers, I’ve drunk a few of Jean-Pierre Rietsch‘s gems, but this … Continue reading →

Posted in Alsace, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Heroes, Wine Travel | Tagged Alsace Wine, Demoiselle Gewurztraminer 2016, Eastern France Trip 2017, Jean-Pierre Rietsch, Klevener de Heiligenstein, Mittelbergheim, Murmure Cuvée, Pas a Pas Savagnin Rose, Rietsch Réserve Perpetuelle, Savagnin Rose Grape Variety, Stierkopf, Sylvaner, Sylvaner Zotzenberg Grand Cru | 4 Comments

Eastern France Part 1 – Anna & André Durrmann, Andlau

Posted on 07/11/2017 by dccrossley

The explanation for a lack of articles these past couple of weeks will be known to those who follow me on Instagram – I’ve been in France. Over the next week (or more!) I shall be planning to publish five … Continue reading →

Posted in Alsace, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Travel | Tagged Agroforesterie, Alsace, Andlau, Anna & André Durrmann, Eastern France 2017, Gewurztraminer Zegwur, Kastelberg, Lyre vine training, Sheep in vineyard, Trees in vineyard, Walking from Andlau, Walking in Alsace | 3 Comments

Recent Wines (Autumn 2017) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 19/10/2017 by dccrossley

This latest case of “wines drunk at home” is titled “Autumn”, but to be honest the weather has been so unseasonably warm recently that you would almost think it was summer here. In fact someone was laughing at me on … Continue reading →

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‘Tis Fine, ‘Tis Noble and ‘Tis Sweet to See

Posted on 16/10/2017 by dccrossley

There are two London wine stores right now in the Noble Fine Liquor stable (not quite yet a chain, perhaps), and another that doubles as a bar and kitchen, and they have quickly created an enviable reputation for themselves, based on their … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, Austrian Wine, biodynamic wine, Jura, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops | Tagged Clerkenwell Wine Shopping, London's Best Bottle Shops, Natural Wine in London, Noble Fine Liquor Clerkenwell, Noble Fine Liquor Farringdon Road, Where to Buy Austrian Wine in London, Where to Buy Jura Wine in London | Leave a comment

Otros Vinos – The Full Monty

Posted on 11/10/2017 by dccrossley

I went to a Tasting yesterday, which I hope to write up next week. What stood out about it was that so many wines were almost identical. Of course, that helped the best wines, the really good ones, to stand … Continue reading →

Posted in biodynamic wine, Natural Wine, Spanish Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings | Tagged Artisan Spanish Wines, Bodega Cauzon, Brisat Wines, Clot de les Soleres, Costador Terroirs, Fabio Bartolomei, Furanxo Deli Dalston, Granada Wines, Los Comuns Priorat, Marenas "Harys", Marenas Asoleo Moscatel, Marenas Montilla, Mediacapa Blanco PX, Metamorphika, New Spain, Otros Vinos 2017 Portfolio Tasting, Purulio Granada, Purulio Jaral, Ramon Saavedra, Sierra de Gredos Wines, skin contact wines, Spanish Amphora Wines, Spanish Natural Wines, Spanish Wines, Torcuato Huertas, Verdevique Alpujarras, Vigiriego Grape Variety, Vina Enebro Bullas, Vinos Ambiz | 2 Comments

Out of the Box 2017 (Part 2)

Posted on 05/10/2017 by dccrossley

In this second part of my write-up of the Out the Box Tasting at The Crypt on the Green, Clerkenwell (Tuesday 3 October), I’m covering wines from Basket Press Wines, Nekter Wines and Swig. For a bit more of an introduction to the Tasting, and to read … Continue reading →

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Out of the Box 2017 (Part 1)

Posted on 05/10/2017 by dccrossley

Out the Box groups together seven small, independent, wine importers to give them a group platform in the ever competitive and crowded British market. This market may be both of these things, but it has also grown enormously over the past … Continue reading →

Posted in Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings | Tagged Ahrens Family Wines, Altavia Rossese di Dolceacqua, Architects of Wine, Armas de Guerra Bierzo, Azores Wine Company, Barbara Öhlzelt Kamptal, Bruna Liguria, Château de Bel Bordeaux, Combel-la-Serre Cahors, Dave Caporaletti, David Franz Barossa, Devin Grape Variety, El Mozo Rioja Alavesa, Haywire Free Form Sauvignon Blanc, Hlohovec in Trnava wines, Isabella Grape Variety, Joiseph Burgenland, Koerner Clare Valley, Martin Diwald orange Riesling, Modal Wines, Okanagan Crush Pad, Out of the Box Tasting 2017, Red Squirrel Wines, Slobodne Slovakia, The Knotted Vine, Vinos Mar 7, Vinterloper Park Wines, Wines from Pico | 2 Comments

Category Archives: Natural Wine

Red, White and Orange Friday at the Draper’s Arms

Terre Magazine

Eastern France Part 4 – Domaine des Bodines, Arbois

Eastern France Part 2 – Jean-Pierre Rietsch, Mittelbergheim

Eastern France Part 1 – Anna & André Durrmann, Andlau

Recent Wines (Autumn 2017) #theglouthatbindsus

‘Tis Fine, ‘Tis Noble and ‘Tis Sweet to See

Otros Vinos – The Full Monty

Out of the Box 2017 (Part 2)

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