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Category Archives: Natural Wine
The Elephants in the Wine Room
Occasionally I like a gentle rant, and I was inspired to spout forth on this topic, the price of wine, by a few very different recent experiences. By “wine”, of course I mean the kind of artisan, especially natural, wines … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged Discussing Wine Prices, Exploring Alternatives in Artisan Wines, Pressures on Wine Producers, Re-evaluating Pleasure in Wine, The Elephant in the Wine Room (Prices), Wine Price Increases, Wine Producer-side Cost Increases, Wine Producers Financial Pressures
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Recent Wines February 2025 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
Part Two of my wines drunk at home in February doesn’t manage the zero-zero of all different countries, as Part One did, but we still manage to range far and wide in the world of wine. We kick off in … Continue reading
Posted in Amphora Wine, Artisan Wines, Australian Wine, Austrian Wine, Czech Wine, German Wine, Jura, Mosel, Natural Wine, orange wine, Savoie Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alice Bouvot Arbois, Dobra Vinice Nejedlik Orange 2011, Domaine L'Octavin Hip Hip J..., Domaine Philippe & Sylvain Ravier Savoie, Haart Riesling 2022, Julian Haart Mosel, Les Abymes Electrick Ravier, Luka Zeichmann Burgenland, Moravian Natural Wine, Moravian Wine, O'Leary Walker Polish Hill River Riesling 2017, Petr Nejedlik Dobra Vinice, Recent Wines February 2025 (Pt 2), Ujca Hendrik Luka Zeichmann, Value Clare Riesling
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More Newcomer at Montrose
Montrose bar and restaurant on Montrose Terrace in Edinburgh not only gives its famed sibling Timberyard a run for its money in cool ambience and top-quality wine, it is also becoming a place where I seem to taste any wines … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Artisan Wines, Austrian Wine, biodynamic wine, Burgundy, Czech Wine, Italian Wine, Languedoc-Roussillon, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings
Tagged Alsace Wine, Crémant d'Alsace, Czech Wine, Domaine Matassa Roussillon, Foradori Trentino-Alto-Adige, Lucas Rieffel Mittelbergheim, Manzoni Fontanasanta 2023 Foradori, Matassa Tommy Ferriol 2023, Milan Nestarec, Moravian Wine, Nestarec Forks & Knives Red 2020, New Vintages from Newcomer, Newcomer Wines at Montrose, Peter Honegger Newcomer Wines, Raphaëlle Guyot L'Aurore 2023, Raphaëlle Guyot St Bris, Roussillon Wine, St Bris Chardonnay, Tom Lubbe
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Clay Wine Fair 2025 (Part 2)
In this second part of my article on the inaugural Clay Wine Fair (16 February 2025, organised by Isobel Salamon of Slonk Wines and hosted at Sotto Trattoria in Stockbridge, Edinburgh) I will cover a similar number of wines as … Continue reading
Posted in Amber Wine, Amphora Wine, Artisan Wines, Beaujolais, Natural Wine, orange wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Festivals, Wine Tastings
Tagged Amphora Assyrtiko, Amphora Gamay, Amphora Wine, Castello Vicchiomaggio Amphiarao, Château de L'Ou Côtes Catalanes orange wine, Clay Wine Fair 2025 (Pt 2), Clay Wines, Domaine de la Sorbière Beaujolais, Domaine des Mourres Côtes du Rhône Roaix, Domaine L'Iserand Saint-Joseph, Domaine Vincent Gross Alsace, Gaia Wines Assyrtiko Clay Santorini, Gamaret in Beaujolais, Georgian Wine, Geracoes da Talha Alentejo, Gogi Dakishvili Telavi, Isobel Salamon, Jacques Juillard Quincié Beaujolais, Jean-François Malsert Vigneron, L'Art du Vin, Made from Grapes Glasgow, Na Talha Branco, Na Talha Tinto, Orgo Rkatsiteli, Orgo Saperavi, Orgo Wines Kakheti Georgia, Parched (formerly Natty Boy Wines), Portuguese wine, Sevslo Wines Glasgow, Slonk Wine, Sotto Trattoria Edinburgh, Villa Noria "Orange Wine" Coteaux de Bessilles, Vincent and Rémy Gross Gueberschwiller
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Recent Wines January 2025 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
Part One, perhaps unusually, was quite heavily weighted towards France, only one wine coming from elsewhere (in that case, Australia). I go some way to redressing that, and trying to get my credentials for drinking widely re-established here in Part … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Beaujolais, German Wine, Italian Wine, Jura, Natural Wine, Sicily, South African Wines, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Baden Wine, Beaujolais-Villages, Cabernet Franc Elgin South Africa, Cantina Orsogna Abruzzo, Cantina Orsogna Sicilian Project, Colombian Coffee Wine, Frank 2022 Nomad Wines Elgin, Julien Sunier Avenas, Julien Sunier Wild Soul 2021, Kosie Van Der Merwe, L'Etoile Jura, Lantignié, Les Chais du Vieux Bourg Poligny Jura, Ludwig Bindernagel Vigneron, Lulu Vigneron Jura Wine, Lulu Vigneron L'Etoile Jura, Luna Gaia Nerello Mascalese, Max Baumann Dertingen, Max Sein Wein Rouge 2021, Roman Lawson & Ariane Stern winemakers Jura, Sol y Luna Colombia, South African Wine, Value Etna Nerello Mascalese, Vino Artisanal de Café de Colombia
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Recent Wines January 2025 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
I thought I’d be starting the new year with a concerted attempt to drink some inexpensive wines, but whilst most of these wines (twelve bottles over parts one and two) are around my usual £30/bottle mark, there are a few … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Artisan Wines, Australian Wine, Beaujolais, Burgundy, Grape Varieties, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Aranel Grape Variety, Berton Vineyards Aranel Riverland NSW, Bourgogne Côtes Salines, Céline & Frédéric Gueguen Chardonnay Côtes Salines 2023, Clos Bateau Beaujolais, Domaine David Clark Burgundy, Domaine Gueguen Préhy Chablis, Joujou 2022 Clos Bateau Lantignié, Lever le Voile Charles Frey, Maison Charles Frey Alsace, Maison Crochet Toul Lorraine, Morey-St-Denis Les Porroux 2011, Pinot Noir Petite Fin Crochet, Recent Wines January 2025 (Pt1), Riverland Alternative Varieties, Sylvie & Thierry Klok-de-Visser, Waitrose Lost & Found Aranel, Wilifried Crochet Winemaker
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David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 