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Category Archives: Nepal
The Wines of Beaujolais by Natasha Hughes (Book Review)
Two book reviews in a row. I hope that isn’t too much, but with that gift-giving season fast approaching I wanted to get this out there in plenty of time. The Wines of Beaujolais by Natasha Hughes is one of … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Beaujolais, Nepal, Wine, Wine Books, Wine Tourism, Wine Travel, Wine Writing
Tagged Academie du Vin Library, Beaujolais by Natasha Hughes, Beaujolais Crus, Beaujolais in the 1980s, Book on Beaujolais, Current Issues in Beaujolais, Natasha Hughes MW, New Wine Book 2025, Small Negociants in Beaujolais, The Wines of Beaujolais Book Review, Visiting Beaujolais, Where is Beaujolais Heading?, Wine writing, Wine Writing
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Recent Wines May 2025 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
May’s selection of wines drunk at home include a number which even I drink rarely, although it’s not only the more obscure among them to which that applies. We kick off Part One with a white Rioja. I’m behind the … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Austrian Wine, Loire, Natural Wine, Nepal, Neusiedlersee, Rioja, Savoie Wine, Spanish Wine, Swiss Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alex & Maria Koppitsch Neusiedl am See, Antoine Sanzay Varrains Saumur, Bodega Amaren, Burgenland Wine, Chautagne Wine, Christian Guyot Bernex Geneva, Corentin Houillon Veronnet 2020, Geneva Wines, Koppitsch Abendrot 2022 Burgenland, Koshu (Nepal), Loire Chenin Blanc, Loire Wine, Luis Cañas family of wines, Nepalese Wine, Pataleban Rose Koshu 2024, Pataleban Vineyard Resort, Pataleban Vineyard Winery Nepal, Prince des Vignes 2019 Christian Guyot, Recent Wines May 2025 (Pt 1), Rioja Alavesa, Rioja Blanco, Saumur Blanc Les Salles Martin 2018, Savoie Natural Wine, Swiss Wine
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Manang Valley Boutique Winery – Apple Wine in the Shadow of the Annapurnas
Whenever I visit Nepal, my recent trip being my eighth time there, I usually have some kind of drink-related story to tell, although it’s not always about wine. One of the most enduringly popular articles on my site is about … Continue reading
Extreme Viticulture in Nepal
It lives! After my last article in early October I’ve been travelling. The result will be a host of articles from Australia, though I hope that, by-and-large avoiding the obvious, I won’t be substantially repeating what others have written as … Continue reading
Posted in Nepal, Wine, Wine Travel
Tagged Ashish White Blend, Charikot Panorama Resort, Extreme Wine Tourism, Heida in Nepal!, Janapal Thapa, Joseph-Marie Chanton, Kathmandu Wine Excursion, Kaule Red, Kumar Karki, Nepal's Vineyard, Nepalese Wine, Pataleban Vineyard, Pataleban Vineyard Resort, Solaris Grape, Tongba, Tropical Viticulture Consultants, Vitis Coignetiae, Wine's Outer Reaches, Wolfgang Schäfer (TVC), Yama Budou, Yama Sauvignon
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Tongba, A Study of Emptiness
Tongba (also variously spelt Tongpa, or तोङवा in Nepali, and roughly translating as “emptiness”) is the drink of the Limbu people of Eastern Nepal, but despite some vigorous arguments on the Web, it is also commonly known as Tibetan Hot Beer. Whatever its … Continue reading
Posted in Beer, Nepal
Tagged तोङवा, Limbu, Millet Beer, Nepal, Tibetan Hot Beer, Tongba, Tongpa
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David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 