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Spry by Nature

Posted on 04/04/2023 by dccrossley

As London appears to lose one of its most iconic natural wine bars, I have had the good fortune to become acquainted with what may well be something similar in Edinburgh. Spry Wines is a restaurant, bar and bottle shop … Continue reading →

Italians at The Glasshouse, Kew

Posted on 20/06/2022 by dccrossley

When you alight from the train from Central London at Kew Gardens station you cross the tracks and immediately feel you are in a village. The tall trees surrounding the station set the scene for the famous gardens down the … Continue reading →

Posted in Italian Wine, Restaurants, Sicily, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine and Food, Wine Tastings | Tagged Ca' Lojera Lugana 2021, Champagne Bérêche Rive Gauche 2015, Elena Fucci, Elena Fucci Titolo Aglianico del Vulture 2015, Etna Wine, Fontodi Vigna del Sorbo 1998 and 2004, Garnacha Not Guerra Sardinia 2015, Graci Quota 1000 Contrada de Barbabecchi 2013, Mick O'Connell Winemaker, Nerello Mascalese, Peter Vinding-Diers Sicilian Wine, Pieropan Soave Classico 1995, Pinot Meunier, Sicilian Wines, The Glasshouse Kew, Tuscan Raiders, Vinding Montecarrubo Syrah 2008, Wine Lunch | 3 Comments

Dermot Sugrue – Wiston and Sugrue South Downs

Posted on 22/04/2022 by dccrossley

The long Easter Bank Holiday here was not without its pleasures, a lovely picnic and some wonderful food, but it was mostly dedicated to decorating. It was rather nice, therefore, to be getting up bright and early last Tuesday to … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, English Wine, Fine Wine, Restaurants, Sparkling Wine, Wine, Wine Tastings, Wine Tourism | Tagged Chalk Restaurant Wiston Estate, Dermot Sugrue Future Plans, Dermot Sugrue Winemaker, English Sparkling Wine, English Wine, English Wine Tourism at Wiston Estate, Sugrue South Downs, Wiston Blanc de Blancs 2015, Wiston Blanc de Noir 2014, Wiston Estate, Wiston Vintage 2017, Wiston Vintage Rosé 2014 | 2 Comments

Sportsman 2020

Posted on 13/03/2020 by dccrossley

Every year a group of us hit The Sportsman in Seasalter (Kent) for a boozy lunch where we have a special dispensation to “BYO” (naturally for a fee). As we know the tasting menu reasonably well, we are able to … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Restaurants, Wine | Tagged Alain Labet, Barolo 2009 Mascarello, Barolo Paiagallo 2011 Canonica, Best Tasting Menus, Cédric Bouchard Roses de Jeanne, Chablis 1er Cru Forêt Raveneau, Champagne Ruppert Leroy, Chardonnay Fleur Labet, Château Suduiraut 1971 Sauternes, Domaine Jules Desjourneys, Enzo Pontoni, Fabien Duperray Beaujolais, Finest Restaurants UK, Fleurie Chapelle des Bois 2011, Friulano "Filip" Miani, Julien Labet, Jura Chardonnay, Labet Chardonnay La Reine 1998, Lopez de Heredia Tondonia Blanco Reserva 1991, The Sportsman Seasalter, Viña Tondonia Blanco Reserva 1991, Yann Durieux Les Ponts Rouge | 2 Comments

Sydneyside Dining Selection

Posted on 13/01/2020 by dccrossley

We ate some wonderful meals during our time away in October and November, but during our last few days in Sydney we visited three very different restaurants which I’d like to write about before I leave the Southern Hemisphere for … Continue reading →

Posted in Australian Wine, Dining, Restaurants, Wine, Wine and Food, Wine Bars, Wine Travel | Tagged Bodhi Vegan Restaurant, Dear Sainte Eloise Pott's Point, Henschke Noble Gewurztraminer 2016, Jonah's Whale Beach, Ruggabellus Sallio 2017, Sydney Dining, Sydney Restaurants, Vegan Sydney, Vinteloper Pinot Gris 2019 | 2 Comments

New Year’s Eve at Wild Flor

Posted on 06/01/2020 by dccrossley

This might be the shortest article I’ve posted here but it serves the dual purpose of easing me back into typing after the festive excess, and at the same time helping me out with the internet being down for two-thirds … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas and Wine, Dining, Restaurants, Wine | Tagged Barolo Perno 2011 Giuseppe Mascarelo, Brighton & Hove Dining, Eating Out in Hove, Michel Gonet BdeB 2010 Champagne, New Years Eve Dining, Wild Flor Hove | 3 Comments

Wild Flor Hove Again

Posted on 16/09/2019 by dccrossley

Friends and acquaintances in London are increasingly asking me where to dine in Brighton, and I always come up with two recommendations now. I say to them that if they want a buzzy atmosphere and cutting edge natural wines, within … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Restaurants, Wine | Tagged Brighton & Hove Dining, Brighton & Hove Restaurants, Dining, Eating in Brighton & Hove, Wild Flor Hove | Leave a comment

Staying Cool at The Glasshouse

Posted on 26/07/2019 by dccrossley

It was pretty hot in London on Tuesday. I think The Glasshouse in Kew is hot too, but in a different way. This is often regarded as “the other” Nigel Platts-Martin restaurant by some people I know. If it were … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Italian Wine, Piemonte, Restaurants, Sicily, Wine | Tagged Aldo Conterno, Barolo La Serra 1997 Marcarini, Benanti Sicily, Bianco dell' Umbria, Bricco Bussia Vigna Colonnello 1989, Brunello di Montalcino Mastrojanni, Ca' Del Bosco, Carricante, Cuvée Annamaria Clementi 2005, Etna Bianco Superiore, Franciacorta, Galardi SpA, Il Guercio 2015, Italian Sparkling Wine, Italian Wine Lunch, Nerello Cappuccio, Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Wines, Palari Faro 2005, Peter Vinding-Diers, Pietramarina 2002, Roccamonfina IGT, Salvatore Gracci, Sean O'Callaghan, Tabarrini Adarmando, Terre di Lavoro 2002, The Glasshouse Kew, Torcolato 1988 Maculan, Trebbiano di Spoletino, Umbrian White Wine, Umbrian Wine, Vigna Schiena d'Asino 2004, Vin Jaune J-L Tissot 2008, Vinding Montecarrubo, Vinding-Diers in Sicily | 8 Comments

More from Paris

Posted on 19/07/2019 by dccrossley

I left you yesterday on Monday evening, so to speak, leaving Septime La Cave following a few glasses and some rather good Comté (see previous article, below), heading for a bar/restaurant which was completely new to us. We had walked past Le Mary … Continue reading →

Posted in Natural Wine, Paris, Restaurants, Wine, Wine Bars, Wine Shops, Wine Travel | Tagged Ayze Wine, Domaine Attilon, Domaine Belluard Ayse, Gringet, La Cave des Papilles, Le Mary Celeste, Le Potager du Marais, Le Tagine Paris, Les Perles du Mont Blanc, More Natural Wine in Paris, Paris, Paris Bar and Restaurant selection, Paris Natural Wine Shop, Syrah du Maroc, Tandem Alain Graillot, Vegan Paris | Leave a comment

Mastering Food and Wine Pairing at Masters Superfish

Posted on 19/06/2019 by dccrossley

This is a wine blog, and I suppose that when I write about a restaurant I concentrate on the wine…and the food too, of course. But this piece isn’t primarily about either, but rather a musing on “lunch” in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, Champagne, Dining, Loire, Portuguese wine, Restaurants, South African Wines, Sparkling Wine, Wine, Wine and Food | Tagged 'T Voetpad 2016, Casablanca Chardonnoir, Chardonnoir Bodegas Re Chile, Dom Perignon 2002, Eben Sadie 'T Voetpad, Fish & Chips and Wine, Fish & Chips in London, Food and Wine Matching, Hortas do Caseirinho Frisante, Masters Superfish Waterloo, Red Vinho Verde, Sadie Family Old Vines Series, Vouvray Pétillant Huet | 2 Comments

Category Archives: Restaurants

Spry by Nature

Italians at The Glasshouse, Kew

Dermot Sugrue – Wiston and Sugrue South Downs

Sportsman 2020

Sydneyside Dining Selection

New Year’s Eve at Wild Flor

Wild Flor Hove Again

Staying Cool at The Glasshouse

More from Paris

Mastering Food and Wine Pairing at Masters Superfish

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