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Category Archives: Rioja
Recent Wines April 2026 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
April does seem such a long time ago now. Maybe it has something to do with the weather. I left Scotland towards the end of last month feeling it was quite warm, and London, and then Southwest France were even … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Artisan Wines, Champagne, English Wine, German Wine, Natural Wine, Rioja, Spanish Wine, Sparkling Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Artisan Sekt, Baden Wine, Champagne Diebolt-Valois Cramant, Dermot Sugrue Sussex, Diebolt-Valois Fleur de Passion 2006, Dominio de Queiron Rioja, Lambert Spielmann Completement Red 2023, Lambert Spielmann Domaine in Black, Lena Singer-Fischer Sekt, lenamachtsekt, Recent Wines April 2026 Pt 1, Rheinhessen Sekt, Rioja Blanco Mi Lugar Dominio de Queiron, Sekthaus Singer-Fischer Rheinhessen, Singer-Fischer Blanc de Blancs 2021, Sugrue South Downs Salt Eire MV, Talrain Blauer Spatburgunder 2021, Ziereisen Baden, Ziereisen Markgraflerland
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Recent Wines January 2026 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
January tends to be a quiet month for many in wine, although I seem to have heard more “Try January” than “Dry January” this year. Of course, I’m trying new stuff all the time, almost as if it is my … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Artisan Wines, Austrian Wine, Jura, Natural Wine, Neusiedlersee, Rioja, Savoie Wine, Spanish Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Aged Alsace Riesling, Alsace Pinot Noir, Austrian Sweet Wine, Côtes du Jura Chardonnay, Chignin Mondeuse, Domaine AS and J-F Quénard Chignin, Gerhard Kracher Illmitz, Jean-Pierre Rietsch Mittelbergheim, Katie Worobeck Vigneronne, Lindes de Remelluri Rivas de Teresso, Maison Maenad De L'Avant 2020, Maison Maenad Orbagna, Mondeuse, Muscat Ottonel TBA 2005 Kracher, Neusiedlersee, Recent Wines January 2026 Pt 1, Remelluri Rioja, Savoie Mondeuse, Sud Révermont Chardonnay, Telmo Rodriguez Remelluri, Terres Rouge Mondeuse 2023 J-F Quénard, Trimbach Frédéric Emile 2004, Trimbach Ribeauvillé, Wine, Zwischen den Seen Muscat Ottonel TBA Nummer 6
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Holiday Wines July 2025
In a brief diversion from the “Recent Wines” theme (the wines we drink at home), these are ten of the wines we drank on a week’s holiday on the South Coast. Actually, these were merely consumed by four of us … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Champagne, German Wine, Italian Wine, Languedoc-Roussillon, Rioja, Spanish Wine, Tuscan Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops
Tagged "Electio" Xarel-Lo 2021 Parés Balta Penedès, Bodega Pazo de Casanova Ourense Ribeiro, Clos du Goulot Champagne, Coteaux Champenois, Coteaux Champenois "Gamet" Rosé 2022, Domaine Gardies Agly Valley Roussillon, Finca Viñoa Sobre Lias 2023, Florian Fauth Weingut Seehof, Holiday Wines July 2025, Jerome Prevost Gueux Champagne, Julian Haart Piesport, La Closerie Les Beguines 2016, Lopez de Heredia Rioja, Max & Friends Romery Champagne, Montedesassi 2019 Il Borghetto Tuscany, On s'en Fish! 2023 Dom Gardies, Ou Que L'on Soit Coteaux Champanois, Parés Baltá Penedès, Seehof Rheinhessen, Seehof Weisser Burgunder "R" Morstein, Tondonia Reserva 2001, Wintricher Ohligsberg Auslese 2017 Haart
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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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Rioja by Fintan Kerr – The Smart Traveller’s Wine Guide (Book Review)
Wine books can be pretty expensive these days, at least the serious wine books you and I read. It’s not always the case. Jamie Goode has found a way to make some of his books affordable, but those published by … Continue reading
Posted in Fine Wine, Restaurants, Rioja, Spanish Wine, Wine, Wine Books, Wine Shops, Wine Tourism, Wine Travel, Wine Writing
Tagged Académie du Vin Library, Bodega Visits in Rioja, Club Oenologique, Dining in Rioja, Fintan Kerr Author, food, Rioja Guide, Rioja Wine Routes, Rioja Wine Shops, spain, The Smart Traveller's Wine Guide Series, The Smart Traveller's Wine Guide to Rioja, travel, Visiting Rioja, Wine, Wine Tasting
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David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 