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Category Archives: Sparkling Wine
Hampshire Wines 3 – Tim Phillips (Charlie Herring Wines)
This is the third vineyard and winery visit of the day from our long weekend down in Hampshire. You may remember, if you read the two preceding articles, that I spent this day of visits with Tim Phillips (Charlie Herring … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Cider, Artisan Wines, English Wine, Natural Wine, Regenerative Viticulture, Sparkling Wine, Vineyard Visits and Tastings, Wine
Tagged Charlie Herring Wines, Chickens in the Vines, English Natural Wine, Hampshire Wine, Regenerative Viticulture in England, Tim Phillips winemaker, Wine, Winemaker Rewilding Projects, winery
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Peter Hall – Breaky Bottom (1943 – 2025)
I spent half of my life living in Brighton. It was a tolerable (at first) commute to London, and what could be nicer that bringing up children by the sea? But we are hill and mountain walkers at heart, and … Continue reading
Recent Wines May 2025 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
A little later than usual, Part Two of the wines drunk at home during May had to make way for a couple of more pressing articles. You may remember that in Part One we were rather spoilt with a mix … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Amphora Wine, Artisan Wines, Austrian Wine, Burgundy, English Wine, German Wine, Natural Wine, Slovakian Wine, Sparkling Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants
Tagged A Bulles Perdues Domaine Didon, Alsace Field Blend off Frankstein Grand Cru Site, Amphora Bacchus, Artefact 2022 Castlewood Vineyards, Castlewood and Luke Harbor Wine Collaboration, Castlewood Vineyards Devon, Charles Frey Frankenstein 2022, Christine Pieroth Winemaker, English Amphora Wine, German natural wine, Julien and Thiébaud Frey Dambach-la-Ville, Magula Baccara 2019, Magula Little Carpathians, Naima and David Didon Burgundy, New Ecology in the Nahe - Piri Naturel, Piri Natural Petnat, Piri Naturel Nahe, Renner Family Gols, Rennersistas Gols Burgenland, Slovakian Natural Wine, Waiting for Tom Rosé
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Recent Wines August 2024 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
August, that month of sunshine, holidays, outdoor dining, beach picnics…well only in part it seems, at least for most of us confined to the UK at this time. Hopefully I shall find some longer spell of warmth soon, but what … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Australian Wine, Cider, Czech Wine, English Wine, German Wine, Mosel, Natural Wine, Petnat, Sparkling Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Australian Wine, Beechworth Wine, Breaky Bottom Cuvée Marraine Pooks 2016, Breaky Bottom Sussex, Castagna Beechworth, Castagna Beechworth Victoria, Castagna La Chiave Sangiovese, Czech Wines, English Sparkling Wine, Fife Cider, Fleming's Fife Cider Wild Blend, Hofgut Falkenstein Saar, Julian Castagna, Krettnacher Euchariusberg Riesling Kabinett Alte Reben 2018, Peter Hall Breaky Bottom Sussex, Petnat André Rosé Syfany Winery, Recent Wines August 2024 (Pt 1), Saar Wine, Scottish Cider, Seyval Blanc Sparkling Wine, Sussex Sparkling Wine, Syfany Winery Moravia, Wine of Victoria
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The Wonderful World of Charlie Herring
I’m sure I’ve talked more than once about Tim Phillips being one of the most thoughtful of all the English winemakers I know. Not all of the thoughtful ones are wholly willing to share their thoughts, but Tim is. A … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Cider, Cider, English Cider, English Wine, Natural Wine, Sparkling Wine, Viticulture, Wine
Tagged Artisan Cider, Charlie Herring Legion Chardonnay Solera, Charlie Herring Perfect Strangers Artisan Cider 2018, Charlie Herring Promised Land Riesling 2018, Charlie Herring Wines Hampshire, English Old Vine Seyval Blanc, English Sparkling Wine, English Wine, Hampshire Artisan Wine, Holistic Viticulture in Hampshire, Perfect Strangers Cider 2018, Promised Land Sparkling Riesling 2018, Tim Phillips winemaker
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Vines in a Cold Climate by Henry Jeffreys (Book Review)
I had been looking forward to this book for a while. I had my spies…in fact it was Peter Hall at Breaky Bottom who, in March last year, had tipped me off that Henry Jeffreys was writing a book on … Continue reading
The Vineyards of Britain by Ed Dallimore (Review)
I think I’ve mentioned Ed Dallimore a few times in recent articles, and a while ago I promised a review of his book, The Vineyards of Britain. Now I’ve finally found time to put fingers to keyboard to tell you … Continue reading
Westwell Wines “Pelegrim” Relaunch
I continue to be enamoured by English Sparkling Wine. As I’ve said before, it’s nothing to do with gung-ho jingoism or the slightest feeling of animosity towards our French cousins. It’s simply based on quality, and I should add, individuality. … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, biodynamic wine, English Wine, Natural Wine, Sparkling Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Tourism
Tagged Adrian Pike Winemaker, Classic Bottle-Fermented Sparkling Wine, English Ortega Specialist, English Sparkling Wine, English Vineyard, Galia Pike Artist, Kent Wine, Kentish Wine, Westwell Pelegrim Releaunch, Westwell Wines Kent, Wine on the North Downs
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David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 