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Alto Adige at Solent Cellar

Posted on 17/07/2017 by dccrossley

I’ve been down in the New Forest for a week, having family down there. It’s a lovely part of the UK, but increasingly it seems to be developing a real reputation as a gastronomic location as well. I’ve written about … Continue reading →

Posted in Italian Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Tastings | Tagged Alto Adige Wine, Astrum Wines, Bedda Co Pasta, Cantina Andriano, Cantina Terlano, Cesarini Sforza Trentodoc, COS Zibibbo, Kellerei Terlan, Lymington, Produttori de Barbaresco Langhe Nebbiolo 2015, Rubeno Lagrein, Solent Cellar, Sudtirol Wine, Terlan, Terlaner Classico, Terlaner Vorberg Riserva, Tridentvm Brut 2010 | Leave a comment

Social Me, Dear!

Posted on 07/07/2017 by dccrossley

William Kelley’s piece on wine and social media in the new edition of Noble Rot got me thinking (and James Springall’s cartoons got me laughing out loud, spot on!). If you are reading this Blog Post, you may well have … Continue reading →

Posted in Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Writing | Tagged Democratisation of Wine, James Springall Illustrator, Noble Rot Magazine, William Kelley, Wine Community, Wine on Instagram, Wine on Social Media, Wine on Twitter | 6 Comments

Tuff Act to Follow

Posted on 04/07/2017 by dccrossley

In 2010, when Max Allen featured Tom Shobbrook in his seminal work on The Future Makers of Aussie wine, Tom had only been back in Australia for three years. He was embarking on a ten year plan to convert his family’s properties … Continue reading →

Posted in Australian Wine, biodynamic wine, Italian Wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops, Wine Tastings | Tagged Barossa Wine, Ebenezer, Giallo 2016, Il Guercio 2015, Reddish Cider 2016, Sammion 2016, Sean O'Callaghan, Seppeltsfield, Shobbrook Cinsault 2016, Shobbrook Novello 2015, Shobbrook Riesling 2016, Tom Shobbrook, Tommy Field 2015, Tommy Ruff, Tommy Ruff Clarott 2015, Winemakers Club | 2 Comments

Radikon Action (To Unseat the Hold of the Monkey Mind)

Posted on 23/06/2017 by dccrossley

Dynamic Vines showed eight wines from the Radikon family at Antidote (Newburgh Street, near Carnaby Street) yesterday. The reference in the title (to King Crimson‘s latest release) is not in the least bit fanciful. These are wines which provoke intense contemplation … Continue reading →

Posted in Italian Wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Tastings | Tagged "Jakot", "Modri", "Oslavje", "Pignoli", "Slatnik", Antidote Wine Bar, Collio, Dynamic Vines, Italian Wine, orange wines, Pignolo, Radikon, Ribolla Gialla, Saša Radikon, skin contact wines, Stanko Radikon, Venezia-Giulia | 1 Comment

Strong and Stable – Howard Ripley 2016 Germans

Posted on 09/06/2017 by dccrossley

When the world of politics is dissolving, you know that there are still a few remaining certainties in life, and one of those is that a Howard Ripley German Tasting will come up with the goods. Consistency is something the … Continue reading →

Posted in German Wine, Mosel, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings | Tagged Abtsberg Superior, Florian Lauer, Franzen Bremmer Calmont, Howard Ripley 2016 Germans, Julian Haart, Klaus Peter Keller, Maximin Grunhaus, Philip Vesser, Raumland Trauben Secco Grape Juice, Saar Riesling Faß 16, Schäfer-Fröhlich, Schloss Lieser, Thomas Haag, Von der Fels Riesling, Von Schubert, Weingut Keller Rheinhessen, Weingut Peter Lauer | 1 Comment

Crafty Little Tasting

Posted on 16/05/2017 by dccrossley

Crafty Little Tasting was the rather nice name Alliance Wine gave to a tasting of their more artisan winemakers, which took place at Carousel, on Blandford Street (London) on Tuesday. More than 170 wines were on show, and I managed to … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings | Tagged Abel Mendoza Rioja, Achinos Wine, Alliance Wine, Arribes del Duero, Berthet-Bondet Jura, Bizios Nemea, Bodegas El Lagarto, Cantina Merano Lagrein, Cantine Rallo Grillo, Casal de Arman Ribeira, Cellar del Roure Catalonia, Chateau-Chalon, Clement Klur Katzenthal Alsace, Crafty Little Wine Tasting, Domaine Bliskowice Poland, Domaine de Colette, Domaine de la Couvette, Domaine de la Noblaie Chinon, Domaine des Baumards Quarts de Chaume, Drift Farm, Equipo Navazos, Florpower Bota 44, Fumin, Gulfi Sicily, I Think Manzanilla En Rama, Jean Perrier Savoie, La Crotta di Vegneron, La Tour Melas, Manzanilla Bota 71, Manzanilla Pasada 59, Mas Cal Demoura, Mount Edward Central Otago, New Greek Wines, Olim Bauda, Oller del Mas Pla de Bages, Pazo de Senorans, Picapoll Negre, Polish Wine, Raats Family MR de Compostella, Riecine Chianti, Riecine Sebastiano Passito, Ruby Luby, Santorini Assyrtiko, Stella Bella Pink Muscat, T-Oinos, There are Still Mysteries Pinot Noir, Tinos Wines, Val d'Aosta Wine, Vassaltis Santorini, Venturi Baldini Lambrusco, Year of the Rooster Rosé | Leave a comment

Up the Junction

Posted on 10/04/2017 by dccrossley

Thirty years ago I lived less than ten minutes’ walk north of Dalston Junction. This part of London was very different back then. There was no spanking new Overground Station where there are now two. There were certainly no “luxury … Continue reading →

Posted in Austrian Wine, Dining, Natural Wine, Spanish Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Shops, Wine Travel | Tagged Austrian Wines, Best Calzone London, Dalston Food and Wine, Fed by Water, Fernando Berry, Furanxo, Marenas Montepilas, Newcomer Wines, Otros Vinos, Ridley Road Market, Spanish Delicatessen, Spanish Wines, Vegan London, Vegan Restaurants London | 2 Comments

Return to the Vaults Part 4 – Howard Ripley

Posted on 03/04/2017 by dccrossley

In this final part of my article on March 2017’s Vaults Tasting I want to concentrate on the wines of Peter (Florian) Lauer, imported by Howard Ripley, but of course there were some other wines I had to try among the … Continue reading →

Posted in German Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings | Tagged Ayl Saar, Florian Lauer, Howard Ripley, Jerome Castagnier Aligoté, Saar Wine, Vaults Tastings, Weingut Peter Lauer, Ziereisen Baden, Ziereisen Gutedel, Ziereisen Syrah | 1 Comment

Return to the Vaults Part 3 – Winemakers Club and Gergovie Wines

Posted on 02/04/2017 by dccrossley

By splitting my article on the March 2017 Vaults Tasting into four parts, I hope I’m making it more manageable. If you really want to skip anything, it makes it easier, but to do so would be a mistake. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings | Tagged Aleks Klinec Ortodox, Domaine des Hauts Baigneux, Domaine des Marnes Blanches, Domaine Julien Mayer, Domaine Julien Meyer, Gergovie Wines, Hegyi-Kalo Eger, Hegyi-Kalo Kekfrankos, Hegyikalo, Jerome Jouret Ardèche, Karim Vionnet, Kiralyudvar Furmint, Klinec Medana 1 Classe 2006, La Grande Ourse, La Grange de L'Oncle Charles, La Vigne du Perron Bugey, Le Petit Domaine de Gimios, Marie Lavaysse, Muller-Thurgau, Nicolas Grosbois, Ostheim, Oszkar Maurer Serbia, Pascal Chalon Cotes du Rhone, Patrick Meyer, Petite Ourse, Philippe Mesnier, Pierre Lavaysse, Serbian Wine, Sittweg, Stefan Vetter Franken, Vaults Tasting, Vergé L'Ecart, Vergé Viré Macon, Winemakers Club | 2 Comments

Return to the Vaults Part 2 – Tutto and Vine Trail

Posted on 01/04/2017 by dccrossley

Part 1 of my March 2017 Vaults Tasting Article covered the exciting new importer of Spanish wines, OtrosVinos. Part 2, here, covers Tutto Wines and Vine Trail. Winemakers Club and Gergovie get a shout in Part 3, and finally, Part … Continue reading →

Posted in Champagne, Italian Wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings | Tagged Agrapart Terroirs, ArPePe Valtellina, Babacarlo Montebuono Oltrepo Pavese, Barraco Alto Grado Marsala, Bereche Brut Reserve, Chignin Savoie, Gilles Berlioz Chignin, J-P Robinot Bistrologie, Luca Faccenda, Marko Fon Slovenia, Matej Skerlj Carso, Pascal Agrapart, Testalonga Rossese Dolceacqua, The Vaults Tasting, Tutto Wines, Valfaccenda Roero Nebbiolo, Vine Trail | 2 Comments

Category Archives: Wine Agencies

Alto Adige at Solent Cellar

Tuff Act to Follow

Radikon Action (To Unseat the Hold of the Monkey Mind)

Strong and Stable – Howard Ripley 2016 Germans

Crafty Little Tasting

Up the Junction

Return to the Vaults Part 4 – Howard Ripley

Return to the Vaults Part 3 – Winemakers Club and Gergovie Wines

Return to the Vaults Part 2 – Tutto and Vine Trail

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