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Recent Wines December 2022 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
Straight from my Wines of the Year we move swiftly on to the wines I drank at home during December 2022. I say wines, but of the eight bottles which form Part 1 (lots consumed in December), one is a … Continue reading
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Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Annamaria Reka-Koncz, Bereche Campania Remensis, Champagne Bereche, Czech Wine, Domaine Giachino Monfarina 2020, Domaine Giachino Savoie, Dva Duby Ex Opere Operato, Dva Duby Moravia, English Wine East Midlands, Equipo Navazos Sherry, Kanpai Sake London, Kumo Cloudy Premium Sake, Manzanilla Pasada Bota 80 Equipo Navazos, Matt Gregory Wines Leicestershire, Moravian Wine, Natural Wine, Recent Wines December 2022, Reka-Koncz A Change of Heart Kekfrankos, Savoie Wine, Wine from Leicestershire, Wine of Eastern Hungary
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Wines of the Year 2022
My Wines of the Year were meant to follow my Review of 2022, in the first few days of the New Year, but I was struck down with the nasty “Not Covid” virus, which frankly lasted longer than my bout … Continue reading
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Tagged Alsace Wine, Bechtel Weine Federweiss Eglisau, Breaky Bottom "David Pearson" 2015, Bugey Cerdon Renardat Fache, Bugey Wine, Clos Solon Fourrier, Czech Wine, Dane Johns Winemaker Victoria, Deutschschweiz Wine, Domaine Fourrier Burgundy, Fourrier Morey-St-Denis Clos Solon VV 2006, Hermit Ram Field Blend 2018, Hermit Ram North Canterbury, Jean-Pierre Rietsch Mittelbergheim, Lambert Spielmann Completement Red, Mathias Bechtel Zurich Wine, Moravian Wine, New Zealand Wine, Nikau Farm Tolone Riesling Gippsland, Peter Hall Breaky Bottom Sussex, Petr Korab Ambero 2020, Petr Korab Raspberry on Ice Boleradice, Rennersistas Gols, Rennersistas Superglitzer 2018, Rietsch VV Sylvaner 15/16, Theo Coles, VO Mencia Veronica Ortega Bierzo, Wines of the Year 2022
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Review of the Year 2022
I shall tell you my Wines of the Year in my next article, following last year’s popular format of twelve wines, one from each month. First, here, I’ll list the dozen most popular articles of the year on wideworldofwine. A … Continue reading
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Tagged Autentikfest Moravia 2022, Ayscough The World of Natural Wine, Breaky Bottom, Dallimore The Vineyards of Britain, Goode Regenerative Viticulture, Gut Oggau, Most Read Articles on Wideworldofwine 2022, Review of the Year 2022, Tastings of the Year, Tongba, Tutto Wines, Wine Books of the Year
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Recent Wines November 2022 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
Part 2 of December’s wines (and a cider) drunk at home starts off in Czech Moravia, then we hit closer to home with Hampshire, try a brand-new Sherry (bottled in a flute!), before the run home with Burgundy/Tuscany/Burgundy. “p.a.n” 2020, … Continue reading
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Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, André Grape Variety, Artisan Cider, Beaune Cent Vignes 2005 Albert Morot, Beaune Cents Vignes, Charlie Herring Wines, Chianti Classico Riserva Rancia 2004, Czech Wine, Diatomists Manzanilla, Diatomists Sherry Bottler, Fèlsina Berardenga Rancia 2004, Hampshire Craft Cider, Jaroslav Osicka Velké Bilovice, Love and Piff Aligoté, Miraflores Baja Single Vineyard Sherry, Moravian Wine, Natural Aligoté from Burgundy, Natural Wine, Perfect Strangers "Bojo Hack" 2022, Perfect Strangers Artisan Cider, Recent Wines November 2022 (Pt 2), Recrue des Sens Aligoté, Tim Phillips Wine & Cider Maker, Tuscan 100% Sangiovese Riserva, Yann Durieux Winemaker
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Recent Wines November 2022 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
How the year flies by! That’s rather a cliché, but this year does seem to have passed very quickly for us with our move to Scotland taking up rather a lot of the time. But I do look forward to … Continue reading
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Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alice Bouvot Vigneronne, Ancestral Method Bugey-Cerdon, Arbois Wine, Austrian Wine, Bolney Estate Cuvée Noir Brut NV, Bugey, Bugey-Cerdon, Burgenland Wine, Domaine L'Octavin Corvée de Trou-Trou, English Sparkling Dornfelder, English Sparkling Red Wine, English Sparkling Wine, Jura Wine, Mad Dog Warwick Madame Flöck, Madame Flöck Wines Winningen, Mosel Dry Riesling, Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey, PYCM, Recent Wines November 2022 (Pt1), Renardat-Fâche Mérignat Bugey, Rennersistas Gols, Rennerundsistas, Saint-Aubin 1er Cru En Remilly 2011, Superglitzer 2018, Sussex Wine, White Burgundy Saint-Aubin
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Cork & Cask Winter Wine Fair (Part 2)
Part 2 of the Cork & Cask Wine Fair notes follows on from where we left off in Part 1. It is back there that you will find my introduction if you haven’t already read it. You’ll find some nice … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex & Maria Koppitsch Burgenland, Bergkloster Riesling, Bott Frigyes Kadarka Slovakia, Casanova di Neri Rosso di Montalcino, Cathedral Pinot Noir, Cork & Cask Edinburgh, Cork & Cask Winter Wine Fair (Part 2), Cosse Maisonneuve Cahors, Domäne Wachau Beerenauslese Terrassen, Dynamic Vines, Edinburgh Wine Fair, English Craft Cider, Gutt Oggau Burgenland, Heinrich Gols Burgenland, Indigo Wines, Koppitsch Ret 2021, Koppitsch Wine Neusiedl, Little Pomona Cider Herefordshire, Martin Obenaus Zweigelt, Meinklang Vulkan Nr 2, Oszkar Maurer Serbia, Pilton Cider Somerset, Remelluri Rioja Reserva 2014, Rivesaltes Grenat Immortelle Roussillon, Roland Wines, Willian Downie Victoria Australia, Zsolt Suto
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Recent Wines October 2022 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
The final eight wines from October include a few which are unusual, even by my standards, though for different reasons, and actually, one isn’t a wine. We have a smart Oregon Pinot, A Furmint from Austria, an Austrian red from … Continue reading
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Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alex & Maria Koppitsch Neusiedl-am-See, Alsace Pinot Noir, Alsace Wine, Cider and Wine co-ferments, Czech Cider, Czech Wine, Domaine Drouhin Oregon, Dominio do Bibei Lalama 2017, Drinking Against Sinking, Drouhin Laurène 2007, Dundee Hills Oregon, Dundee Hills Pinot Noir 2007, Fritz Becker Schweigener Spätburgunder 2013, Heidi Schröck Furmint, Heidi Schröck Rust, Koppitsch Ret 2020, Koráb Drinking Against Sinking, Lucas & André Rieffel Mittelbergheim, Mencia Blend from Ribeira Sacra, Mittelbergheim Pinot Noir, Moravian Orange Wine, Natural Wine, Petr Koráb Boleradice, Pfalz Spätburgunder, Recent Wines October 2022 (Part 2), Ribeira Sacra, Rieffel Pinot Noir Nature 2021, Ruster Furmint, Schweigen-Rechtenbach Wine, Spanish Wine, Utopia Cider feat Milan Nestarec Play, Utopia Cider Play Series, Weingut Friedrich Becker Schweigen Pfalz, Zero sulphur Pinot Noir from Alsace
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Recent Wines September 2022 #theglouthatbindsus
September signalled our first month in Scotland. It has been wonderful, although after a week here I managed to catch Covid. As that took out thirteen drinking days (it was a long dose), I think we did okay on the … Continue reading
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Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Annamária Réka-Koncz Hungary, Australian Riesling, Australian Wine, Australian Zibibbo, Brash Higgins ZBO 2019, Californian Pinot Noir, Californian Wine, Champagne Pierre Péters, Czech Wine, Dane Johns Winemaker, Ehren Jordan, Failla Anderson Valley, Failla Savoy Vineyard Pinot Noir, Furmint from Somló, Gippsland Wine Victoria, Glouglou Zweigelt from Moravia, Grower Champagne, Hungarian Sparkling Wine, Hungarian Wine, Jeff Coutelou, Kis Tamás Winemaker, Krásna Horá Miya, Krásna Horá Winery Stary Poddvorov, Languedoc Wine, Mas Coutelou Couleurs Réunies 2020, Mas Coutelou Puimuisson, Miya Zweigelt, Moravian Wine, Moric Hidden Treasures Project, Moric Roland Velich, Nikau Farm Tolone Riesling, North Coast Pinot Noir, Old Vine Riverland Zibibbo, Pierre Péters Réserve Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs NV, Réka-Koncz Freiluftkino 2019, Recent Wines September 2022, Ricca Terra Farms Zibibbo, Rodolph Péters, Somló Wine Region Hungary, Somlói Wine, Wine from Eastern Hungary, Zibibbo in Australia
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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
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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 