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Recent Wines April 2022 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
Almost half way through May and finally some wines from April emerge. I’m late because I had another week in Scotland, fuelled more by Whisky than wine, it must be said. But now back in the South of England, I … Continue reading
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Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Akashi Brewery Company, Alsace Wine, Arbois Wine, Auvernier Non-Filtré Dom de Montmollin, Baia Abuladze, Baia's Wine 2020 Imereti, Christian D'Orléans Cellettes, Cour-Cheverny Loire, Czech Wine, DVA Duby Vox Silentium 2017, Georgian Wine, Jiri Sebela Winemaker Moravia, Junmai Ginjo Sparkling Sake Akashi-Tai, Jura Wine, Krakhuna, Lambert Spielmann Complètement Red 2020, Lambert Spielmann Epfig, Le Mûr Mûr de la Gaudronnière Moelleux 2011, Loire Wine, Moravian Frankovka, Moravian Wine, Neuchâtel Chasselas, Orange Was The Colour of Her Dress 2015, Patrice Beguet Mesnay, Rare Loire Moelleux Wine, Recent Wines March 2022 (Pt 1), Romorantin Grape Variety, Sake Japan, Skin Contact Savagnin, Sparkling Sake, Tsitska, Tsolikuri, Wine from Obcha
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Recent Wines March 2022 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
Continuing swiftly into Part 2 of the wines we most enjoyed at home during March, we begin with a gorgeous Crémant du Jura, then a long-time friend from Burgenland, my first taste of a natural wine producer from Alsace, a … Continue reading
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Tagged #Crémant du Jura, #theglouthatbindsus, Alsace Wine, Arthur Bohn, Austrian Wine, Blaufränkisch Ried Külm 2017, Bohn L'Indigène 2020, Bugey, Bugey-Cerdon, Burgenland, Buronfosse Crémant du Jura 2016, Charlie Herring Wines, Domaine Bohn Reichsfeld Alsace, Franconia/Württemberg wine, German Wine, Hampshire Artisan Cider, Heidi Schröck Rust, Max Baumann Winzer, Max Sein Wein Blanc 2019, Peggy and Jean-Pascal Buronfosse, Perfect Strangers 2017 (disg 11/20), Perfect Strangers Artisan Cider, Recent Wines March 2022 (Pt2), Renardat-Fâche Mérignat Bugey, Ried Külm 2017, Rotalier Sud Revermont Jura, Ruster Blaufränkisch, Tim Phillips winemaker
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Recent Wines March 2022 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
March already seems an age away. I’m late with my “Recent Wines” articles, in part because of the Vineyards of Hampshire piece, but we’ve also got builders in so we’re a bit upside down. There are only a dozen wines … Continue reading
Posted in Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alice and Olivier De Moor, Aligoté, Château de Bonnezeaux, Dato Noah Nika Winery, De Moor Aligoté 2019, Dolcetto D'Alba Roussot, Dry Chenin Bonnezeaux, Felix Keller, Francesco Rinaldi Piemonte, Frimas 2019 Ch de Bonnezeaux, Georgian Wine, Guyonne Saclier de la Bâtie, Hermit Ram Field Blend Red 2918, Keller Weißer Burgunder Chardonnay, Klaus Peter Keller, Langhe Dolcetto, Loire Wine, New Zealand Wine, Nika Bakhia, Nika Winery Kakheti Georgia, North Canterbury Wine NZ, Recent Wines March 2022 (Pt1), Rheinhessen, The Hermit Ram, Theo Coles Winemaker, Weingut Keller Rheinhessen
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Basket Press Wines – Portfolio Tasting March 2022
The tasting round seems to be getting back in full swing now and I think for most people writing about wine there are just too many to write about. On Monday 14th March Basket Press Wines held theirs, at The … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Cider, Czech Wine, Hungarian Wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings
Tagged Basket Press Wines Portfolio Tasting 2022, Czech Cider, Czech Wines, Dluhe Grefty Moravia, Dva Duby Moravia, Ice Cider, Jaroslav Osička Moravia, Kmetija Stekar, Krasna Hora Blanc de Noir Sekt, natural wines, Petr Kocarik Moravia, Petr Koráb Neronet 2016, Richard Stavek Moravia, Sziegl Pince Hajos-Baja Hungary, Utopia Cider, Utopia Ice Cider
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Recent Wines February 2022 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
The second part of the most interesting wines drunk at home during February really does contain some crackers. It would be impossible to single out a wine of the month from this part alone, hard enough even to choose a … Continue reading
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Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alice Bouvot Arbois, Annamária Réka-Koncz Hungary, Bierzo, Burgenland Wine, Domaine Giachino Persan 2017, Domaine L'Octavin Elle Aimée 2018, Equipo Navazos, Fine Manzanilla, Gerhard & Brigitte Pittnauer Gols, Gols Neusiedlersee, Hungarian Sparkling Wine, Isére Wines, Jerez Wines, Jura Wine, La Bota de Manzanilla 71, Madame Flöck Schmetterling 2020, Madame Flöck Wines Winingen, Mencia, Mosel Blend, Natural Wine, Persan, Pittnauer Perfect Day 2020, Réka-Koncz Freiluftkino 2019, Recent Wines February 2022 (Pt2), Sanlucar, Spanish Fortified Wines, Spanish Wine, Terrassen Mosel, Veronica Ortega Bierzo, Veronica Ortega VO 2016
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Recent Wines February 2022 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
I am hoping that March will see me capable of easing myself into wine life with a few well-judged trips to London in March, and perhaps even elsewhere, but until that happens, I can only give you another round of … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, biodynamic wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, A Demua 2015, Alazani Valley Georgia, Cascina Degli Ulivi Piemonte, Christoph Schaefer, Coste della Sesia DOC, Craig and Anne Wessels, Domaine D'Audaux, Equipo Navazos Jerez, Georgian Wine, Graach Wine, Graacher Domprobst Kabinett 2018, Hemel-en-Aarde Wine, IGT Comté Tolosan, Jamie Hutchinson, Kakheti Wine Georgia, La Bota de Florpower 84 MMXVI, Lessona, Mosel Riesling, Nebbiolo Blend, Nika Winery Anna Red Wine 2019, Pago Miraflores La Baja Sanlúcar, Paolo and Luca De Marchi, Petit Manseng Sec, Piemonte Wine, Proprieta Sperino, Qvevri Wine, Recent Wines February 2022 Pt 1, Restless River Craig Wessels, Saperavi Blend, South African Piquette, South African Wine, Stefano Bellotti, Timorasso Blend, Uvaggio 2017, Wanderlust Piquette, Willi Schaefer
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Recent Wines January 2022 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
If Part 1 got January off to a strong start, Part 2 goes down equally different paths. We begin with a well known Blaufränkisch from Burgenland before veering right across Europe to Alentejo. Then back we go to cooler climes … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Andrew & Emma Nielsen, Austrian Wine, Beaune Boucherottes 1er Cru Le Grappin, Bisamberg Wine Vienna, Blaufrankisch Johanneshohe Prieler, Burgenland Blaufrankisch, Burgundy Wine, Chardonnay La Percenette, Domaine Pignier Montaigu Jura, Elderflower Liqueur in Sparkling Wine, Furmint, Georg Prieler Schutzen, Hungarian Wine, Istvan Szepsy Winemaker, Jura Chardonnay, Jura Wine, La Maison Blanche Mont-sur-Rolle, Le Grappin Beaune, Melon a Queue Rouge, Portuguese wine, Procura Na Anfora Susana Esteban, Rainer Christ Jedlersdorf, Recent Wines January 2022 (Pt2), Sparkling Wine from Chasselas, Susana Esteban Alentejo, Swiss Sparkling Wine, Swiss Wine, Talha Wines Portugal, Tokaji Furmint Szepsy Hungary, Vaud Wine, Vienna Skin Contact Field Blend, Vienna Wine, Wiener Gemischter Satz Kraut & Ruben 2017, Wine from La Côte
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Review of the Year 2021
My Review of 2021 will be a little different this year. It has been a tough year for many parts of the wine trade, especially so for small and specialist importers, not to mention restaurants and the rest of the … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Christmas and Wine, Natural Wine, Review of the Year, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Books, Wine Writing
Tagged Annamária Réka-Koncz The Wizard, Binner Si Rose, Domaine de la Tournelle Cul de Brey, Domaine L'Octavin Commendatore, Foot Trodden Book of the Year, Gutt Oggau Joschuari, Is That The Milky Way Darren Smith, Jutta Ambrositsch Rakete, Khukri Rum Nepal, Lambert Spielmann Red Z'Epfig, Mathias Bechtel Rauschling, Rennersistas Grauburgunder, Review of the Year 2021, Ryan Opaz, Simon J Woolf, Strömeier Schilcher Frizzante, TFWATH, The Finest Wines Available to Humanity, Wideworldofwine Top Articles 2021, Wine Books etc 2021, Wine in 2021
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