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Category Archives: Wine Agencies
Ripples Become Waves – Howard Ripley German 2017 GG and Reds
There’s a certain sedate quality to your average Howard Ripley Tasting. You turn up early to the grand venue, the Pension’s Room in Gray’s Inn, and for a few moments you can sip amid a sea of calm. Even when … Continue reading
Posted in Fine Wine, German Wine, Mosel, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings
Tagged 2017 Vintage in Germany, Daniel Vollenweider, Efringen-Kirchen, Florian Lauer GG 2017, Fritz Haag, Georg Mosbacher, German GG 2017, German Red Wines, German Wine, German Wine Tasting, Grosses Gewachs 2017, Hanspeter Ziereisen, Howard Ripley, Jaspis Range Ziereisen, Niederberg Helden, Philipp Wittmann, Rheinhessen Morstein, Rudolf May Franken Silvaner, Schäfer-Fröhlich, Schloss Lieser, Schloss Lieser Pinot Noir, Schweigen Wines, Spatburgunder and Pinot Noir, Thomas Haag, Von Schubert Maximin Grunhaus, Von Schubert Pinot Noir, Weingut Julg Schweigen, Weingut Peter Lauer, Weingut Wittmann, Wissembourg Abbey Former Vineyards, Ziereisen Baden
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Red Squirrel Portfolio 2018
I’ve been to the Red Squirrel Portfolio Tasting a few times now, and I can say with conviction that the 2018 event, at the China Exchange in Gerrard Street, Soho, on Tuesday this week, was the best ever. It was … Continue reading
Posted in Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings
Tagged Alexander Bauer, Altaviva Liguria, Andrew Wightman Morelig Farm, António Maçanita, Arnold Holzer, Australian Col Fondo, Ayunta Etna, Azores Wine Company, Bioweingut Diwald, Black Chalk Wines, Bruna Liguria, Bruno Bouche, Champagne Levasseur, Clos Cibonne Tibouren, Crosby & Lockhart Cellars, Dal Zotto Wines, Emil Bauer & Sohne, Eschenhof Holzer, Filippo Mangione, Frederic Guilbaud Muscadet, Grossriedenthal Wine, Isabella Labrusca Grape, Jacob Leadley, Kéké Descombes, Kewin Descombes Morgon, King Valley Italian Varietals, Lowerland Wines, Martin Bauer, Martin Diwald, Morelig Swartland, New English Sparkling Producer, Nik Darlington, Pasaeli Wines Izmir, Pigato, Prieska Wine of Origin, Red Squirrel Portfolio 2018, Red Squirrel Wines, Rossese di Dolceacqua, Rue du Sorbier, Turkish Grape Varieties, Turkish Wine, Vinterloper Adelaide Hills, Wagram Wine
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Blank Bottle at Butler’s
I don’t often write about a single wine producer unless I’ve visited them, or at least met the producer at a wine event. I’ve known and enjoyed the wines made in South Africa by Pieter Walser, imported into the UK … Continue reading
Posted in Own Label Wines, South African Wines, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops
Tagged Blank Bottle Winery, Brighton Wine Merchants, Butlers Wine Cellar, Give and Take 2017, It is What it Is 2016, Own Label Wines, Pieter Walser, South African Pinot Blanc, South African Tempranillo Blend, South African Wine, Swig Wines
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New at Newcomer
I read recently, under the Decanter Magazine headline “Bordeaux becalmed”, that for the first time since Sotheby’s started selling wine in 1970 Bordeaux has dipped below 50% in sales. The decline in popularity of this once king of the wine … Continue reading
Posted in Austria, Austrian Wine, Natural Wine, Neusiedlersee, Sparkling Wine, Wiener Gemischter Satz, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops
Tagged Christian Tschida Brutal Red, Christian Tschida Sonja Cabernet Franc, Claus Preisinger Gols, Enderle & Moll Baden, In A Hell Mood Pet Nat, Jutta Ambrositsch Rakete, Michael Grindl Weinviertal, Michael Wenzel Rust, Milan Nestarec, Mythopia Swiss Wine, Neusiedlersee Wine, Newcomer Wines, Prévost La Closerie London Retail Source, Puszta Libre, Rennersistas Gols, Strohmeier Schilcher Frizzante, Vienna Wine, Waiting For Tom White Blend, Wiener Gemischter Satz
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Recent Wines (June/July 2018) #theglouthatbindsus
Philippe Alliet is a mercurial vigneron who makes Chinon east of the town, in the back streets of Cravant-les-Côteaux. He is best known for his single vineyard Côteau de Noiré, but Chinon Vieilles Vignes 2008 comes from Cabernet Franc vines over fifty … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Artisan Wines, Austrian Wine, Beaujolais, Champagne, Cider, English Cider, Loire, Natural Wine, Sparkling Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged Alsace Muscat Ottonel, Andrew Nielsen, Brad Hickey Winemaker, Brash Higgins ZBO 2016, Champagne Dehours Oeil de Perdrix, Charlie Herring Wines, Davis Weszeli, Domaine des Forges Chaume 2005, Domaine Rietsch Murmure Muscat, Du Grappin, Du Grappin Aligoté, Du Grappin Beaujolais-Villages Nature, Fuchs und Hase Vol 4, Getariako Txacolina Ametzoi, Ginglinger Pinot Noir Sand, Karim Vionnet Grabuge!, Le Grappin, Loire Moelleux Chenin Blanc, Perfect Strangers Artisan Cider, Petnat, Philippe Alliet Chinon Vieilles Vignes, Plateau Brighton, Riverland Zibibbo Muscat, Tim Phillips, Txacoli, Weszeli Käferberg DAC Reserve Grüner Veltliner
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Bojo Rising Part 2 – The Tasting
If you read Part 1 of my article on the Westbury Comms/Inter Beaujolais Annual Tasting which took place on Thursday this week you will have gained an overview of what is happening in this once more buzzing region of France. You … Continue reading
Bojo Rising Part 1 – The Masterclass
Thursday saw the annual trade tasting for Inter Beaujolais, organised to perfection once more by Westbury Comms at The Trampery on Old Street. In my second article (to follow) I plan to provide an overview of the 2016 and 2017 vintages by … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Beaujolais, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Tastings
Tagged Beaujolais, Beaujolais Tasting of 2016/2017 Wines, Charly Thévenet, Clotaire Michal, David Chapal, David Large, Domaine Chapal, Domaine Chardigny, Domaine Séléné, Dr Jamie Goode, Inter Beaujolais in London 2018, Jamie Goode Beaujolais Masterclass, Kanon Keg Uncharted Wines, Kéké Descombes, Pierre Cotton, Romaine Saint-Cyr, Westbury Communications Beaujolais, Young Growers in Beaujolais
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David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 