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Winemakers Club, Otros Vinos and Wines Under the Bonnet by Inna Sirota

Posted on 24/02/2019 by dccrossley

Having made rash promises more than a week ago about all the articles I was going to write, I promptly got ill. Those promises will be met, eventually, but in the meantime I was unable to make it to the tasting at Antidote earlier this week. Help was at hand…Inna Sirota has provided some notes on her favourite wines from this event. I hope that they provide some recompense for my own inactivity. I’d like to thank her for generously giving of her time to provide a record of this important tasting. Inna spent fifteen years crunching numbers in New York (banking) and London (Google) before deciding to quit finance in order to concentrate on her passion for wine travel … Continue reading →

Posted in Inna Sirota, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings | Tagged André Durrmann Andlau, Bodega La Senda Bierzo, Costador Terroirs Mediterrani, El Aqueronte 2017, Inna Sirota, Ismael Gozalo, Karim Vionnet Beaujolais, Kastelberg Riesling Nature 2017, Metamorphika, Microbio Wines, Otros Vinos, Quillette 2016, Setriolo Chianti Classico 2014, Sin Nombre 2016, Sumoll Blanc Brisat 2016, Thomas Boutin Loire, Winemakers Club, Wines Under the Bonnet | 2 Comments

Nekter-Roland-Modal

Posted on 14/02/2019 by dccrossley

February is the month when we suddenly begin to see calendar congestion. The Spring portfolio tastings come so thick and fast that it is unfortunately impossible to go to them all. I’ve tried to select a good variety. The first … Continue reading →

Posted in Austrian Wine, biodynamic wine, Californian Wine, Czech Wine, Hungarian Wine, Natural Wine, South African Wines, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings | Tagged Atelier Kramar Slovenia, Bencze Birtok, BFF 2017, Bott Frigyes Pohron Slovakia, Bryan MacRobert Wines, Cascina Borgatta, Dave Geyer Barossa, Donkey and Goat, Ferdinand Wines, Fogosch 2017, Fred #1 Red Blend, Geyer Wines, Giorgio Clai Istria Croatia, Grabenwerkstatt Spitz Wachau, Klabjan Istria, Little Bastard White Blend, Luka Zeichmann, Matthiasson Family, Maurer Family, Modal Wines, Nekter Wines, Nibiru, Nic Rizzi, Paserene, Roland Szimeiszter, Roland Wines, Roter Faden, Serbian Wines, Silice Viticultores, Slobodne Cutis Deviner 2015, Staffelter Hof Krov, Strekov1075, Suto Zsolt, Tendu, Trade Tastings February 2019, Weingut Joiseph | 1 Comment

Wines of the Year 2018 and stuff like that

Posted on 26/11/2018 by dccrossley

It seems a little early to be doing a review of the year at the end of November, but I suspect there will be plenty of other things I want to write about before the Christmas hangover has disappeared, so … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies | Tagged 40 Maltby Street, Amber Revolution Simon Woolf, Amphora Zibibbo, Bérèche, Brash Higgins Zibibbo, COS Zibibbo, Costador Metamorphika, Ebner Ebenauer BdeB 2010, Ganevat Vin Jaune, Glacis Beisl, Howard Ripley German Pinot Noir, JaJa Berlin, Joiseph, L'Octavin Betty Rosay, Les Caves de Pyrene, MAST Vienna, Newcomer Wines, Plateau Brighton, Red Squirrel Wines, Rennersistas, Review of 2018, Richard Stavek Spigle Bocky, Romate Old & Plus, Strohmeier Schilcher, Sumoll Blanc Brisat, The Sportsman Seasalter, Tillingham Qvevri Artego, Tournelle L'Uva Arbosiana, Uncharted Wines, Wieninger, Winemakers Club, Wines of the Year 2018 | 1 Comment

Les Caves at Pew Corner

Posted on 15/11/2018 by dccrossley

Everyone knows Les Caves de Pyrene, right? Celebrating their 30th Anniversary this year, it is easy to forget, in a country awash with fine young importers of natural and biodynamic wines, that Les Caves were the pioneers. Their portfolio is now … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, biodynamic wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops | Tagged Les Caves de Pyrene, Les Caves de Pyrene Warehouse Shop, Pew Corner Artington, Visit Les Caves de Pyrene | 1 Comment

40 Maltby Street

Posted on 31/10/2018 by dccrossley

London is full of restaurants which are without any doubt “worth a detour” in Michelin parlance, and despite the pressures on our economy they continue to open, for now. What with trying to keep up, which I am failing miserably … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Natural Wine, Vegan Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Bars | Tagged 40 Maltby Street, Antonin Azzoni, Ardèche Wine, Auvergne Gamay, Auvergne Wine, Brân L-16, Côtes d'Auvergne, Châteaugay, Explosive Materials Brut Nature, Gergovie Wines, Gilles Azzoni, Julien Peyras L'Hérault, L'Égrappille Auvergne, L'Éphémère Blanc 2016, Raisin et L'Ange Ardèche | 2 Comments

Moldova – Didn’t See That Coming

Posted on 15/10/2018 by dccrossley

It’s fair to say that many wine lovers would be hard pushed to pinpoint Moldova on a map, let alone realise that it is a country with a very long winemaking history. Sandwiched between Romania and Ukraine, most of Moldova … Continue reading →

Posted in Eastern European Wine, Moldovan Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Tastings | Tagged Chateau Vartely, Codru, Cricova Wines, Eastern European Wine, Equinox Elemente 5 2015, Fautor Wines Tigheci Hills, Fetească Alba, Fetească Neagră, Fetească Regală, Manuel Ortiz, Moldova, Moldovan Wine, Novus BH Magister, Poiana Wines, Rara Neagră, Salcuta Wines, Saperavi in Moldova, Stefan Voda, Timbrus, Valul Lui Traian, Viorica grape variety | 1 Comment

Take a Quick SWiG

Posted on 08/10/2018 by dccrossley

Back on 25th September I was at the Out The Box young importers tasting and I promised to put up some notes on what I tried from Swig at the end of last week, following their joint Portfolio tasting with Uncharted Wines. That turned … Continue reading →

Posted in Alsace, Natural Wine, South African Wines, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings | Tagged AA Badenhorst Family Wines, Adi Badenhorst, BK Wines Adelaide Hills, Blank Bottle Wines, Boina Douro, Champagne Collard-Picard, Claus Schneider Baden, Coteaux Champenois Meunier, Emmanuelle Milan, Les Louves 2014, Mathieu Deiss, Out The Box 2018, Pieter Walser, Skin n Bones, SWIG, Swig at the China Exchange 2018, Vignoble du Reveur | Leave a comment

Uncharted Territory

Posted on 03/10/2018 by dccrossley

I had intended to write an article combining the wines from Uncharted Wines and Swig that I tasted last week at Out the Box with those I tasted at their joint portfolio tasting at The China Exchange in Soho yesterday. Looking at the number of wines I want … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, English Wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings | Tagged AA Badenhorst, Blank Bottle, Celler Frisach, Chateau Yvonne Saumur, Conca de Barbera new producers, David Chapel, Domaine du Petit Août Hautes Alpes, Huis Van Chevallerie Filia Brut 2014, Jean-Baptiste Souillard, Keg Wine, Le Grappin Aligoté Skin 2017, Maison Nicolas Morin, Mosel Lieser, Olivier Morin, Out The Box 2018, Pieter Walser, Rupert Taylor, St Cyr Kanon Keg, Succés Vinicola, Sybille Kuntz, The Hermit Ram, Theo Coles, Uncharted China Exchange Tasting, Uncharted Wines, Vigna San Lorenzo, Westwell Amphora 2017, Westwell Pelegrim, Westwell Wines, Yann de Agostini | Leave a comment

Out the Box 2018

Posted on 01/10/2018 by dccrossley

September is a busy month for Tastings, so I apologise that this article is appearing, unusually, almost a week after the event. I’m covering five importers here: Maltby & Greek, Modal Wines, The Knotted Vine, Basket Press Wines and Red Squirrel Wine. I simply … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, Czech Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings | Tagged Albino Rocca Barbaresco, Basket Press Wines, Chateau de Bel, David Knott, De Kleine Wijn Koöp, Domaine Kalathas, Eekhoring Wines, El Cosmonauta, El Mozo Rioja Alavesa, Faan Rabie, Greek Wine, Jakub Novak Moravia, Jiri Majerik Basket Press Wines, Joiseph Austria, Joiseph Tannenberg 2016, Koerner Clare Valley, Lectores Vini Pomagrana, Luka Zeichmann, Magula Family Winery, Maltby & Greek, Modal Wines, Morgado do Quintao Algarve, Nic Rizzi, Noelia Ricci Emilia Romagna, Ou Treffer Cinsaut, Out The Box 2018, Red Squirrel Wine, Richard Stavek Moravia, Slobodne Slovakia, Tenuta di Angoris, The Knotted Vine, Tim Manning, Tinos Wine, Valdonica Tuscany | 2 Comments

Downstairs at Eric’s (and Doug’s) Part 2 – Wines Under the Bonnet in the Basement at Terroirs

Posted on 28/09/2018 by dccrossley

This is the second part of our Yazoo-themed coverage of the joint Tasting held by Otros Vinos (Part 1, here) and Wines Under the Bonnet. Whereas all Fernando’s wines are Spanish, the wines I picked out here are largely from France, … Continue reading →

Posted in Beaujolais, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings | Tagged Alsace Wine, Aymeric Hillaire, Bergerac Wine, Château Barouillet Bergerac, Chilean Wine, Cyrille Vuillod, Domaine des Cognettes Eguor, Domaine Mélaric, Downstairs at Eric's, Jean-Pierre Rietsch, La Dernière Gout, Landron Chartier, Mélanie Hunin, Mittelbergheim, Naturlich Petnat, Pais Grape, Roberto Henriquez Bio-Bio, Santa Cruz de Coya 2017, Vincent Alexis, Wines Under the Bonnet | 3 Comments

Category Archives: Wine Agencies

Winemakers Club, Otros Vinos and Wines Under the Bonnet by Inna Sirota

Wines of the Year 2018 and stuff like that

Les Caves at Pew Corner

40 Maltby Street

Moldova – Didn’t See That Coming

Take a Quick SWiG

Uncharted Territory

Downstairs at Eric’s (and Doug’s) Part 2 – Wines Under the Bonnet in the Basement at Terroirs

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