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Category Archives: Wine Agencies
Recent Wines March 2025 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
March has been a quieter month, so just ten wines, five in each part. It’s not so much the alcohol as the cost of wine now, as my last article explained. That said, with various wine-loving guests coming to stay, … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Aosta, Artisan Wines, Australian Wine, Burgundy, Italian Wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alice & Olivier de Moor Courgis Chablis, Alpine Wine, Aosta, Australian Natural Wine, Chardonnay Sauvignon Blanc Aligoté Burgundy Blend, Czech Riesling, Czech Wine, De Moor Nuova Descriptio 2022, Maison Vevey Albert Aosta Valley, McLaren Vale Grenache, Meyer Zellberg L'Hermitage Sylvaner 2020, Mira Nestarcová Moravia, Moravian Wine, Natural Wine, Nothalten Wine, Patrick Meyer Alsace, Prié Blanc, Recent Wines March 2025 (Pt 1), Taras Ochota, The Green Room Grenache, Valle d'Aoste, Vin Blanc de Morgex et de La Salle
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The Elephants in the Wine Room
Occasionally I like a gentle rant, and I was inspired to spout forth on this topic, the price of wine, by a few very different recent experiences. By “wine”, of course I mean the kind of artisan, especially natural, wines … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged Discussing Wine Prices, Exploring Alternatives in Artisan Wines, Pressures on Wine Producers, Re-evaluating Pleasure in Wine, The Elephant in the Wine Room (Prices), Wine Price Increases, Wine Producer-side Cost Increases, Wine Producers Financial Pressures
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Recent Wines February 2025 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
Part Two of my wines drunk at home in February doesn’t manage the zero-zero of all different countries, as Part One did, but we still manage to range far and wide in the world of wine. We kick off in … Continue reading
Posted in Amphora Wine, Artisan Wines, Australian Wine, Austrian Wine, Czech Wine, German Wine, Jura, Mosel, Natural Wine, orange wine, Savoie Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alice Bouvot Arbois, Dobra Vinice Nejedlik Orange 2011, Domaine L'Octavin Hip Hip J..., Domaine Philippe & Sylvain Ravier Savoie, Haart Riesling 2022, Julian Haart Mosel, Les Abymes Electrick Ravier, Luka Zeichmann Burgenland, Moravian Natural Wine, Moravian Wine, O'Leary Walker Polish Hill River Riesling 2017, Petr Nejedlik Dobra Vinice, Recent Wines February 2025 (Pt 2), Ujca Hendrik Luka Zeichmann, Value Clare Riesling
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More Newcomer at Montrose
Montrose bar and restaurant on Montrose Terrace in Edinburgh not only gives its famed sibling Timberyard a run for its money in cool ambience and top-quality wine, it is also becoming a place where I seem to taste any wines … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Artisan Wines, Austrian Wine, biodynamic wine, Burgundy, Czech Wine, Italian Wine, Languedoc-Roussillon, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings
Tagged Alsace Wine, Crémant d'Alsace, Czech Wine, Domaine Matassa Roussillon, Foradori Trentino-Alto-Adige, Lucas Rieffel Mittelbergheim, Manzoni Fontanasanta 2023 Foradori, Matassa Tommy Ferriol 2023, Milan Nestarec, Moravian Wine, Nestarec Forks & Knives Red 2020, New Vintages from Newcomer, Newcomer Wines at Montrose, Peter Honegger Newcomer Wines, Raphaëlle Guyot L'Aurore 2023, Raphaëlle Guyot St Bris, Roussillon Wine, St Bris Chardonnay, Tom Lubbe
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David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 