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Wines of the Year 2024 #theglouthatbindsus
In the “Recent Wines” articles I publish each month I always stress that the wines I include are not the most expensive, smartest and poshest wines but the wines I find most interesting, and hopefully thrilling. This means you might … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Arbois, Artisan Wines, Beaujolais, Burgundy, Christmas and Wine, Czech Wine, English Wine, Fine Wine, German Wine, Italian Wine, Jura, Mosel, Natural Wine, North American Wine, Piemonte, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alsace Wine, Beaune 1er Cru Blanc, Best Jura Vin de Paille, Cascina Borgatta Dolcetto "Lamilla", Castlewood Wines and Luke Harbor, Castlewood Wines Artefact Bacchus, Catherine Hannoun Port-Lesney, Charlie Herring Promised Land Brut Nature 2017, Crémant du Jura Indigène, Czech Natural Wine, Devon Amphora Bacchus, Domaine A&M Tissot Indigène, Domaine de La Loue Vin Jaune 2015, English Sparkling Riesling, Foillard Morgon Courcelette 2010, François Mossu Vin de Paille 2011, German Chardonnay, Houillon-Overnoy Savagnin 2012, Jean-Pierre Rietsch Quand Le Chat..., Jonas Dostert Chardonnay, Kaja Kohv Vigneronne, Kelley Fox Freedon Hill Pinot Blanc, Lambert Spielmann Chien Noir/Chat Blanc, Le Grappin Beaune Les Grèves 2015, Luxembourg Wine, Mira Nestarcová Cabernet Franc, Moravian Wine, Mosel Chardonnay, Oregon Pinot Blanc, Petr Korab Dark Horse Petnat, Racines Rebelles Elbling Roches Liquide, Racines Rebelles Luxembourg, Stéphane & Bénédicte Tissot, Stephane Tissot Montigny-les-Arsures, Tim Phillips Charlie Herring Wines, Westwell Ortega Classic 2023, Westwell Wines Kent, Willamette Valley Pinot Blanc, Wines of the Year 2024
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Review of the Year 2024 #theglouthatbindsus
In looking back at 2024, the format follows previous years. Here, I will give you a few boring statistics before mentioning the highlights of my year. I like to mix it up, some wine things (wine books, tastings, rising stars … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Cider, Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Review of the Year, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Books, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops, Wine Tastings, Wine Writing
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Music Books I enjoyed in 2024, My Best Wine Books of 2024, My Records of the Year (2024), Review of the Year 2024, wideworldofwine most read articles 2024, wideworldofwine some site statistics 2024, wideworldofwine.co, Winemakers to watch in 2025
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Recent Wines November 2024 #theglouthatbindsus
November’s Recent Wines are once again cut short, in this case by our trip to Nepal, taking twenty days of “home drinking” out of the equation, but we did manage to consume six bottles in the ten days we had … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Artisan Wines, Czech Wine, German Wine, Hungarian Wine, Italian Wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Annamária Réka-Koncz Hungary, Annamária Réka-Koncz Ora 2020, Collio Wine, Czech Wine, Domaine Rietsch Stierkopf Pinot Gris, Edi Kéber Collio Goriziano, Edi Kéber K 2021, Friedrich Becker Schweigen Pfalz, Friedrich Becker Spätburgunder B 2013, Fritz Becker Winzer, Jean-Pierre Rietsch Mittelbergheim, Kiralyleaniyka, Mira Nestarcová Velké Bilovice, Mira Sauvignon Blanc 2022, Moravian Wine, Nepal Wine, Nepalese Wine, Pataleban Estate Winery Nepal, Pataleban White Ashish, Pfalz Spätburgunder, Quand Le Chat N'est Pas Là 2021, Recent Wines November 2024, Wine of Eastern Hungary
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Alternative Reality by Max Allen (Book Review)
Max Allen is very much my favourite writer of Australian wine books, though in the press I also much admire the work of Mike Bennie. Max has written at least a dozen wine books, but I came on board with … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Australian Wine, Grape Varieties, Viticulture, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Books, Wine Tastings, Wine Writing
Tagged AAVWS, Alt varieties in Australia, Alternative Reality by Max Allen, Australian Alternative Varieties Wine Show, Australian Nebbiolo, Australian Pinot Gris, Intoxicating (book), Max Allen Author, The Future Makers (book), Wine Books, Wine writing
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Recent Wines October 2024 #theglouthatbindsus
October was a strange month because I managed a bout of Covid, which sort of curtailed my drinking for part of the month. Thankfully I recovered in time for a trip to Nepal but it does mean you will be … Continue reading
Posted in Aosta, Armenian Wine, Artisan Wines, Australian Wine, Bugey, Czech Wine, English Wine, Grape Varieties, Italian Wine, Natural Wine, Swiss Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged Adrian Pike Winemaker Westwell Wines, Areni Noir Armenian Grape Variety, Bugey Cerdon Ancestral Method, Bugey-Cerdon, Cécile and Vincent Balivet winemakers, Domaine Philippe Balivet Mérignat, Dva Duby Malvasia 2019, Dva Duby Moravia, Flaxman Valley South Australia, Galia Pike Labels Westwell Wines, Jiri Sebela Dva Duby, Karasi Areni Noir 2021 Zorah Wines, L'Arène Chasselas 2022, Lo Triolet Introd Val D'Aosta, Mario Martin Winemaker Aosta, Matthias Orsett Fully Valais, Moravian Wine, Petit Rouge Grape Variety, Recent Wines October 2024, Shobbrook Flaxman Cabernet Franc, Skin Contact Chasselas, Tom Shobbrook Wines, Torrette Val D'Aosta, Vayotz Dzor Armenia, Westwell Ortega Classic 2023, Westwell Wines Kent, Yeghegnadzor Valley Armenia, Zorah Wines Vayotz Dzor Armenia, Zorik Gharibian Zorah Wines
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Ally Wines Tasting (Edinburgh) – “Curiously Cool American Wines”
I was very pleased to attend a tasting/masterclass introducing Ally Wines to the Edinburgh market on Monday. Ally Wines (pron. Al-eye, not Al-ee) is a London-based importer of small production artisan wines from the West Coast of America. Under the … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Californian Wine, North American Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Masterclass, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings
Tagged Ally Wines Tasting Edinburgh, American Wines Tasting Oct '24, Antiquum Farm Pinot Gris, Bassi Vineyard San Luis Obispo, Bel Canto Cara Mia Red Cadence Vineyards, Cadence Vineyards Washington State, Californian Trousseau, Californian Wines, Central Coast Wine CA, Daisy Pinot Gris Stephen Hagen, De Sante Old Vines Napa Valley, Dunites Moy Mel 2020, Ernest Vineyards Mendocino County), Fine Disregard Oak Knoll Semillon, Fine Disregard Wine Co Milhouse Semillon, Jennifer Williams-Bulkeley Ally Wines, Kiona and Björnson Vineyard Collaboration, Kiona Cuvée Artemesia, Kiona Red Mountain Lemberger, Kiona Vineyards Red Mountain Washington State, Napa Alternative Varieties, Oregon Wine, Ossum Epiphenea Light Table Wine, Outward Pinot Gris Petnat, Red Mountain AVA Washington State, Sandar & Hem Santa Cruz Mountain Pinot Noir, Shypoke Olivia's Sangiovese Calistoga Napa Valley, Siletto Family Adroit Trousseau San Benito County, Washington State Lemberger, Washington State Wine, ~Disciples Red Wine by The Crane Assembly Napa
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Cork & Cask, Edinburgh’s Community Wine Store with a Far Wider Reach
A lot has changed since I moved to Scotland in 2022. I think one of the main changes I had to get to grips with was that nobody knew me up here. In London I’d get invited to all the … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Cider, Artisan Wines, biodynamic wine, Craft Spirits, Natural Wine, Premium Spirits, Whisky, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Festivals, Wine Heroes, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops, Wine Tastings, Women in Wine
Tagged Best Edinburgh Beer Shop, Best Edinburgh Whisky Shop, Best Edinburgh Wine Fairs, Britain's Best Wine Shops, Chris Mitchell Cork & Cask, Cork & Cask Edinburgh, Cork & Cask Wine Fairs, Edinburgh Wine Merchant, Edinburgh Wine Shop, India Parry Williams, Jamie Dawson, Natural Wine in Edinburgh, Neighbourhood Wine Shop Edinburgh
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Recent Wines September 2024 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
We have a baker’s dozen of wines for September, and I shall split that two ways, seven wines here in Part One, the six remaining to follow in Part Two. Below, we begin the usual eclectic mix with a classic … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Artisan Cider, Artisan Wines, Austrian Wine, Cider, Natural Wine, Petnat, Slovakian Wine, Wiener Gemischter Satz, Wieninger, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wines of Southwest France,
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Aeble Cider Anstruther, Bergerac Moelleux, Bergerac Wine, Côtes de Toul, Domaine de la Légèreté Lorraine, Domaine des Verdots, Domaine Durrmann Alsace, Domaine Durrmann Andlau, Du Vin aux Liens, Durrmann Gaz de Schistes Petnat, Farid Yahimi, Fife Cider, Hendre Huffcap Pear Variety, Herefordshire Perry, Little Pomona Cider Company, Lorraine Wine, Magula Oranzovy Vlk 2021, Maison Wessman, Naoufel Zaim, Natural Wine, Naughton Cider Company, Nussberg, Perry, Peter Crawford Naughton Cider, Pulsations Pinot Noir des Joncyns, Recent Wines September 2024 (Pt 1), Scottish Cider, Source des Verdots Moelleux, Vanessa Letort, Viennese Field Blend, Viennese Wine, Vino Magula Sucha nad Parnou, Wieninger Vienna, Wine of Little Carpathians/Trnava
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David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 