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Nekter Deli – New in London
I’d not usually pass comment at a new deli opening in London, even if it sold wine, although it does warrant a big cheer in the current economic climate, but my interest was piqued when I heard who is behind … Continue reading →
Posted in Artisan Wines, Australian Wine, Californian Wine, Fine Wine, North American Wine, South African Wines, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Bars, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops
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Tagged Blank Bottle Winery Pieter Walser, Californian Wines in London, Cathy Corison Cabernet Sauvignon 2021, Donkey & Goat Wines Berkeley, Jon Davey Nekter Wines, Keep Wines California, Maitre de Chai Wines Berkeley, Nekter Deli Shoreditch London, Nekter Wines, New London Wine Bar and Deli, New Wave New World Wines, Ozone Coffee retailer/vendor, Saint Jaymes Wines, Vinca Minor Wines, Xavier Sockeel Nekter Deli
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The Smart Traveller’s Wine Guide – Switzerland (Review)
It seems that I am rather enjoying the new Smart Traveller’s Wine Guides published by the Academie du Vin Library. I’ve already reviewed Fintan Kerr’s Rioja and Georgie Hindle’s Bordeaux this year. Last week I took delivery of two more … Continue reading →
Posted in Swiss Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine and Food, Wine Bars, Wine Books, Wine Festivals, Wine Shops, Wine Tourism, Wine with Curry, Wine Writing
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Tagged Académie du Vin Library, Marc Checkley author, Simon Hardy author, Sue Style Swiss Wine Book, Swiss, Swiss Dining, Swiss Vineyards, Swiss Wine Bars, Swiss Wine books, Swiss Wine Producers to Visit, Swiss Wine Routes, Swiss Wine Shops, Swiss Wines in UK, Switzerland, Switzerland's Wine Regions, The Smart Traveller's Wine Guide Series, The Smart Traveller's Wine Guide Switzerland, travel, Wine Festivals Switzerland, Wine Travel Guides - Switzerland, Wine Travel Switzerland, Wines
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The Sourcing Table – A Source of Excitement in South London
When I lived in London Peckham Rye was not somewhere I could locate swiftly. That may have reflected the unintended prejudices of someone bound firmly north of the river (if you count the South Bank Centre as an exception), but … Continue reading →
Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Bars, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops
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Tagged Ben Henshaw Indigo Wine, Best London Wine Shops, Bodegas las Orcas Rioja Alavesa, Indigo Wine, London Wine Shop and Bar, Sal da Terra Albariño, Soca-Rel Mallorca, Spanish Wines, Sugrue Salt Éire collab, The Sourcing Table Peckham Rye, Wine
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40 Maltby Street and Gergovie Wines
There’s a restaurant in London where the food warms the soul, where the staff are remarkably informal, and where you can access a wine list pretty much unique in London, because that restaurant is tied to an importer of zero-sulphur … Continue reading →
Posted in Alsace, Artisan Wines, Dining, Natural Wine, Restaurants, Vegan Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine and Food, Wine Bars, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops
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Tagged 40 Maltby Street, Catalonian Garnatxa, Domaine des Trouillères Auvergne, Eruption Gamay d'Auvergne, Gergovie Wines, La Gutina Catalunya, La Gutina Demontre 2021, London Dining, No Added Sulphur, Retail Shop Gergovie Wines, Wines to Go London, Zero Sulphur Wines, Zero-Zero Wines
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Winemakers Club, London
I’m not sure when I first began visiting Winemakers Club under the Holborn Viaduct arches on London’s Farringdon Street, but I know it was very early on in its existence. It was very familiar to me because even longer ago … Continue reading →
Posted in Artisan Wines, Fine Wine, Hungarian Wine, Italian Wine, Loire, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Bars, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops
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Tagged Alto Adige Natural Wine, Clos aux Renards Chenin Blanc Jousset, Eger Natural Wine, Hegyi-Kaló Eger, Hegyikalo Kekfrankos Eger, Hof Grandberg Eppan Alto Adige, Lise and Bertrand Jousset Montlouis, London Wine Bar and Shop, Montlouis Natural Wine, Natural Wine in London, Souvignier Gris Hybrid Variety, Thomas Niedermayr Paschwai, Winemakers Club Farringdon London
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The Shrine, The Club and the10 Cases
I’ve been down in London for a few days, the main event being to have lunch at The 10 Cases in Covent Garden with Zainab and Jiri of Basket Press Wines, including a tasting of a few of the wines … Continue reading →
Posted in Artisan Wines, Czech Wine, Dining, Natural Wine, Slovakian Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Bars, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops, Wine Tastings
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Tagged Basket Press Wines, Czech Wine, Davenport Pet Nat, Endell Weiss with Heidi Schröck, Moravian Wine, Petr Korab Carbonic for All, Petr Korab Solar Red, Richard Stavek Spigle Bocky, Sfany Winery Just Red 2017, Shrine to the Vine, Slovakian Wine, The 10 Cases, Vino Magula Divin, Winemakers Club
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Spry by Nature
As London appears to lose one of its most iconic natural wine bars, I have had the good fortune to become acquainted with what may well be something similar in Edinburgh. Spry Wines is a restaurant, bar and bottle shop … Continue reading →
Posted in Artisan Wines, Dining, Natural Wine, Restaurants, Wine, Wine Bars, Wine Shops
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Tagged Ante Cafe Leith Walk, By the Glass in Edinburgh, Dining Leith Walk Edinburgh, Edinburgh Dining, Edinburgh Natural Wine Bar, Edinburgh Wine Bar, Natural Wine Edinburgh, Spry Edinburgh, Spry Wines
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Winemakers Club (March 2022)
I joined a few friends at Winemakers Club, under the arches at Holborn Viaduct, on Wednesday night. That wouldn’t usually be worthy of comment but for the fact that it was my first evening in London since the beginning of … Continue reading →
Posted in Artisan Wines, Jura, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Bars, Wine Tastings
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Tagged Emmanuel Brochet Champagne, Emmanuel Brochet Le Mont Benoît, Equipo Navazos Palo Cortado Bota 72, Frédéric Magnien Chambolle Baudes 1er Cru, Jacques Puffeney, Jura Wine, Laurent Macle, London Wine Bar, Macle Côtes du Jura, Marsannay Chardonnay Rose, Puffeney Arbois Naturé, Sylvain Pataille Chardonnay Rose, Winemakers Club
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Noble Rot Book – Wine From Another Galaxy (Review)
“The Rotters’ Club” (by Jonathan Coe) used to be one of my favourite novels, for the simple reason that its plot line resonated so perfectly with parts of my own early teenage years. It has very little to do with … Continue reading →
Posted in Artisan Wines, Wine, Wine Bars, Wine Books, Wine Writing
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Tagged Adventures in Wine, Dan Keeling, Mark Andrew, Noble Rot Book, Wine Books, Wine writing
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Sydneyside Dining Selection
We ate some wonderful meals during our time away in October and November, but during our last few days in Sydney we visited three very different restaurants which I’d like to write about before I leave the Southern Hemisphere for … Continue reading →
Posted in Australian Wine, Dining, Restaurants, Wine, Wine and Food, Wine Bars, Wine Travel
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Tagged Bodhi Vegan Restaurant, Dear Sainte Eloise Pott's Point, Henschke Noble Gewurztraminer 2016, Jonah's Whale Beach, Ruggabellus Sallio 2017, Sydney Dining, Sydney Restaurants, Vegan Sydney, Vinteloper Pinot Gris 2019
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David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 