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Vienna Week 1 – Koppitsch Party!
If anyone wondered why I have been quiet, I’ve been enjoying a week in a very cold Vienna. I shall bring back a few tales over the next two or three weeks, but my first article is about a producer … Continue reading →
Plateau of Excellence
I was planning to write my review of December’s wines today, but last night six of us dined at Plateau in Brighton and it was such a good meal that I thought they deserved an unashamed plug. Plateau is in Brighton’s … Continue reading →
40 Maltby Street
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
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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
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Heuriger, Heurigen, Buschenschanks and Popups: A Walk in the Woods and Vines
Vienna now ranks alongside cities like London, Paris and Berlin for adventurous winelovers to dine out in, but it is the only city among these to have its own vineyards, which begin literally at the garden fences of its northern … Continue reading →
Posted in Austria, Austrian Wine, Heurigen, Vienna, Wiener Gemischter Satz, Wieninger, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Bars
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Tagged Buschenschank, Getting out to the Nussberg, Heurigen, Heuriger, Heuriger Wieninger Stammersdorf, Himbeersturm, Mayer am Nussberg, Mayer-am-Pfarrplatz, Nussberg, Popup Wine Inns Vienna, Stürm, Vienna, Vienna Wine Tourism, Vienna's Wine Taverns, Walking outside Vienna, Walking Vienna Woods and Nussberg, Wiener Gemischter Satz, Wieninger am Nussberg
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Modal Wines at Plateau – Nic Rizzi Talks Natural Wines and Terroir Wines
Last night, Nicolas Rizzi, founder of Modal Wines, undertook a tasting at Plateau in Brighton, introducing a few of the wines from his portfolio, and discussing how provenance affects the wine in the bottle. As well as importing a very exciting small range of … Continue reading →
Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Bars, Wine Tastings
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Tagged Atelier Kramar Primario 2016, Cascina Zerbetta Shan Pan, Devin Grape Variety, Drei Farben Rot 2015, Fredi Torres, Fruhburgunder, Joiseph BFF 2015, Luka Zeichmann, Modal Wines, Mosel Red Wine, New Producer in Burgenland, Nicolas Rizzi, Out the Box Group September Tasting, Piemonte Sparkling Sauvignon Blanc, Plateau Brighton, Plateau Brighton Wine Tastings, Ponca Soils, Rebula Grape Variety, Ribera Sacra, Rodriquez Brothers Carlos and Juan, Silice 2016, Silice Viticultores, Slobodne Deviner 2015, Slovakian Wine, Slovenian Wine, Staffelter Hof Mosel
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Learning the Natural Way at Plateau
For those of us who have been interested in natural wine for some time, it may be hard to remember how we built our knowledge and understanding. For me, my journey began when someone recommended L’Insolite in Paris the first … Continue reading →
Posted in Natural Wine, Tasting Wine, Wine, Wine Bars
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Tagged Anathème Rouge Thierry Forrestier, Barranco Oscuro Varetúo Andalucia, Breton Vouvray La Dilettante, Brighton Bars, Brighton Dining, Craig Hawkins, Czech Sekt, Dinavolino Emilia Romagna, Krasna Hora Sekt, Natural Wine in Brighton, Plateau Brighton, Plateau Wine Wednesdays, Testalonga Baby Bandito 2017
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“I remember, Standing by the Wall” (Berlin Bars)
With Raw Wine Week coming up here in the UK, my attention was turned to Berlin’s own Raw Wine in May, when a friend said he was thinking of going over for it. I’ve just come back from a week … Continue reading →
Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Bars
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Tagged 2Naturkinder Kleine Heimat 2016, Berlin, Berlin Natural Wine Bars, Brammibals Donuts Berlin, Fournier Frères Normandy Cider, Franco Terpin Quinto Quarto, Ginglinger Cuvée Bilh, JaJa Berlin, Nigl orange wine Kremstal, Ottorink Berlin, Raw Wine Week Berlin, Soy Berlin, Wild Things Berlin
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Basket Press Wines at Plateau
Even I, known for my terrible puns, was able to avoid using some awful pun about czeching out Basket Press Wines and Plateau, Brighton’s brilliant natural wine bar/restaurant in The Lanes, in the title of this article, but I would … Continue reading →
Posted in Alsace, Czech Wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Bars, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings
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Tagged Basket Press Wines, Cabernet Moravia Crossing, Czech Wines, Dobra Vinice, Jaroslav Osicka, Jaroslav Springer, Krasna Hora Sekt, Modry Portugal, Moravian Orange Wine, Moravian Wines, Noble Fine Liquor Farringdon Road, Ota Sevcik, Petr Korab, Plateau Wine Bar Brighton, Richard Stavek, Spigle Bocky Orange Wine, Stapleton & Springer, Tomas Cacik
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