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Category Archives: Wine Bars
Basket Press Returns to Plateau
I wrote about Basket Press Wines first back in February 2018. I remember that cold winters night, at Plateau in Brighton, and being warmed inside by my first full tasting of Czech wines. Eighteen months later and I’m back in … Continue reading →
Posted in Artisan Wines, biodynamic wine, Czech Wine, Natural Wine, Slovakian Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Bars, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings
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Tagged Basket Press Wines (merchant), Czech Wine, Dobra Vinice, Frankovka, Jaroslav Osicka, Modry Portugal, Moravian Wine, Petr Korab, Plateau Brighton, Slovakian Wine, Tomas Cacik, Vino Magula
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More from Paris
I left you yesterday on Monday evening, so to speak, leaving Septime La Cave following a few glasses and some rather good Comté (see previous article, below), heading for a bar/restaurant which was completely new to us. We had walked past Le Mary … Continue reading →
Posted in Natural Wine, Paris, Restaurants, Wine, Wine Bars, Wine Shops, Wine Travel
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Tagged Ayze Wine, Domaine Attilon, Domaine Belluard Ayse, Gringet, La Cave des Papilles, Le Mary Celeste, Le Potager du Marais, Le Tagine Paris, Les Perles du Mont Blanc, More Natural Wine in Paris, Paris, Paris Bar and Restaurant selection, Paris Natural Wine Shop, Syrah du Maroc, Tandem Alain Graillot, Vegan Paris
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Septime La Cave
My favourite part of Paris is that around Oberkampf, and one of the most interesting streets is Rue Popincourt, which tracks down from Boulevard Voltaire, just south of Oberkampf Métro Station, until you are almost as far south as the … Continue reading →
Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Paris, Wine, Wine Bars
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Tagged Cépages Rares, Domaine Plageoles Mauzac Vert, Emilia-Romagna Frizzante Wine, Florent Plageoles, La Barbaterre Besmein Capolegh, Marzemino Frizzante Rosé, Mauzac Vert, Natural Wine Bars Paris, Rare French Grape Varieties, Septime La Cave, Wine Bars close to Oberkampf
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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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David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 