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Clay Wine Fair 2026 (Part 2)
In Part 2 of my coverage of the Clay Wine Fair 2026 held at Sotto Restaurant in Edinburgh on 1 March we have wines presented by Fion Edinburgh and Wanderlust Wines. Fion is by now a well-known Edinburgh operation offering … Continue reading
Posted in Amber Wine, Amphora Wine, Artisan Wines, biodynamic wine, Natural Wine, orange wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Festivals, Wine Tastings
Tagged Alpamanta Chardonnay Lujan de cuyo Mendoza Argentina, Biodynamic Chardonnay Argentina, Bodegas de Frutos Marin Segovia Spain, Bodegas Vinificante Cadiz Spain, Bordeaux Amphora Wine, Clarete El Jaguar Juan Jose Martinez Palmero Valencia, Clay Wine Fair 2026 Part 2, Durfort-Vivens Le Hameau 2020, Durfort-Vivens Margaux Bordeaux, English Qvevri Wine, Fion Edinburgh, Koerner Leasingham Clare Valley, Koerner Watervale Riesling 2024, Palomino Dorada Mahara Bodegas Vinificante, Pico Lunar Bodegas Frutos Marin., Tillingham Qvevri Artego 2024, Tillingham Wines West Sussex, Tintilla de Rota Mahara Bodegas Vinificante, Wanderlust Wines, Wine, Wine Tasting
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Cork & Cask Winter Wine Fair 2025, Part 3 (Alliance Sevslo and Indigo)
The third and final part of my coverage of Cork & Cask’s mammoth Winter Wine Fair 2025 covers three wine agencies/importers. Two are based in England, being Alliance Wine and Indigo Wine, and sandwiched between them one from Glasgow, namely … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Festivals, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings
Tagged Alliance Wine, Antonio Maçanita Madeira, Artisans Vignerons de Naoussa Greece, Basque Wine, Bodegas Altolandon, Bodegas las Orcas Rioja Alavesa, Bodegas Ximenez-Spinola, Cork & Cask, Cork & Cask Winter Wine Fair 2025, Delaforce LBV 2018, Domaine de la Sorbière Beaujolais, Domaine Guion Bourgeuil, Eric Texier, Gaintza Txacolina Getariako, Greek Wine, Indigo Wine, Jacques Juillard Vigneron, Madeira Table Wine, Maison Crochet Lorraine, Sebastien Brunet Vouvray, Sevslo Glasgow, Spanish Wine, Wine
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Cork & Cask Winter Wine Fair 2025, Part 2 (Modal, Roland, Vine Trail and Blind Summit)
Following on from Part 1 of my coverage of the Cork & Cask Winter Wine Fair 2025 (see article of 20/11/2025), we have four more tables to enjoy. Three wine agencies, Modal Wines, Roland Wines and Vine Trail, plus a … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Spirits, Whisky, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Festivals, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops, Wine Tastings
Tagged Ardoisières Silice Blanc 2024 Savoie, Bernard Fleuriet Menetou-Salon, Blind Summit Whisky, Bott Frigyes Just Enjoy Orange, Bugey-Cerdon Balivet, Casa de Mouraz Vinho Verde, Clos Sauvage Pouilly-Fuissé, Cork & Cask Edinburgh, Cork & Cask Winter Wine Fair 2025 Pt 2, Cru Godard Côtes de Bordeaux Francs 2022, Daniel Bouland Chiroubles 2024, Domaine de Thalie Macon-Bray, Edgar Brütler Sefu Red, Elodie Jaume Côtes du Rhône, Klabjan Refosk, Léon Boesch Grand Lignes Riesling Alsace, Les Errances Chenin Blanc La Baignade, Malinga Heiss Weiss 2023, Michel Delhommeau Muscadet, Modal Wines, Oskar Maurer Crazy Lud Red 2023, Roland Wines, Strekov 1075 Richard Chardonnay, Vine Trail, Wine, Wine Tasting
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Cork & Cask Summer Wine Fair 2025 (Part 2) – Uncharted, Alliance, Naughton Cider and some beer
The second part of my coverage of the Cork & Cask Summer Fair begins with a selection from Uncharted Wines. This has a focus mostly on Westwell Wines from Kent (not exclusively) because, well, they are so good! Second up, … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Cider, Artisan Wines, Beer, Champagne, Cider, English Wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Festivals, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops, Wine Tastings
Tagged Adrian Pike Westwell Wines, Alliance Wine, August Kesseler Daily August 2024 Rheingau, Baglio Gibellina Frappato 2023, Baglio Gibellina Sicily, Cami del Drac Lledoner Pelut VV 2024, Campervan Brewery Leith, Campervan Puffin Isles Gose, Champagne Delouvin Meunier Perpetuel, Champagne Method Cider, Champagne Paul Clouet Selection, Cork & Cask Summer Fair 2025 (Pt 2), Domaine Chatzivariti Paiko PGI Greece, Edinburgh Craft Beer, Espera Alcobaça Portugal, Espera Curtimenta 2023, Fife Cider, Futtle Brewery Bowhouse Fife, Futtle Organic Wheat Beer with Bay, Galia Durant Illustrations, German Wine, Greek Wine, Lledoner Pelut, Mosaic White Domaine Chatzivariti, Naughton Brut Vintage 2021, Naughton Cider Company, Naughton Le Clos 2020, Naughton Overture, Peter Crawford Naughton Cider, Pilot Brewery Leith, Pilot Rosé Sour, Portuguese wine, Rheingau Wine, Scottish Cider, Sicilian Wine, Terres Fideles Alliance Wine, Uncharted Wines, Vault City Blood Orange Radler, Vault City Brewery Portobello, Westwell Little Bit, Westwell Pelegrim NV, Westwell Pinot Noir 2023, Westwell Unnaturally Petulant Pink 2023, Westwell Village Chardonnay 2023, Westwell Wines Kent
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Clay Wine Fair 2025 (Part 2)
In this second part of my article on the inaugural Clay Wine Fair (16 February 2025, organised by Isobel Salamon of Slonk Wines and hosted at Sotto Trattoria in Stockbridge, Edinburgh) I will cover a similar number of wines as … Continue reading
Posted in Amber Wine, Amphora Wine, Artisan Wines, Beaujolais, Natural Wine, orange wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Festivals, Wine Tastings
Tagged Amphora Assyrtiko, Amphora Gamay, Amphora Wine, Castello Vicchiomaggio Amphiarao, Château de L'Ou Côtes Catalanes orange wine, Clay Wine Fair 2025 (Pt 2), Clay Wines, Domaine de la Sorbière Beaujolais, Domaine des Mourres Côtes du Rhône Roaix, Domaine L'Iserand Saint-Joseph, Domaine Vincent Gross Alsace, Gaia Wines Assyrtiko Clay Santorini, Gamaret in Beaujolais, Georgian Wine, Geracoes da Talha Alentejo, Gogi Dakishvili Telavi, Isobel Salamon, Jacques Juillard Quincié Beaujolais, Jean-François Malsert Vigneron, L'Art du Vin, Made from Grapes Glasgow, Na Talha Branco, Na Talha Tinto, Orgo Rkatsiteli, Orgo Saperavi, Orgo Wines Kakheti Georgia, Parched (formerly Natty Boy Wines), Portuguese wine, Sevslo Wines Glasgow, Slonk Wine, Sotto Trattoria Edinburgh, Villa Noria "Orange Wine" Coteaux de Bessilles, Vincent and Rémy Gross Gueberschwiller
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David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 