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Category Archives: Wine Festivals
Real Wine Fair 2017, Part 3 – France, Spain, Portugal, Italy
Part 3 of my Real Wine Fair roundup for 2017 covers nine European producers, half of which may be familiar to readers, and the other half, I’m guessing, less so. Europe in general is familiar territory, of course, to lovers … Continue reading
Posted in Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Festivals, Wine Tastings
Tagged Anna Martens, Cantina Filippi Soave, Casa Belfi Prosecco Colfondo, Cascina degli Ulivi, Christian Binner, COS Vittoria, COS Zibibbo in Pithos, David Fourbet, Fossil red and white wines, La Folle Berthe Saumur, Les Caves de Pyrene, Les Vins Pirouettes, Partida Creus Tarragona, Pedro Marques, Raboso Frizzante, Stefano Bellotti, Under the Bonnet Wines, Vale da Capucha Lisbon, Vino di Anna Etna
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Real Wine Fair 2017, Part 2 – Mainly USA
In dividing my Real Wine Fair 2017 odyssey into three manageable parts, I decided to base Part 2 on four North American producers I tasted. But as this will be the shortest of the three parts, I’m going to throw in … Continue reading
Posted in Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Festivals, Wine Tastings
Tagged Air Guitar Red Blend, Coury Vineyard Willamette, Davenport Pet Nat, Davenport Vineyard East Sussex, Deidre Heekin, Golden Cluster Wines, Horsmondon White Blend, Jeff Vejr, La Garagista Winery, Les Caves de Pyrene, Limney Estate, Martha Stoumen Wines, Megan and Ryan Glaab, Post Flirtation Red Blend, Real Wine Fair 2017, Ryme Cellars California, Sam Vinciullo Wines, Savagnin Rose in America, Scott and Dana Frank, Vermont Wine, Warner Glen Wines
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Real Wine Fair 2017, Part 1 – Austria & Germany
Real Wine is an event I really look forward to. Okay, 170 producers is an impossible task for anyone, and I reckon I’d need five days to do the Fair justice. But the Fair is very well organised (if you excuse … Continue reading
Posted in Austrian Wine, German Wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Festivals, Wine Tastings
Tagged 2Naturkinder, Arndorfer Kamptal, Brigitte Tscheppe, Christian Tschida, Claus Preisinger, Ewald Tscheppe, Glouglou, Les Caves de Pyrene, Meinklang, Michel Tolmer, Newcomer Wines, Real Wine Fair, Sudsteirerland Wine, Under the Bonnet Wines, Weingut Brand Pfalz, Weingut Werlitsch, Winemakers Club, Wink Lorch
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Raw Wine 2017 – Part 1
In the run up to last weekend there was palpable excitement in the London wine fraternity, and doubtless beyond. Raw Wine was in town. Raw, founded and run by Isabelle Legeron MW, is one of the two big annual “natural … Continue reading
Posted in Austrian Wine, biodynamic wine, Canadian Wine, Natural Wine, Neusiedlersee, Swiss Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Festivals, Wine Tastings
Tagged Albert Mathier, Alexander Koppitsch, Burgenland, Gut Oggau, Meinklang, Okanagan Crush Pad, RAW Wine Fair, Rennersistas, Scholium Project, Somlo
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Le Beaujolais Nouveau…Est Arrivé?
Is anyone here old enough to remember, back in the 1980s/90s, when the Beaujolais Nouveau marketing machine got into full swing? For most lovers of half-decent wine it was horrible to behold. The UK, a nation of beer drinkers, was really … Continue reading
Posted in Beaujolais, Natural Wine, Paris, Wine, Wine Festivals
Tagged Andrew Nielsen, Beaujolais, Beaujolais Nouveau, Brut de Cuve, Chateau Chambon, Domaine des Grottes, France Gonzalvez, Guy Breton, Jean Foillard, Jean-Claude Lapalu, Jean-Paul Brun, Karim Vionnet, Le Grappin, Les Papilles, Philippe Pacalat, Remi Dufaitre, Romain des Grottes, Verre Volé, Xavier Benier
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Jura Week 3 – Fête du Biou at Vadans
The Fête du Biou is a rather special festival at harvest time in the Jura Region. It takes place in Arbois on the first Sunday in September, with a smaller version in Pupillin on the third Sunday. What is much … Continue reading
Posted in Jura, Wine, Wine Festivals, Wine Tastings, Wine Travel
Tagged Biou Ceremony, Fète du Biou, Jura, Jurawine, Marcel Hendrickx, Vadans
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David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 