Category Archives: Wine Merchants

Cork & Cask, Edinburgh’s Community Wine Store with a Far Wider Reach

Posted on 23/10/2024 by dccrossley

A lot has changed since I moved to Scotland in 2022. I think one of the main changes I had to get to grips with was that nobody knew me up here. In London I’d get invited to all the … Continue reading →

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Graft Wine Autumn Tasting, Edinburgh (15 October 2024)

Posted on 18/10/2024 by dccrossley

Graft Wine held their Edinburgh Autumn Tasting on 15th October, at Hawksmoor, conveniently in the centre of the city. It has been a long time since I tasted Graft’s portfolio and the ten producers on taste showcased a whole bunch … Continue reading →

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Winemakers Club, London

Posted on 19/09/2024 by dccrossley

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 →

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Newcomer Wines at Montrose, Edinburgh (3 July ’24)

Posted on 08/07/2024 by dccrossley

I have yet to dine at Timberyard’s new outpost in Edinburgh, Montrose, doubtless the cause being all our house moving escapades, but I did get to visit on Wednesday for a tasting with Peter Honegger from Newcomer Wines. I’ve known … Continue reading →

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The Solent Cellar – Like a London Wine Shop in a Sleepy South Coast Town

Posted on 25/04/2024 by dccrossley

I am working through my list of feature articles about some very special wine merchants. I’ve written about Feral Art et Vin in Bordeaux, and Butlers Wine Cellar in Brighton. Next up, The Solent Cellar in Lymington, Hampshire. Lymington is, … Continue reading →

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Missing Out – Tutto Wines Trade Tasting in Edinburgh

Posted on 18/04/2024 by dccrossley

One or two of my readers may be aware that I have been struck low with a virus this week. Not only has that meant an involuntary wine detox, but it has also tested my addiction to writing, just at … Continue reading →

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Basket Press Wines Spring Tasting at Spry in Edinburgh – This is Very Much a New Wine Frontier Now

Posted on 25/03/2024 by dccrossley

Monday 18 March was the date for the Basket Press Wines Spring Tasting for the trade, held at Spry Wines, the wonderful restaurant/wine bar/natural wine shop in Central Edinburgh. Now, I know I’ve brought you a lot of articles on … Continue reading →

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Butlers Wine Cellar – The Evolving Nature of Wine Retail in Brighton

Posted on 20/03/2024 by dccrossley

A lot of you read my “interview” with Feral Art & Vin in Bordeaux last month. I think I mentioned that it was the first in a short series on wine shops which rock my wine world, and for the … Continue reading →

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Rewilding Bordeaux – Feral Art & Vin Three Years On (Natural Wine in that Bastion of Conservative Taste)

Posted on 21/02/2024 by dccrossley

Back in March 2021 Russell Faulkner and his wife, Sema, opened Feral Art & Vin in the heart of the old city of Bordeaux. To open a shop selling natural wines, alongside art exhibitions, and indeed to stock around 50% … Continue reading →

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Wine Prices – A Bit of a Moan

Posted on 15/01/2024 by dccrossley

Over the period since Brexit and the Covid pandemic the prices of individual bottles of wine I have bought for years have unquestionably gone up…and considerably. I can think of wines which perhaps cost in the low £30s back in … Continue reading →

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