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Category Archives: Wine Shops
Lockdown – The Good, The Bad and The Beautiful
Why Beautiful, not Ugly? There is no getting away from the fact that Coronavirus has been terrible. Remember early this year, Christmas holidays over, looking forward to 2020. Within a few months the lives of many were completely shattered whilst … Continue reading
Bruno Paillard at Hedonism
I have a bit of a thing for Bruno Paillard Champagne. I may spend a lot of my time drinking the Growers these days, but what I am looking for, always, is wine with a soul, wine which reflects its … Continue reading
Posted in Champagne, Fine Wine, Sparkling Wine, Wine, Wine Shops, Wine Tastings
Tagged Alice Paillard, Anna-Lisa Unkuri Wine Label, Antidote Wine Shop, Assemblage 1989, Assemblage 1999, Assemblage 2009 Launch Tasting, Bruno Paillard, Champagne, Champagne Bruno Paillard, Champagne Tasting, Gut Oggau Maskerade, Hedonism Wines Tasting, Prestige Champagne
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“Ugly Ducklings Can Be Swans” (Says Doug Wregg)
Ugly Ducklings can be Swans! That was the title of the tasting given by Doug Wregg at Solent Cellar in Lymington on Friday night. Doug’s company, Les Caves de Pyrene, has proved that statement a thousand times over in the thirty-odd … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Grape Varieties, Natural Wine, Slovenian Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops, Wine Tastings
Tagged Beaujolais Les Pierres Bleues, Božidar Zorjan, Carignan Lo Vielh, Caves de Pyrene Tasting in Lymington, Clos Gravillas, Domaine de la Senechalière, Doug Wregg, Goisot Bourgogne Aligoté, Jean-Pierre Frick, Julien Guillot, Marc Pesnot, Melon Miss Terre, Moussamoussettes, René Mosse, Slovenian Wine, Solent Cellar Tastings, Sylvaner Bergweingarten, Zorjan Muscat Ottonel Dolium
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Vienna Week 3 – Vinifero and a walk in the snow
In August I mentioned one of Vienna’s best natural wine shops, but as part of a roundup, and I didn’t go into any detail, so this time around I thought I should give Enrico a bit of a plug. Vinifero … Continue reading
Arbois Update (Arbois Visit, December 2018)
I thought I’d finish off my articles from my visit to Arbois at the end of last year with a short update which might be of use to anyone planning a visit to the town in 2019. I appreciate that … Continue reading
Posted in Arbois, Jura, Wine, Wine Shops, Wine Travel
Tagged Arbois, Castel Damandre Les Planches, Epicurea Poligny and Arbois, Fumey-Chatelain, Jura Region, La Balance Mets et Vins, La Muse Bouche Poligny, Le Nez dans le Vert 2019, Les Jardins de St-Vincent, Stéphane Planche, Tony Bornard
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Les Caves at Pew Corner
Everyone knows Les Caves de Pyrene, right? Celebrating their 30th Anniversary this year, it is easy to forget, in a country awash with fine young importers of natural and biodynamic wines, that Les Caves were the pioneers. Their portfolio is now … Continue reading
Jura Night at Solent Cellar
I’m a little sad this year. Followers of Wideworldofwine will be well aware that Eastern France’s Jura region is one of my passions. They may well know the story of how we used to stay on the Côte de Beaune each spring, and … Continue reading
Posted in Jura, Wine, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops, Wine Tastings
Tagged Arbois Wine, Berthet-Bondet, Chardonnay Balanoz 2015, Chateau Bethanie Crémant du Jura, Chateau-Chalon, Chateau-Chalon Berthet-Bondet 2009, Coq au Vin Jaune, Daniel Dugois Savagnin Sous Voile, Domaine de la Pinte L'Ami Karl, Houillon-Overnoy Ploussard 2015, Jura Tasting, Jura Wine, Love Poulsard Fruitière d'Arbois, Lymington, Lymington Wine Shop, Melon a Queue Rouge, Michel Gahier Melon Fraquette, Ouillé Savagnin, Ploussard, Poulsard, Poulsard Sans Souffre, Savagnin, Savagnin Savignier, Solent Cellar Lymington, Sous Voile Savagnin, Tissot Singulier Trousseau 2015, Trousseau, Vin Jaune, Vin Jaune Dom St-Pierre 2008, Vin Jaune Jacques Puffeney 1995, Wine Dinners, Wine Merchants in Hampshire
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Vienna for Adventurous Eating and Drinking
Plenty has been written about the Vienna wine scene, and a whole lot more plastered over social media. You don’t really need a guide to eating and drinking natural wines in Vienna (although, as always, the Raisin app is your … Continue reading
Posted in Austria, Austrian Wine, Dining, Vienna, Viennese Cafés, Wiener Beisl, Wine, Wine Shops, Wine Travel
Tagged Cafe Sperl Vienna, Feinkost Gerhard Urbanek, Friedrich Silchersekt, Glacis Beisl, Jutta Ambrositsch und Mast 2017, Kopitsch, MAST Vienna, Mast Weinbistro, Meinl am Graben Wine Shop, Nittnaus, Off the Radar Vienna Cafe, Preisinger, Uhudler, Uhudler Frizzante Weinhof Zieger, Vienna Beisl, Vienna Dining and Drinking, Vienna for Wine Lovers, Vienna Naschmarkt, Vinifero Wine Shop, Wein & Co Vienna, Wine From Isabella Grape
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Blank Bottle at Butler’s
I don’t often write about a single wine producer unless I’ve visited them, or at least met the producer at a wine event. I’ve known and enjoyed the wines made in South Africa by Pieter Walser, imported into the UK … Continue reading
Posted in Own Label Wines, South African Wines, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops
Tagged Blank Bottle Winery, Brighton Wine Merchants, Butlers Wine Cellar, Give and Take 2017, It is What it Is 2016, Own Label Wines, Pieter Walser, South African Pinot Blanc, South African Tempranillo Blend, South African Wine, Swig Wines
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