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Category Archives: Wine Shops
The Solent Cellar – Like a London Wine Shop in a Sleepy South Coast Town
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
Butlers Wine Cellar – The Evolving Nature of Wine Retail in Brighton
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
Posted in Artisan Wines, Californian Wine, English Wine, Portuguese wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Heroes, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops, Wine Tastings
Tagged Blank Bottle Winery, Brighton Crew Club Supporters, Brighton Wine Shop, Butlers Wine Cellar Brighton, English Sparkling Wine Specialist, Portuguese Wine Specialist, Source for Breaky Bottom
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Wine Prices – A Bit of a Moan
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
Cork & Cask Winter Wine Fair 2023 (Part 2): Roland Wines, Element Wines and Modal Wines
Part 1 from the Cork & Cask Winter Wine Fair covered wines from Indigo Wines, Keeling Andrew and Dynamic Vines. Part 2 here follows the same path, with a selection from the wines poured by Roland Wines, Element Wines and … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Austrian Wine, German Wine, Italian Wine, Natural Wine, Portuguese wine, Slovakian Wine, Spanish Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Festivals, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops, Wine Tastings
Tagged Andi Mann Rheinhessen, Burgenland Wine, Cork & Cask Winter Wine Fair (Pt 2), Edinburgh Wine Scene, Element Wines Edinburgh, Fangareggi Puro Lambrusco Rosso, Fanrareggi Biancospino Lambrusco, Fattoria di Sammontana Sangiovese IGT, Finca El Molar Macabeo Skin Contact, Finca El Molar Manchuela, Folas de Baco Curtido, Folias de Baco Rabigato Douro, Johannes Zillinger Weinviertel, Koppitsch Homok 2022, Koppitsch Neusiedl am See, Koppitsch Rét 2022, Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce, Martin Obenaus Weinviertel, Modal Wines, Natural Wine, Obenaus Mo:Rot Zweigelt, Portuguese wine, Roland Wines, Slobodne Majer, Slobodne Slovakia, Thörle Rheinhessen, Thörle Spätburgunder 2021, Wine Fairs, Wine Fairs in Edinburgh, Zillinger Numen Fume Blanc
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Mike Bennie Jura Masterclass, P&V Wine Merchant’s, Newtown, Sydney
Mike Bennie is, along with Max Allen, one of two Australian wine writers/journalists who have informed my knowledge, and indeed passion for, the New Australia. Max came into my life via his wonderful (and I would say still essential) The … Continue reading
Posted in Arbois, Artisan Wines, Jura, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops, Wine Tastings
Tagged Château-Chalon, Domaine A&M Tissot, Domaine Berthet-Bondet, Domaine Montbourgeau L'Etoile, Frédéric Lambert Château-Chalon 2013, Gahier Chardonnay Les Follasses, Jura Masterclass, Macvin du Jura, Michel Gahier Vigneron, Mike Bennie, Montigny-les-Arsures, Nicole Deriaux Vigneronne, P&V Wine Merchant Newtown Sydney, Philippe Chatillon Vigneron, Savagnin Ouillé Traminer Tissot, Stéphane and Bénédicte Tissot, Stéphane Tissot Macvin, Stéphane Tissot Savagnins, Tastings at P&V, Tissot Crémant du Jura BdN
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Recent Wines – Australia, April and May 2023 #theglouthatbindsus
We drank some interesting wines during our three-and-a-half weeks in Australia. I set out to try to drink wines from producers I didn’t know. In the end, that only applies to half the wines here, though only in one case … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Australian Wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops, Wine Travel
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Basham Family Vineyard Riverland, Chalmers Family Vineyard Heathcote Victoria, Cupitt's Winery Alphonse Sauvignon, Dal Zotto King Valley Pinot Grigio 2022, Dal Zotto Prosecco King Valley, Doug Woodward Winemaker Queensland, Dr Edge Wines, Dr Ongo Dr Op Pinot Noir 2022, Dr Ongo Dr Op Pinot Noir Tasmania, Fistful of Flowers 2022 Momento Mori, Gonzo Les Fruits Grenache and Cinsault, Italian Grape Varieties from Heathcote, Konpira Maru Wines Whitlands Victoria, Momento Mori Wines Dane Johns, Mt Midoryama Chevaucher L'Eclair 2022, Natural Wine, Natural Wine Shop Sydney, P and V wine merchant Sydney, P&V wine merchant Sydney, Peter Dredge Winemaker, Recent Wines Australia 2023, Shoalhaven Coast Wine Region, Shoalhaven Coast Wineries, Susan Petnat, Tim Stock Winemaker, Wedded to the Weather Cloud Project Wines
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David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 