Category Archives: Wine Tastings

Annamária Réka-Koncz – New Arrivals

I’m now ready to turn my attention to a recent trip to London. I’ve got a great restaurant discovery and recommendation which will be of special interest to anyone who loves Austria (or subscribes to Trink Magazine), but before that, … Continue reading

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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

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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

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Cork & Cask Winter Wine Fair 2025, Part 1 (Keeling Andrew, Dynamic, Uncharted and Diatomists)

It’s that time of year again. Mid-November for me means the Cork & Cask Winter Wine Fair. Not many wine retailers put on an event like this. In England perhaps Butlers Wine Cellar in Brighton come closest. Cork & Cask, … Continue reading

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Switzerland 2025 Part 2 – Lavaux and the Vinorama

Part Two of my Swiss trip takes us to Lavaux. Lavaux is certainly the most famous wine growing part of the Canton of Vaud, and along with mountain vineyards of the Valais, further east, it is one of the two … Continue reading

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A Few Germans at The Solent Cellar (July 2025)

I was otherwise engaged a week last Friday when Solent Cellar in Lymington had a German tasting in the shop. We had been invited to go out sailing on The Solent, over to the Isle of Wight. We came back on … Continue reading

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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

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Cork & Cask Summer Wine Fair 2025 (Part 1) – Moreno, Poggiarello, Roland and the Electric Spirit Company

I’ve said this before, but the Cork & Cask Wine Fairs (Summer in June, Winter in November) have become highlights of my Edinburgh wine year. The winter event tends to be strongly wine-focussed, I guess with Christmas around the corner, … Continue reading

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Rhône in White at the Sky Bar Edinburgh

Sometimes it is difficult to know how good a tasting will be, and occasionally you think it could go either way. I didn’t know what to expect last Wednesday from Rhône in White, a tasting of white wines from the … Continue reading

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Timberyard Spring Tasting 2025 Part 3 – Element Wines, David Morris/Mountain People Wines and more

This is the final part of three in which I go through some of the wines on show at Timberyard’s Spring Tasting in Edinburgh on 3rd March. Here we are looking at wines brought in by Edinburgh-based merchant Element Wines. … Continue reading

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