Category Archives: Wine Tastings

Calivinification (Red Hot)

Posted on 22/01/2020 by dccrossley

Whilst the trade was tasting its way through 2,000 Australian wines yesterday, I was sitting at home writing about California, by way of the Nekter Wines event at The 10 Cases in Covent Garden on Monday. Of course, I know … Continue reading →

Binging on the Bogans’ 2018 Burgundies – Eyre, Haisma, Le Grappin et al

Posted on 16/01/2020 by dccrossley

The festival of Burgundy tastings (some call it a circus) hits London in January. For some people it is the highlight of the wine year. Importers bombard their customers with invitations to events which overlap, so that some avid fans … Continue reading →

Posted in Aligoté, Artisan Wines, Burgundy, Eastern European Wine, Fine Wine, Wine, Wine Tastings | Tagged Andrew Nielsen Winemaker, Burgundy 2018, Burgundy Tasting, Dagon Wines Romania, Du Grappin, Jane Eyre Burgundy 2018, Jane Eyre Winemaker, Jérémy Recchione, Le Grappin, Le Grappin 2018s, Mark Haisma, Romanian Wine | Leave a comment

Out The Box Young Importers 2019, Part 2

Posted on 05/10/2019 by dccrossley

Part 1 of my Out The Box 2019 article covered three of the importers who were showing their wines in Clerkenwell last Tuesday: 266 Wines, Swig and Uncharted Wines. If you haven’t yet read Part 1 you will find it via the link here. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Greek Wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings | Tagged Ancre Hill Monmouthshire, Black Chalk Wines Hampshire, Ca di Mat Gredos, Camille Braun Orschwihr, Cancedda O'Connell, Carte Blanche Wines, Chatzivaritis Estate Macedonia, Christelle Guibert, Clos Cibonne Tibouren, Damian Pinon Vouvray, David Knott, Diamantis Winery Macedonia, Domaine Kalathas Tinos, Domaine L'Ecu Pays Nantais, Douloufakis Winery Crete, Graft Wine Company, Greek Wine, Jérôme Charles Binda, Koerner Clare Valley, Koerner La Korse, Limnio, Maltby & Greek, Mavroudi, Mick O'Connell, Morgado do Quintao Algarve, Negoska, Nick Darlington, Out The Box Young Importers 2019, Polperro Wines Mornington Peninsula, Rolle in Australia, Sigurd Clare Valley, Smiley NV Swartland, Thörle Rheinhessen, Vidiano, Vincent Caillé Muscadet, Vourvoukelis Thrace, Welsh Wine | 1 Comment

Out The Box Young Importers 2019, Part 1

Posted on 03/10/2019 by dccrossley

The Out The Box “young importers” tasting took place on Tuesday 1 October at what has become its usual venue, The Crypt on the Green, beneath St James’s Church in Clerkenwell (London). The rather flattering name of this tasting event … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, Georgian Wine, Keg Wines, Natural Wine, Sparkling Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings | Tagged 266 Wines, Artuke Rioja Alavesa, Aymeric Paillard, Badenhorst Papagaai, Bastien Warskotte, Champagne Charles Dufour Bistrotage, Domaine de Maupertuis Bourgogne, Domaine L'Horizon Calce, Domaine Rougeot Aligoté, Domaine Rougeot Passetoutgrain, Franco Lourens, Guy Breton Marylou, Hans Wimmer-Czerny Grüner Keg, Hermit Ram Canterbury NZ, Hermit Ram Sauvignon Blanc, Hiyu Wine Farm Oregon, La Vigne des Pères Saint-Joseph, Le Grappin Côtes du Rhône Keg, Lourens Family "Howard John", Ori Marani Georgia Kartli, Out The Box Young Importers 2019, Rupert Taylor, Schmelzer Burgenland, Succés Vinicola Conca de Barberà, Swig Wines, Sybille Kuntz Lieser, Uncharted Wines, Vignoble du Rêveur Artisan, Westwell "Field" 2018, Westwell Ortega Kent, Westwell Wines Kent | 1 Comment

Les Caves de Pyrene Drinking Outside the Box Tasting 2019 (Part 3)

Posted on 30/09/2019 by dccrossley

This final part of my coverage of the large and rather magnificent 2019 vintage Les Caves portfolio tasting (or at least the London leg) contains well over thirty wines, so I won’t waste time on introductions. If you haven’t read my preliminary … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, biodynamic wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings | Tagged Binner Si Rose NV, Bodegas Cota 45 UBE, Calcarius Orange 2018 Puglia, Cambridge Road Petnat "Natrual;ist" Martinborough, Cambridge Road Petnat "Naturalist", Camillo Donati Malvasia Rosa, Casa Costa Piane Prosecco, Celler Batlliu Costers del Sègre, Champagne Val Frison Goustan NV, Christian Binner Alsace, Claude Courtois, Cotes d'Auxerre, Coulanges La Vineuse, Domaine de la Bourde Ploussard, Domaine Le Clocher Capitalisme Rouge, Domaine Saint-Pierre "Les Corvées", Etienne Courtois, Evan Lewandowski, Fabrice Dodane Jura, Georgian Wine, Iago Bitarishvili Chinuri Kartli, Julien Mareschal, Kelley Fox Wines, La Garagista Grace & Favour, La Garagista Loup D'Or Briana, La Garagista Vermont, Les Cailloux du Paradis Sologne, Les Caves de Pyrene Portfolio Tasting 2019, London Wine Tastings, Loris Follador, Loxarel "A Pel" Alt Penedès, Marco de Bartoli Vecchio Samperi, Marie-Pierre Chevassu-Fassenet, Momento Mori Wines, Natural Wine, New Zealand Petnat, Okro's Wine Saparavi Budeshuri, Piquentum Téran Croatia, Pol Opuesto Criolla Uco, Pupillin Côte de Feule, Racines Blanc 2016, Ramaz Nikoladze Tsolikouri, Recaredo Terrers Brut Nature Cava, Ruth Lewandowski Feints, Sisters Wines Kise 2017 Kakheti, Tillingham Qvevri Rülem 2018, Tillingham Wines Qvevri Tinop, Vermont Hybrid Vines La Garagista, Vini Viti Vinci Wines, Vino di Anna Etna Sicily, Zurab Topuridze Golden Blend 2018 | 7 Comments

Les Caves de Pyrene Drinking Outside the Box Tasting 2019 (Part 2)

Posted on 25/09/2019 by dccrossley

This second part of my coverage of Les Caves de Pyrene‘s 2019 London Portfolio Tasting takes in four of the categories of wines which relate to “terroir and climate”. These are Minerals, Sea Sand and Saline, Volcanoes and Mountains and Garrigue Maquis Fynbos. If you would … Continue reading →

Posted in Minerals and Wine, Natural Wine, Volcanic Wines, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings | Tagged Andreas Tscheppe Styria, C de Marrin Chasselas, Chardonnay Terre du Lias, Clos du Gravillas Lo Vielh, Cota 45 Miraflores, Domaine Belluard Gringet Le Feu, Domaine de la Borde Pupillin Jura, Dominique Belluard, Dominique Lucas, Etnella Kaos, Goisot Aligoté, I Vigneri Aurore, Jean Maupertuis Gamay Pierres Noires, John Bojanowski, Julien Mareschal, La Sénéchalière Folle Blanche, Les Caves de Pyrene Portfolio 2019, Les Vignes de Paradis Léman, London Wine Tastings, Luneau-Papin Goulaine Excelsior, Martha Stoumen Post Flirtation White, Minella Grape, Natural Wine, Nicolas Carmarans Aveyron, Panevino UVA Sardegna., Salvo Foti, Taste of Terroir, Verdier-Logel Le Poycelan, Vina di Anna Jeudi 15 Rosato | 1 Comment

Les Caves de Pyrene Drinking Outside the Box Tasting 2019 (Part 1)

Posted on 25/09/2019 by dccrossley

Les Caves de Pyrene held their annual Portfolio Tasting on Tuesday 23 September at the Hellenic Centre off Marylebone High Street, London. As with a similar event last year, Les Caves decided to stir things up a bit. A lot … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, biodynamic wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings | Tagged Alexandre Bain Pierre Précieuse, Andi Knauss, Antoine Arena, Arndorfer Kamptal, Bottes Rouge Face B Savagnin, Bow & Arrow Air Guitar Red, Calcarius Bianco Puglia, Cascina degli Ulivi Filagnotti, Cellar Credo Miranius, Ch Lamery Autrement, Clos du Tué Boeuf, Continental Platter Pot à Cab, Dom des Vigneaux Ardèche, Domaine du Pech Totem, Intellego Chenin Blanc, Jauma Fairygarten, Jo Landron Melonix, Keg Wines, Kelley Fox Weber Pinot Gris, Leon Barral Faugères Jadis 2015, Les Cailloux du Paradis Racines Rouge, Les Caves de Pyrene 2019 Portfolio Tasting, Luddite Chenin Blanc Bot River 2018, Martha Stoumen Post Flirtation Red, Matthias Warnung "Basis", Miquettes Viognier-Chasselas Rhöne, Nicolas Reau, Patrick Sullivan Baw-Baw Chardonnay, Pierre Frick Vorbourg Riesling 2014, Ryme Cellars Ribolla Gialla, Sameiras Blanco Ribeira, San Ferdinando Toscana, Sepp Muster Graf Sauvignon Blanc, Tillingham Wines, Vignes du Maynes Cuvée 910, Vincent Ogereau Anjou, Vittorio Bera Bianchdudui 2000 | 2 Comments

Three Go Mad In Islington – Nekter, Roland, Modal Portfolio 2019

Posted on 18/09/2019 by dccrossley

The three dynamic, young and small importers featured here have not chosen a pithy name for themselves, like the “Dirty Dozen”, so I’ve kind of done it for them in my title (sorry chaps). Nekter Wines, Roland Wines and Modal … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, Australian Wine, Austrian Wine, Californian Wine, Natural Wine, Slovakian Wine, Slovenian Wine, South African Wines, Spanish Wine, Tuscan Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings | Tagged Benevolent Neglect Napa, Californian Carignane, Californian Counoise, Cascina Borgatta Tagliolo Monferrato, Clos des Plantes, Cutis Deviner, Entre Vinyes Cava Funambul, Fattoria di Sammontana Montelupo, Ferdinand Wines Amador County Tempranillo, Flow Blanc de Noirs, Fogosch 2017, From Sunday Lucky's Red, Johannes Zillinger Weinviertal, Joiseph Jois, Keep Wines California, Klabjan Slovenia, Malinga Sauvignon Blanc Kamptal, Modal Wines, Nekter Roland Modal Portfolio Tasting 2019, Nekter Wines, Olivier Lejeune Anjou, Pasarene Elgin, Piroska 2018, Roland Wines, Schenter Schönberg Riesling Kamptal, Schmolzer & Brown Beechworth, Slobodne Slovakia, Sota Els Àngels Empordà, Strekov1075 Slovakia, Vinarja Kriz Croatia, Whaka Piripiri Mai Chenin Blanc, Zemiansky Sady, Zillinger Revolution Solera | Leave a comment

Dirty Dozen Tasting 2019 (Part 2)

Posted on 12/09/2019 by dccrossley

I wrote about some of the wines tasted at London’s Dirty Dozen Tasting in Part 1, here. Those importers covered were The Wine Treasury, Roberson Wine, Howard Ripley Wines, Raymond Reynolds, H2Vin and Flint Wines. Follow the link above to see what … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings | Tagged Abbazia di Novacella Kerner, Argyros Estate Santorini, Aspro Potamisi, Astro Bunny Petnat, Astrum Wine Cellars, Blank Bottle Little William, Bofalloro Valtellina, Castello Romitorio Morellino di Scansano, Chatzivaritis Estate Macedonia, Chloe Chatzivariti, Clark Foyster Wines, Dirty Dozen 2019 (Part 2), Domaine de L'Horizon Calce, Douloufakis Winery Crete, Dry Red Frederik Stevenson Barossa, El Muelle de Olaso, Emmanuelle Milan, Envinate Benje Tinto Teneriffe, Fino Balbaina Bodegas Riva, FortyFive10°, Goumenissa Xinomavro, Greek Wine, Guy Breton Morgon VV 2017, Heavy Petting Petnat, Hirtzberger Rotes Tor Spitz, Hirzbirger Rotes Tor Grüner Veltliner, Indigo Wine, Jamsheed Pepe le Pinot, Jijiji Chenin Gen de Alma, Luis Pérez, Mac Forbes Riesling RS3, Maltby & Greek, Mathieu Deiss, Moric Hidden Treasures Balaton, O Zontanos Domaine Kalathas, Ochota Barrels Texture Like Sun, Oddero Barbaresco Gallina 2016, Pieter Walser, Pojer e Sandri Nosiola, Primosic Friulano, Rainer Wess Loibenberg, Rinaldi Barolo 2015, Sigalas Aa Assyrtiko-Athiri, Steve Crawford winemaker, Swig Wine, TimWildman MW, Tinos Wine, Tschida Angerhof Auslese, Vibrations Riesling, Vignoble du Reveur, Yabby Lake Red Claw | 2 Comments

Dirty Dozen Tasting 2019 (Part 1)

Posted on 11/09/2019 by dccrossley

September sees so many tastings, too many. A top Sommelier told me yesterday that all the importers think that the sommeliers change their wine lists, starting from scratch, in November, but she also added that this is a complete myth. … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings | Tagged Arnot Roberts Sonoma Syrah, Atlantic Rainwater Barbeito, Baker Street Bacchus, Bell Hill Old Weka Pass Pinot Noir, Camin Larredya Jurançon, Casal Santa Maria Colares, Champagne Dehours, Colares Tinto, Conceito Bastardo Douro, Dirty Dozen Tasting 2019, Domaine Arlaud Bourgogne OKA, Ebner-Ebenauer Grüner Veltliner, Elio Ottin Val d'Aoste, Elvio Cogno Barolo, Flint Wines, Florian Lauer, H2Vin, Howard Ripley Wines, Julien Sunier Morgon 2017, L'Ecole #41, Lauer Cremant, Le P'tit Pape, Le P'tit Paysan, London Cru Bacchus, Peter Lauer Sparkling Riesling, Philippe Alliet Chinon, Quinta do Mouro Alentejo, Ramisco Grape Colares, Raymond Reynolds Wines, Roberson Wine, Schug Sonoma Coast, Sean Thackrey Pleiade II, Simpson's Wine Estate Kent, Somm in the Must, Terre de Meunier Extra Brut, The Wine Treasury, Washington State Chenin, Wittmann Weisser Burgunder, Ziereisen Baden, Zweigelt Rescued Cuvée | 3 Comments

Category Archives: Wine Tastings

Calivinification (Red Hot)

Binging on the Bogans’ 2018 Burgundies – Eyre, Haisma, Le Grappin et al

Out The Box Young Importers 2019, Part 2

Out The Box Young Importers 2019, Part 1

Les Caves de Pyrene Drinking Outside the Box Tasting 2019 (Part 3)

Les Caves de Pyrene Drinking Outside the Box Tasting 2019 (Part 2)

Les Caves de Pyrene Drinking Outside the Box Tasting 2019 (Part 1)

Dirty Dozen Tasting 2019 (Part 2)

Dirty Dozen Tasting 2019 (Part 1)

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