Category Archives: Wine Tastings

Raw Part 1 – The Austrians

Posted on 17/05/2016 by dccrossley

There were nearly 220 wine producers exhibiting at the Raw Wine Fair this past Sunday/Monday. The Old Truman Brewery, off London’s Brick Lane, is an excellent venue for an event like this, but even so it was necessary to get … Continue reading →

The Real Deal Part 2 (Real Wine Fair 2016)

Posted on 19/04/2016 by dccrossley

Regular followers will have read the first part of my article on the Real Wine Fair at Tobacco Dock last weekend (see here). There I concentrated on just three interesting producers who might not be among the most well known … Continue reading →

Posted in Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Tastings | Tagged AA Filippi Soave, Alexandre Bain, Bera, biodynamic wine, Casa Coste Piane, Clos Saron, Commando G, Corps de Garde, Coulee d'Ambrosia, Daniel Landi, de Bartoli, De Moor, Domaine de la Borde, Domaine de la Cadette, Domaine du Botheland, Domaine Lucci, Foillard, Forja del Salnes, Ganevat, Goisot, Jo Landron, Julien Guillot, La Stoppa, Lapierre, Les Caves de Pyrene, Mengoba, Natural Wine, Patrick Sullivan, Real Wine Fair 2016, Recaredo, Remi Dufaitre, Tom Shobbrook, Vignes du Maynes | 3 Comments

The Real Deal (Part 1)

Posted on 18/04/2016 by dccrossley

I was at East London’s Tobacco Dock yesterday for the Real Wine Fair. This is an event for natural and low intervention, organic and biodynamic, winemakers organised by Les Caves de Pyrene, the wine agency who were first responsible for … Continue reading →

Posted in Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Tastings | Tagged Aveyron, biodynamic wines, Cascina degli Ulivi, Dierdre Heekin, La Garagista Farm and Winery, Les Caves de Pyrene, Majesty of Sainte Foy Conques, Natural Wine, Natural Wine Fair, Natural Wine London, Nicolas Carmarans, Real Wine Fair, Stefano Bellotti, Vermont Wine | 6 Comments

Jurable or Merely Fashionable?

Posted on 23/02/2016 by dccrossley

When I first visited Jura in the 1980s only a few UK wine professionals seemed to have been there, and only one or two were extolling the virtues of the wines, principally the Vin Jaunes, from this attractive region. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Jura, Wine, Wine Tastings | Tagged André & Mireille Tissot, Arbois, Bénédicte Tissot, De Toute Beauté Nature, Domaine A&M Tissot, Emmanuel Houillon, Ganevat Vin Jaune, J-F Ganevat, Jacques Puffeney, Jura Wine, Pierre Overnoy, Ploussard, Poulsard, Pupillin, Quality Chop House, Savagnin, Stephane Tissot, Vin de Paille, Vin Jaune, Wink Lorch Jura Wine book | 1 Comment

Oddities #10

Posted on 06/02/2016 by dccrossley

Yesterday’s Oddities Lunch at Rochelle Canteen was a landmark of sorts, our tenth in a line of exciting events which take place every two months. Over those months we’ve drunk around 150 bottles of so-called oddities, ranging from wines some … Continue reading →

Posted in Oddities lunches, Wine, Wine Tastings | Tagged Bali Wine, Castell d'Encus, Clos Clare, Combe Trousseau, Deiss, Domaine des Marnes Blanches, Don Chisciotte, Dry Erbaluce, Fenestra Lodi Port, Forcallà, Golan Heights Winery, Graubunden Wine, Grisons Wine, Hatten Wines Tunjung, Jan Domenic Luzi, Marionnet Provinage, Meinklang Konkret, Namibia Wine, Neuras Shiraz, Oddities, Passopisciaro 2008, Potesta, Raboso, Rafael Cambra, Rochelle Canteen, Sprecher Von Bernegg, Stolpman Vineyards, Uniqato Rubin Bulgaria, Vinochisti E3, Yarden, Zampaglione | 5 Comments

Waterloo Fish-n-Fino

Posted on 31/01/2016 by dccrossley

A group of wine lovers from the Wine Pages forum used to partake in dinners we called “Fizz & Chips”, combining that traditional English stalwart, fish & chips, with sparkling wine (okay, to be honest it was most often very … Continue reading →

Posted in Sherry, Wine Tastings | Tagged Argueso Las Medallas, Bodegas Tradicion, Emilio Hidalgo, Equipo Navazos, Fino, Fish & Fino, Flor de Lebrija, Gonzalez Palacios, Hidalgo La Gitana En Rama, Innocente, Jerez, Jesus Barquin, La Panesa, Lebrija, Lustau, Malaga Virgen, Manzanilla, Masters Fish, Pedro Domecq Sibarita, Peter Liem, Puerto Fino, Sherry, Valdespino | 3 Comments

Off to See the Wizards of Oz(gundy)

Posted on 21/01/2016 by dccrossley

It’s that time of year again, and despite telling you in my last post that I wasn’t going to join the wall to wall wallpaper of 2014 Burgundy Primeurs Week, you know that when it comes to the annual Vinoteca … Continue reading →

Posted in Burgundy, Rhone, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Tastings | Tagged Andrew Nielsen, Burgundy 2014, Cornas 2014, Dagon Clan, Dealu Mare, Emma Nielsen, Féteasca, Jérémy Recchione, Le Grappin, Mark Haisma, Romanian Wine, Vincent Paris, Vinoteca Tasting | 2 Comments

And Now For Something…

Posted on 15/01/2016 by dccrossley

I rarely write about the wines I drink at home, but this week social media has been awash with one thing, Burgundy en primeur. Well, that’s not entirely true. Those lucky wine writers big enough to be invited to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Austrian Wine, Jura, Natural Wine, Wiener Gemischter Satz, Wieninger, Wine, Wine Tastings | Tagged Arbois, Arbois Pinot Noir, Christoph Edelbauer, Domaine des Bodines, Domaine Ratapoil, Etna Rosso, France Gonzalvez, Jura, Maximin Grünhauser Sekt, Nußberg, Nussberg, Raphael Monnier, Romeo del Castello, Steve Slatcher, Time Flows, Vignaioli Contra Soarda, Wiener Gemischter Satz, Wieninger, Winenous, Zweigelt | Leave a comment

Rotters’ Club

Posted on 24/11/2015 by dccrossley

Probably one of the most eagerly awaited openings of 2015 on the wine scene, the guys at Noble Rot (the very alternative wine magazine) finally opened their eponymous wine bar on Lamb’s Conduit Street a little over a week ago. … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Fine Wine, Wine, Wine Tastings | Tagged #nobrot, Antoine Sahzay, Envinate, Foundi Xinomavro, Noble Rot Bar, Piedrasassi, San Lorenzo | 2 Comments

Burgundy 2005 at QCH

Posted on 18/11/2015 by dccrossley

I’m sure I was not alone in itching to get a first overview of this highly praised vintage at ten years old. One single wine from a moderate producer is all I’d tried of 2005 Red Burgundy before Monday night, … Continue reading →

Posted in Burgundy, Fine Wine, Wine, Wine Tastings | Tagged Bruno Clair, Burgundy 2005, Confuron-Coteditot, Damoy, Digioia-Royer, Dujac, Jean-Michel Guillon, Lafarge, Lignier-Michelot, Quality Chop House, Rebourgeon-Mure, Robert Arnoux, Virgile Lignier | Leave a comment

Category Archives: Wine Tastings

Raw Part 1 – The Austrians

The Real Deal Part 2 (Real Wine Fair 2016)

The Real Deal (Part 1)

Jurable or Merely Fashionable?

Oddities #10

Waterloo Fish-n-Fino

Off to See the Wizards of Oz(gundy)

And Now For Something…

Rotters’ Club

Burgundy 2005 at QCH

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