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Category Archives: Wine Tastings
Recent Wines (October 2015)
I rarely write about the wines I drink at home, but in light of the last post, and the one on the Oddities lunch, I thought it might interest or amuse some readers. For some people who I know read … Continue reading
Posted in Swiss Wine, Wine, Wine Tastings
Tagged Alpine Wines, Beaujolais, Blaufränkisch, Coing de St Fiacre, Humagne, Jeff Coutelou, Lavaux, Mas Coutelou, Métras, Muscadet, Roberson, Solent Cellar, Swiss Wine, The Sampler, Vin des Amis, Vintrepid, Weninger
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Dynamic Day in London
There is a lot going on in the world of wine in London this week. Monday was no exception, but I’m so glad I decided to choose the trek down to the Spa Terminus for Dynamic Vines‘ 10 Year Anniversary … Continue reading
Fourth & Church, New Wine Venue in Hove
I was invited to the launch party of Fourth & Church last night, a new venue with a strong wine focus in Hove. To call it a wine bar is a bit of a misnomer, because the focus will be on food … Continue reading
Posted in Wine, Wine and Food, Wine Tastings
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Squirrelled Away in Soho
It’s around 1pm on Wednesday and I’m walking through a big black door in Soho, entering the tight confines of a hallway to a very old town house. One young lady vets me, another locates my name on a list … Continue reading
Posted in Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings
Tagged Altavia, Black's Club Soho, Clos Cibonne, David Bowley, Emil Bauer, Emily Scott, Eschenhof Holzer, Francesca Bruna, Franco Mondo, Frédéric Guilbaud, Kloster Ebernach, Ligurian Wine, Nik Darlington, Oli North, Parxet Cava, Parxet Titiana, Red Squirrel, Roberto Bruna, Sparkling Muscadet, Tenuta La Pergola, Vinteloper
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Spice Oddity #2 (Without Major Tom)
The second Spice Oddities at the India Club was a perfect example of how far some wine lovers will go to select truly “different” wines, odd in their origins (to a degree) but certainly not in their flavours. All seven … Continue reading
More from Germany (Howard Ripley)
The second instalment of Howard Ripley’s Germans was presented at Middle Temple Hall Yesterday, comprising the dry whites and reds, with a few strangers thrown in for good measure (one of which was my Wine of the Day!). I don’t … Continue reading
Not With a Bang but a “Wimps” Lunch
This is the way the world ends, or at least I hope so. Wimps lunches are so called because they are for people who only like one bottle each for lunch (although they actually allow for ten bottles between each … Continue reading
Posted in Austrian Wine, Dining, Fine Wine, German Wine, Wine, Wine Tastings
Tagged 1913 Riesling, Austrian Wine, German Wine, JJ Prüm, Kracher, La Trompette, Maximin Grunhaus, Von Schubert, Wimps lunches, Wittmann
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Trompetting Riverby
Those with long memories may remember that I attended a tasting of Riverby Estate’s Marlborough wines at Butler’s in Brighton late last year, here: https://wideworldofwine.co/2014/12/01/riverby-estate-tasting-butlers-brighton/ Yesterday I attended an even larger Riverby Estate tasting at London’s La Trompette restaurant, with … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Fine Wine, New Zealand Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Tastings
Tagged Gruner Veltliner, Kevin Courtney, La Trompette Restaurant, Marlborough Wine, New Zealand Chardonnay, New Zealand Gruner Veltliner, New Zealand Pinot Noir, New Zealand Sweet Wines, New Zealand Wine, Riverby Estate, Wine and Food
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David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 