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Category Archives: Wine Tastings
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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Beaujolais Just Got Serious
Well, it’s been that way for a while, but having participated in a very exciting Beaujolais dinner a few weeks ago (see post of 17 July) at The 10 Cases, we felt the need to explore some more of the … Continue reading
Posted in Beaujolais, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Tastings
Tagged #Bagnum, Andrew & Emma Nielsen, Beaujolais, Beaujolais Dinner, Du Grappin, Foillard, France Gonzalvez, J-F Ganevat, Jean-Louis Dutraive, Julie Balagny, Laurence & Remi Dufaitre, Le Grappin, Métras, Quality Chop House, The New Beaujolais
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Jolly, Beau and New, but no Nouveau
Last night a dozen devotees slipped into the air-conditioned private room at 10 Cases in Covent Garden for a much anticipated look at some “new school” (is that s-cool?) Beaujolais, the kind of trendy stuff mostly found in those hyper-cool … Continue reading
Posted in Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Tastings
Tagged 10 Cases Restaurant, Beaujolais, Christopher Piper, Domaine du Botheland, Jean-Paul Thévenet, Julie Balagny, Julien Duport, Julien Sunier, Karim Vionnet, Laurence & Remi Dufaitre, London, New School Beaujolais, On Pète la Soif, Oreo Cheesecake
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Spice Oddity
Major Thom called Ground Control suggesting the India Club might be the venue at which to see whether the Oddities theme could work for Indian food. As it turned out, the wines were not really very odd (on the whole), … Continue reading
The Talented Mr Ripley
Okay, I admit, my proclivity for really corny headlines has seemingly gone too far this time, but you should not despair. Howard Ripley can be described as nothing less than talented, for he’s assembled much of the cream of German … Continue reading
Rhone Away Success
Things so often happen in pairs, and after reading Matt Walls‘ really interesting article on Saint-Joseph in last month’s Decanter, I was invited by Vintrepid‘s Robbie Ward to a tasting of this appellation downstairs at Planet of the Grapes’ Holborn … Continue reading
Rust Never Sleeps
After a week of eating and drinking in Vienna, we made a journey I had been waiting to make since a planned visit to the Neusiedler See in 2013 had to be cancelled. And before talking about the wine I … Continue reading
Posted in Austrian Wine, Rust, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Tastings
Tagged Burgenland, Cycling in Austria, Heidi Schroeck, Mooslechner's Bürgerhaus, Neusiedler See, Rust, Ruster Ausbruch
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Harwood Sangio – A Noble Cause
As a self-confessed lover of Sangiovese there’s one blind spot I can’t deny, and this is Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. I’ve been there and yes, it’s a lovely place, perhaps one of the nicest Tuscan hill towns in which to … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Fine Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Tastings
Tagged Boscarelli, Friuli Terre Alte, Harwood Arms, Harwood Scotch Eggs, Il Macchione, Josetta Saffiro, Livio Felluga, Poggio Alla Sala, Rossese Bianco, Salcheto, Salco Evoluzione, Sangiovese, Tuscan Wine, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
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