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Category Archives: Wine Tastings
Cork & Cask, Edinburgh’s Community Wine Store with a Far Wider Reach
A lot has changed since I moved to Scotland in 2022. I think one of the main changes I had to get to grips with was that nobody knew me up here. In London I’d get invited to all the … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Cider, Artisan Wines, biodynamic wine, Craft Spirits, Natural Wine, Premium Spirits, Whisky, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Festivals, Wine Heroes, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops, Wine Tastings, Women in Wine
Tagged Best Edinburgh Beer Shop, Best Edinburgh Whisky Shop, Best Edinburgh Wine Fairs, Britain's Best Wine Shops, Chris Mitchell Cork & Cask, Cork & Cask Edinburgh, Cork & Cask Wine Fairs, Edinburgh Wine Merchant, Edinburgh Wine Shop, India Parry Williams, Jamie Dawson, Natural Wine in Edinburgh, Neighbourhood Wine Shop Edinburgh
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Newcomer Wines at Montrose, Edinburgh (3 July ’24)
I have yet to dine at Timberyard’s new outpost in Edinburgh, Montrose, doubtless the cause being all our house moving escapades, but I did get to visit on Wednesday for a tasting with Peter Honegger from Newcomer Wines. I’ve known … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Artisan Wines, Austria, Austrian Wine, Beaujolais, biodynamic wine, Burgundy, Hungarian Wine, Languedoc-Roussillon, Loire, Natural Wine, Wachau, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings
Tagged Agly Valley, Andrew and Emma Nielsen, Austrian Wine, Domaine Rieffel Pinot Noir Nature, Du Grappin Côte de Brouilly, Edinburgh Wine Tasting, Foradori, Franz Weninger Soprón, Hungarian Wine, Kékfrankos from Sopron Hungary, Le Grappin Hautes Côtes de Beaune, Loire Wine, Lucas Rieffel Mittelbergheim, Manzoni Grape Variety, Matassa Cuvée Marguerite, Muscadet de Sèvre et Maine, Natural Wine, Newcomer Wines at Montrose, Nikolaihof Grüner Veltliner, Nikolaihof Wachau, Northeast Italian Wine, Orthogneiss Domaine L'Ecu, Roussillon Wine, Trentino Alto-Adige Wine, Weninger Steiner 2017
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Bergerac and Maison Wessman – Edinburgh Lunch at Tipo
Let me tell you a little story. A long, long, time ago (“I can still remember how that music used to make me smile…” etc) I went on my first adult trip to the vineyards of France. And where did … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine, Wine Tastings, Wines of Southwest France,
Tagged Bergerac Moelleux Styles, Bergerac Wine, Château de Saint-Cernin, Château Les Tours des Verdots Monbazillac SGN 2020, Domaine des Verdots Imprévu red wine, Grand Vin de Verdot, Issigeac Future AOC, Issigeac Wine, Lise Sadirac Winemaker, Maison Wessman, Monbazillac Wine, Petit Cernin Rouge 2019, Robert Wessmann, Tipo Restaurant Edinburgh, Vignoble des Verdots, Westbury Communications Wine PR, Wine Lunch at Tipo, Wine of Southwest France
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Real Wine 2024 (Part 3)
There are six producers here in Part 3 so I’ll have to be a little more general, especially as one or two twisted my arm to taste quite a few wines. We are also all over the place here, in … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Czech Wine, Georgian Wine, Italian Wine, Natural Wine, Portuguese wine, Sherry, Spanish Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Festivals, Wine Tastings
Tagged Andre Pereira, Angiolino Maule, Aurélien Beyeklian, Bodegas Cota 45 Sanlucar Jerez, Bugey, Bugey Cerdon, Cota 45 Pandorga PX, Czech Wine, Emma Bentley Vinnatur, Gambellara, Georgian Wine, Italian Wine, Jerez Unfortified Wine, Jerez Wine, La Biancara Veneto Italy, La Cuverie Bugey France, London Wine Festival, Moravian Wine, Natural Wine Tasting, Nika Bakhia, Nika Winery Kakheti Georgia, Petr Koráb Boleradice Moravia, Portuguese wine, Quinta do Montalto, Ramiro Ibanez, Real Wine 2024 Pt3, Uncondemned Wines Lisboa Portugal
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Real Wine Fair 2024 (Part 2)
Part 2 from Real Wine 2024, five more producers, and as I’m way late with this, let’s crack on… NATALIA & PHIL HARRIS (Sussex, England) Okay, so technically these wines are billed as “Natalia Harris” but I’m going to give … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Australian Wine, English Wine, German Wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Festivals, Wine Tastings
Tagged Adam's Rib blend, Adelaide Hills Natural Wine, Alex Castagna, Beechworth Wine, Ben Walgate, Castagna Beechworth Victoria, Castagna Segreto and La Chiave, English Wine, Genesis Syrah, James Erskine Winemaker, Jauma Wines South Australia, Julian Castagna, Les Caves de Pyrene, Max Baumann Winemaker Dertingen, Max Sein Wein Baden, McLaren Vale Natural Wine, Natalia Harris Sussex, Natural Wine, Natural Wine Fairs, Natural Wine of South Australia, Phil Harris Sussex, Real Wine Fair 2024 (Pt 2), Walgate & Co Rye Sussex
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Real Wine Fair 2024 (Part 1)
Some readers might have wondered why I’ve been silent since my last article on 24 April. After a decorating blitz on our new home we finally moved in (after exactly a year of building work). Then our son came to … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Austrian Wine, Natural Wine, North American Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Festivals, Wine Tastings
Tagged Austrian Wine, Burgenland Wine, Carter Vineyard Pinot Noir, Ci Confonde Vermont Petnat, Durant Vineyard Chardonnay, Fleurine Wine and Cider Blend, Found Love La Garagista, Gora Bijela 2018, Gora Plava 2018/19, Kelley Fox Oregon, Koppitsch Abendrot, Koppitsch Aeon Weiss, Koppitsch Happy Anniversary Red Wine, Koppitsch Petnat, La Garagista Vermont, Les Caves de Pyrene, Luka Zeichmann Burgenland, Mirabai Pinot Noir, Native Love La Garagista, Nerthus 2021, Oregon Wine, Real Wine Fair 2024, Ujca Hendrik Red Wine, Vermont Wine, Weingut Koppitsch Burgenland, Whe Life Gives You Lemons
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Missing Out – Tutto Wines Trade Tasting in Edinburgh
One or two of my readers may be aware that I have been struck low with a virus this week. Not only has that meant an involuntary wine detox, but it has also tested my addiction to writing, just at … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings
Tagged Cascina Tavijn Piemonte, Domaine de Kalathas Tinos Greece, Edinburgh Wine Tasting, Katie Worobeck Winemaker Jura, Lambert Spielmann Alsace, Le Coste Cantina Lazio, Maison Maenad Orbagna, Manon Farm Wines Adelaide Hills, Nadia Verrua Winemaker Monferrato Hills, Natural Wine in Edinburgh, Testalonga Liguria, Testalonga Rossese di Dolceacqua, Tutti Frutti Ananas Banyuls, Tutto Wines Edinburgh Tasting 2024, Tutto Wines Trade Tasting, Yannick Meckert Alsace
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Basket Press Wines Spring Tasting at Spry in Edinburgh – This is Very Much a New Wine Frontier Now
Monday 18 March was the date for the Basket Press Wines Spring Tasting for the trade, held at Spry Wines, the wonderful restaurant/wine bar/natural wine shop in Central Edinburgh. Now, I know I’ve brought you a lot of articles on … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Vinegar, Artisan Wines, Czech Wine, German Wine, Natural Wine, Slovakian Wine, Slovenian Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings
Tagged Basket Wines Spring Tasting Edinburgh, Cabernet Moravia Grape Variety, Dva Duby Divide 2019, Jaroslav Springer Pinot Noir Vintage Selection 2020, Kmetija Stekar Goriska Brda Slovenia, Krasna Hora La Blanca 2022, Krasna Hora Pink 2022, Krasna Hora Ruby 2022, Krasna Hora Winery Moravia, Magula Baccara 2019, Magula Carboniq 2022, Magula Oranzovy Vlk 2021, Magula Winery Little Carpathians Slovakia, Max Baumann Winemaker Baden, Max Sein Wein Blanc 2021 Baden, Max Sein Wein Les Autochtones 2020, Mira Cabernet Franc 2022, Mira Nestarecová Winemaker Moravia, Mira Pinot Noir 2022, Mira Sauvignon Blanc 2022, Natural Wine, Petr Korab Ambero 2022, Petr Korab Dark Horse Petnat 2022, Petr Korab Moravia, Petr Korab Saint Laurent 2022, Stekar Belo 2022 Goriska Brda, Stekar Izi 2022, Syfany Frankovka 2018, Syfany Ryzlink Vlassky 2018, Syfany Winery Moravia Czech Wine, Utopia Ciders Bohemian Highlands Czechia, Utopia Drinking Apple Vinegar, Utopia Patience Ice Cider 2022, Vykoukal Cabernet Moravia 2021, Vykoukal Neuburger 2021, Wine Tasting at Spry in Edinburgh, Zdenek Vykoukal Resch 2022
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Butlers Wine Cellar – The Evolving Nature of Wine Retail in Brighton
A lot of you read my “interview” with Feral Art & Vin in Bordeaux last month. I think I mentioned that it was the first in a short series on wine shops which rock my wine world, and for the … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Californian Wine, English Wine, Portuguese wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Heroes, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops, Wine Tastings
Tagged Blank Bottle Winery, Brighton Crew Club Supporters, Brighton Wine Shop, Butlers Wine Cellar Brighton, English Sparkling Wine Specialist, Portuguese Wine Specialist, Source for Breaky Bottom
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David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 