Category Archives: Wine Writing

Uncorked – The New Magazine About UK Wine (Review)

Posted on 11/11/2026 by dccrossley

Many wideworldofwine.co readers will see the word “Uncorked” and immediately think of a fine wine shop close to London’s Liverpool Street station. Now we have another Uncorked, this time a magazine which describes itself as “the modern voice of UK … Continue reading →

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Barolo & Barbaresco by David Gleave (Book Review)

Posted on 28/10/2026 by dccrossley

I first crossed paths with Toronto native David Gleave in the second half of the 1980s when we made occasional forays to Winecellars in Wandsworth. David was then working with Nick Belfrage, who was already established as one of London’s … Continue reading →

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The Smart Traveller’s Wine Guide – Languedoc by Natalie Earl (Review)

Posted on 23/10/2026 by dccrossley

I’ve already reviewed four of the Smart Traveller’s Wine Guides published by the Academie du Vin Library. They are another string to the bow of this publisher which has rejuvenated wine publishing since taking over the Infinite Ideas Library. I’ve … Continue reading →

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The World Atlas of Wine 9th Edition (Book Review)

Posted on 28/09/2026 by dccrossley

If any wine lover were asked to name the most essential wine book they need on their book shelves, or as a part of their wine library, however large or small, I would guess they would say The World Atlas … Continue reading →

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Building a Wine Library (Part 2) (Going Deep)

Posted on 26/08/2026 by dccrossley

In Part 1 of this article, I suggested a small number of wine books which covered fairly broad subjects. Here in Part 2, I get a bit more specific. These books fall into the third and fourth categories listed in … Continue reading →

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Building a Wine Library (Part 1)

Posted on 18/08/2026 by dccrossley

Owning a wine library, however small, is something I guess the majority of serious wine lovers have, or aspire to. By serious wine lovers, I don’t of course mean lovers of so-called serious wines. Building a wine library, in the … Continue reading →

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Japanese Wine by Nick Rowan (Book Review)

Posted on 11/08/2026 by dccrossley

If you were to ask why you should be in the slightest bit interested in a book on the wines of Japan, I would consider that a fair question. My task here is to convince you that such a book, … Continue reading →

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More from Paradise Lost – Alex Diggins’s Article in The Observer

Posted on 21/05/2026 by dccrossley

Back in June 2021 I wrote an article called Paradise Lost, about the deaths from suicide of two highly regarded winemakers in France. The article was difficult to write at the time. Both men were favourite producers of mine, and … Continue reading →

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Regenerative Viticulture 2nd Edition by Jamie Goode (Book Review)

Posted on 22/01/2026 by dccrossley

Back in 2022 Jamie Goode published a small but significant little book, Regenerative Viticulture. It detailed what was then a relatively new concept, based around a realisation that viticulture in its current form was depleting the soils in which the … Continue reading →

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Review of the Year 2025

Posted on 22/12/2025 by dccrossley

My Review of the Year is really my time for a little self-indulgence. My Wines of the Year come later, maybe next year, making sure I don’t drink a killer wine after I’ve put finger to keypad and pressed the … Continue reading →

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