Category Archives: Wine

Cork & Cask Summer Fair May 2026, Part 1 (Element and Raeburn)

Posted on 01/06/2026 by dccrossley

Cork & Cask’s Edinburgh Summer Fair is always fun. Of course, the weather helps lift the spirit, but there is less of a wine focus in the summer. There’s plenty of wine to taste, but equally lots of beers and … Continue reading →

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Recent Wines April 2026 (Part 2)

Posted on 25/05/2026 by dccrossley

For the second part of April’s wines, we begin with three very different French classics, a Condrieu, an Alsace Riesling and a Saint-Emilion. Then we repeat Part 1 with another Baden Spätburgunder (a different producer), followed by a wine from … 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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Recent Wines April 2026 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 19/05/2026 by dccrossley

April does seem such a long time ago now. Maybe it has something to do with the weather. I left Scotland towards the end of last month feeling it was quite warm, and London, and then Southwest France were even … Continue reading →

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A Holiday, A Producer, A Wine – Discovering La Voile from Domaine Jeandaugé in Gascony

Posted on 11/05/2026 by dccrossley

There is no denying that France has more than its fair share of profoundly beautiful regions. I guess that’s why they call them La France Profonde. Poor jokes aside, there are many regions that match the Gers for scenery, architecture, … Continue reading →

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Recent Wines March 2026 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 22/04/2026 by dccrossley

Finishing off March, we have a selection that you may be hard pushed to call boring, unless you are getting fed up with the way my drinking pings around like a pinball machine. Except that all of these six wines … Continue reading →

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Recent Wines March 2026 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 14/04/2026 by dccrossley

My recent wines for March display my usual eclectic tastes. Whilst this first part contains two wines from France, albeit Jura and Loire, there’s also a bottle each from Luxembourg, Baden in Germany, Northeastern Italy and Kent in England. You … Continue reading →

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Fourteen Tips for ’26 (Part 2, 8-14) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 08/04/2026 by dccrossley

In Part One we explored seven of the artisan winemakers I would like to highlight for 2026. Here, we have another seven. In no particular order they represent The Jura, Crete, Alsace, Luxembourg, Jura again, Czechia and Hungary. If you … Continue reading →

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Fourteen Tips for ’26 (Part 1, 1-7) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 31/03/2026 by dccrossley

Fourteen tips for ’26? Those of you who know me are doubtless aware of my favourite producers: Gut Oggau, Rennersistas etc, Alice Bouvot’s Octavin, Jean-Pierre Rietsch, Charlie Herring Wines, Florian Lauer, Kelley Fox, Westwell Wines and others. They are all … Continue reading →

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Recent Wines February 2026 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 24/03/2026 by dccrossley

Remember Recent Wines? I published Part 1 of February’s wines four weeks ago, and with seven articles from two Edinburgh events in between, here is Part 2. It’s almost certainly the biggest gap between Recent Wines posts yet, but I … Continue reading →

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