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Recent Wines June 2019 #theglouthatbindsus
That was certainly not the warmest June I can remember in the UK. In fact much of the month was wet and unseasonably cold. That means one thing…that we have not cranked our petnat consumption up to usual summer levels yet, although … Continue reading
Posted in Aligoté, Alsace, Arbois, Artisan Wines, Austrian Wine, Jura, Natural Wine, South African Wines, Sparkling Wine, Wine
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Aladasturi, Alice & Olivier De Moor, Alsace Petnat, Alsace Pinot Noir, Andrew & Emma Nielsen, Arbois Chardonnay, Arbois Terre de Gryphées, Austrian Wine, Blank Bottle Winery, Bourgogne Aligoté, Brunello di Montalcino, Bruno Schueller, Caravan Le Vendangeur Masqué, Chablis De Moor, Champagne Dehours, Clément Elisa & Francine Klur, Clement Klur, Didimi, Domaine de la Tournelle, Domaine Gérard Schueller, Du Grappin, Evelyne & Pascal Clairet, Georgian Wine, Give & Take White Wine, Greek Wine, Gumpoldskirchen, Husseren-les-Château, Jérôme Dehours, Johanneshof Reinisch, John Seccombe, Jura Wine, La Roche-Vineuse Macon, Nakhshirgele, Naoussa, Pet en l'Air 2017, Pieter Walser, Pinot Meunier, Poggio San Polo, Ramaz Nikoladze, Recent Wines June 2019, Richard Kelley MW, Riesling Muscat blend, Rocking Horse Cape White Blend, Rotgipfler, Stellenbosch Pinot Blanc, Terre de Meunier, Thermenregion, Thorne & Daughters, Thymiopoulos Wines, Tuscan Wine, Western Cape White Blend, Xinomavro Jeunes Vignes, Zierfandler
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Pipette and Other Vinous Writing
Having reached its third Issue in what seems like no time at all, it’s about time I reviewed Pipette, an independent magazine running to three issues per year, coming out in February, June and October (Issue 4 is scheduled for November … Continue reading
Posted in Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Books, Wine Writing
Tagged Doug Wregg as Author, Etienne Davodeau, History of An Unusual Wine Company in 10 1/2 Chapters, Michel Tolmer, Mimi Fifi & Glouglou, Pipette Magazine, Pur Jus Vinification, Rachel Signer, Root + Vine Magazine, The Initiates Graphic Wine Novel, Vins La Passion des Terroirs, Wine BD, Wine Bon Dessiner, Wine Graphic Novel, Wine Magazines, Wine Manga, Wine writing, Writing on Natural Wine
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Bruno Paillard at Hedonism
I have a bit of a thing for Bruno Paillard Champagne. I may spend a lot of my time drinking the Growers these days, but what I am looking for, always, is wine with a soul, wine which reflects its … Continue reading
Posted in Champagne, Fine Wine, Sparkling Wine, Wine, Wine Shops, Wine Tastings
Tagged Alice Paillard, Anna-Lisa Unkuri Wine Label, Antidote Wine Shop, Assemblage 1989, Assemblage 1999, Assemblage 2009 Launch Tasting, Bruno Paillard, Champagne, Champagne Bruno Paillard, Champagne Tasting, Gut Oggau Maskerade, Hedonism Wines Tasting, Prestige Champagne
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Sake and the Wines of Japan by Anthony Rose (Book Review)
Of all the countries outside Europe I would say my favourite has to be Japan. Somehow I find I have an affinity with so much about Japan (though certainly not every aspect of Japanese society). It might surprise British readers … Continue reading
Posted in Japan, Sake, Wine, Wine Books, Wine Travel
Tagged Anthony Rose, Christine Parkinson, Japanese Wine, Koshu, Sake, Sake Tasting Masterclasses, Wine Books Japan
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Mastering Food and Wine Pairing at Masters Superfish
This is a wine blog, and I suppose that when I write about a restaurant I concentrate on the wine…and the food too, of course. But this piece isn’t primarily about either, but rather a musing on “lunch” in a … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Champagne, Dining, Loire, Portuguese wine, Restaurants, South African Wines, Sparkling Wine, Wine, Wine and Food
Tagged 'T Voetpad 2016, Casablanca Chardonnoir, Chardonnoir Bodegas Re Chile, Dom Perignon 2002, Eben Sadie 'T Voetpad, Fish & Chips and Wine, Fish & Chips in London, Food and Wine Matching, Hortas do Caseirinho Frisante, Masters Superfish Waterloo, Red Vinho Verde, Sadie Family Old Vines Series, Vouvray Pétillant Huet
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Blank Bottle at Butlers – Pieter Walser fills us in.
Blank Bottle Winery was established in an old shack (a hinterhofkabuff, so the “story” goes, see later on) in Somerset West, South Africa, …something like maybe fifteen-or-so years ago, according to legend (bare with me here). I will briefly relate … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, South African Wines, Wine, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings
Tagged 69.99999 2016 Magnum, A Sigh of Relief 2017 Helderberg Cabernet Franc, B-Bos I 2018, Blank Bottle Offspring, Blank Bottle Ultra 2018, Blank Bottle Winery, But Why? Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon, Butlers Wine Cellar Brighton, Give & Take Pinot Blanc 2017, Hinterhofkabuff 2018, It is What it Is 2016, Jaaa Bru!!! 2017 Blank Bottle Malbec, Kortpad Kaaptoe 2018, Manon des Sources 2010 Blank Bottle, Moment of Silence 2017 Cape Agulhas, Myköffer 2017, Oppie Koppie Blank Bottle Winery, Orbitofrontal Cortex 2018, Pieter Walser, Pinotage 2018 Blank Bottle Winery, Retirement @65 2018 Cinsaut, South African Cinsaut, South African Wine, Stellenbosch Wines, SWIG, Tempranillo Nebbiolo Carignan Blend, Wolf Alaser 2017
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London Wine Fair 2019, Part 1
London Wine Fair is a large affair, to say the very least. It’s the largest of the wine events I attend every year, but that doesn’t mean it’s where I taste the most wines. With a few exceptions, the main … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, biodynamic wine, Greek Wine, Swiss Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Festivals, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings
Tagged Afianes Litani, Afianes Wines Ikaria, Alpine Wines, American Bonarda, Aoton Winery Attica, Aoton Winery Lola, Badoux Murailles Rouge Aigle, Begleri Grape, Calder Charbono, Christ Weissburgunder, Dôle La Liaudisaz, Dlamara Winery Naoussa, Domaine des Muses Syrah Réserve, Donkey & Goat The Bear, Epirus wine, Fokiano Grape, Gavalas Santorini Assyrtiko, Germanier Petite Arvine Valais, Geyer Seaside Cabernet Franc, Glinavos Estate Epirus, Grain Ermitage Chappaz, Grain Nature Champ Drury, Grain Nature Champ Dury, Grain Noble Chappaz, Grains Ermitage 2017 Chappaz, Grains Noble 2016 Chappaz, Gvavalas Assyrtiko Santorini, Icarus Red Afianes, Ikaria Wine, London Wine Fair 2019, LWF2019, Marie-Thérèse Chappaz Fully, Naoussa Paliokalias, Naoussa Xinomavro, Nekter Wines, Nemea Assyrtiko, Paleokerisio Glinavos Estate, Papanaioannou Estate, Petite Arvine Sweet Wine, Pink Retsina, Süd Tirol Grauvernatsch, Schiava Grigia Cantine Cortaccia, Schmölzer & Brown, Sonntaler Grauvernatsch Kellerei Kurtatsch, South African Gamay, Southern Wine Roads, Stand Alone Old Vine Voetstotts Chenin, Stand Alone Stellenbosch Gamay, Swiss Wines, Valais Wines, Vienna Wine, Voetstoots Gamay, Wallis Wines, Weingut Christ Vienna
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Taste Canada 2019
Taste Canada is now an annual event put on by the Canadian High Commission in London to showcase, in 2019, two-hundred wines from British Columbia, Ontario and Nova Scotia. Forty producers were present, so the seven profiled here provide a … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Canadian Wine, Wine, Wine Tastings
Tagged Annapolis Valley, British Columbia Wine, Cabernet Franc Icewine, Canadian Cabernet Franc, Canadian Icewine, Canadian Sparkling Wines, Canadian Wine, François Morissette, Inniskillin Wine Estates, Janet Fast, John Peller, Lightfoot & Wolfville, Niagara Peninsula, Niagara Wine, Norman Hardie Wines, Nova Scotia Wine, Okanagan Valley, Ontario Wine, Osoyoos Larose, Pearl Morissette, Peller Estates Niagara, Pentage Winery Okanagan, Prince Edward County Wine, Rebel Pi, Riesling Icewine, Roussanne Icewine, Sparkling Icewine, Taste Canada 2019, Twenty Mile Bench, Vidal Icewine, Vidal Variety
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