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Category Archives: Wine
Recent Wines October 2025 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
Back into the swing of Recent Wines, those drunk mostly at home, this first selection from October (Part 1) comprises bottles from Roussillon, Kent, Czech Moravia, Kalecik in Türkiye and Bucelas in Portugal. It’s a nice selection of which you … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Czech Wine, English Wine, Languedoc-Roussillon, Natural Wine, Portuguese wine, Turkish Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Adrian Pike Winemaker, Anatolian Wine, Arinto from Bucelas, Bernardo Cabral Winemaker, Bucelas Branco 2022 Quinta das Murgas, Bucelas Portugal, Czech Natural Wine, Czech Wine, Kalecik Kizilirmak Valley Türkiye, Marjorie Gallet Roc des Anges, Mira Nestarcova Moravia Czechia, Mira Pinot Noir 2022, Oküzgözü Grape Variety, Recent Wines October 2025 (Pt 1), Roc des Anges Roussillon, Segna de Cor 2022, Turkish Wine, Vinkara Wines Kalecik Türkiye, Westwell Wine Estate Kent, Weswell Village Chardonnay 2023, Wine, Wine of Velké Bilovice
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The Wines of Beaujolais by Natasha Hughes (Book Review)
Two book reviews in a row. I hope that isn’t too much, but with that gift-giving season fast approaching I wanted to get this out there in plenty of time. The Wines of Beaujolais by Natasha Hughes is one of … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Beaujolais, Nepal, Wine, Wine Books, Wine Tourism, Wine Travel, Wine Writing
Tagged Academie du Vin Library, Beaujolais by Natasha Hughes, Beaujolais Crus, Beaujolais in the 1980s, Book on Beaujolais, Current Issues in Beaujolais, Natasha Hughes MW, New Wine Book 2025, Small Negociants in Beaujolais, The Wines of Beaujolais Book Review, Visiting Beaujolais, Where is Beaujolais Heading?, Wine writing, Wine Writing
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A Taste for Wine by Rose Murray Brown (Book Review)
In all my years of going to tastings, in London and now in Edinburgh, I have never met Rose Murray Brown MW. I think I may have seen her perhaps once, but we have never spoken. I guess that is … Continue reading
Posted in Tasting Wine, Viticulture, Wine, Wine Books, Wine Masterclass, Wine Science, Wine Tourism, Wine Travel
Tagged A Taste for Wine (Book Review), A Taste for Wine by Rose Murray Brown, Exploring Taste, New Tasting Masterclass, Taste (Wine), Urban Wineries, Wine, Wine Book for Christmas, Wine Education, Wine Tasting, Wine Writers, Wineries to Visit Worldwide
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Switzerland 2025 Part 4 – Wines En-Route
Having written about three Swiss wine regions I have just visited over the past three articles, I thought I would conclude my Swiss trip by giving a very brief run-down of some of the wines we drank along the way, … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Swiss Wine, Wine, Wine Tourism
Tagged A Poil Petnat 2023, Adrien & Diego Mathier Salquenan, Bernese Wine, Centaure Pinot Noir 2020, Chasselas, Chasselas de Dardagny Les Hutins, Chasselas Les Murets Villette Blaise Duboux, Dardagny, Domaine Blaise Duboux Epesses Lavaux, Domaine de Montmollin Auvernier, Domaine des Curiades Lully, Domaine du Centaure Dardagny, Domaine Les Perrières Satigny, Gamaret Noir Combe 2022 Domaine des Graves, Geneva Wine, Neuchâtel Petnat, Noir Désir Domaine de la Mermière Geneva, Salgesch White Blend, Switzerland 2025 Pt 4, Thunersee AOC, Weinkellerei Riem Daepp & Co
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Switzerland 2025 Part 2 – Lavaux and the Vinorama
Part Two of my Swiss trip takes us to Lavaux. Lavaux is certainly the most famous wine growing part of the Canton of Vaud, and along with mountain vineyards of the Valais, further east, it is one of the two … Continue reading
Switzerland 2025 Part 1 – Auvernier/Neuchâtel
I guess a few of you know I like Swiss Wine, and that I’ve just been to Switzerland, a trip that included some fine walking in the Swiss Alps as a prelude to visiting three Swiss wine regions and drinking … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, biodynamic wine, Swiss Wine, Wine, Wine Tourism, Wine Travel
Tagged Auvernier Wine, Domaine de Montmollin Auvernier, Neuchâtel Wine, Oeil de Perdrix Neuchâtel, Swiss Petnat, Swiss Wine Regions - Auvernier, travel, Wine, Wine Tasting, Wine Visit Switzerland, winery
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Recent Wines September 2025 (Part 2)
Part Two of the wines we drank at home during a September in which we spent half the month away nevertheless contains some very interesting wines. We begin in Alto Adige and move on to Mallorca. Mid-month we drank a … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, English Wine, German Wine, Italian Wine, Jura, Natural Wine, Spanish Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alto Adige Wine, Ayler Kupp, Cantina Terlano, Côtes du Jura Chardonnay, Classic Alto-Adige blend, Cuvée Terlaner 2023, English Red Wine, Florian Lauer winemaker, Jura Ouillé Chardonnay, Kellerei Terlan, Mallorcan Wine, Manto Negro Grape Variety, PIWIs in England, Recent Wines September 2025 Pt 2, Saar Wein, Südtirol Wine
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Peter Hall – Breaky Bottom (1943 – 2025)
I spent half of my life living in Brighton. It was a tolerable (at first) commute to London, and what could be nicer that bringing up children by the sea? But we are hill and mountain walkers at heart, and … Continue reading
David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 