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Category Archives: Wine
Recent Wines October/November 2018 #theglouthatbindsus
Quite a diverse range from the past six weeks at home, although four of the ten wines here are from Jura, perhaps a poor attempt to clear a bit of space for the purchases which will be made in the … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Jura, Natural Wine, Wine
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alice Bouvot, Arbois Chardonnay Les Brûlées 2015, Arbois-Pupillin Côte de Feule, Blank Bottle Epileptic Inspiration, Bulles de Minière, Château de la Minière, COS Zibibbo in Pithos 2014, Domaine de Saint-Pierre, Domaine des Cavarodes, Domaine Giachino Apremont, Domaine L'Octavin Betty Rosay, Etienne Thiébaud, Fabrice Dodane, Hughes Beguet Côte de Feule 2011, Irouléguy 2009 Domaine Ilarria, Loire Sparkling Cabernet Franc, Patrice Béguet, Pieter Walser, Pupillin Ploussard Côte de Feule, Recent Wines October/November 2018, Trousseau Les Lumachelles 2016, Vilmart Grand Cellier d'Or 2006
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Les Caves at Pew Corner
Everyone knows Les Caves de Pyrene, right? Celebrating their 30th Anniversary this year, it is easy to forget, in a country awash with fine young importers of natural and biodynamic wines, that Les Caves were the pioneers. Their portfolio is now … Continue reading
Recent Wines (September 2018) #theglouthatbindsus
September saw Southern England’s summer continue (as it has done up until this weekend, but though I type in glorious sunshine the wind has turned and the Nebbiolo season may be about to start). The wines here are therefore still … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Wine
Tagged Andrew Nielsen, Artego, Auvergne Gamay, Auvergne Wine, Berthet-Bondet, Bourgogne Aligoté Skin Du Grappin, Cascina Zerbetta, Chardonnay Balanoz 2015, Clément Klur Alsace, Deviner Slobodne 2015, English Artisan Wine, English Ortega, Gentil de Katz, J-P Rietsch, Jean Maupertuis Pink Bulles XVII, Jura Chardonnay, Kinheim Mosel Wine, Klevener de Heiligenstein, Philippe Bornard Chardonnay, Pupillin Chardonnay, Rudolf & Rita Trossen, Schieferstern Purus 2016, Shan Pan Colfondo Sauvignon Blanc, Slovakian Wine, Tillingham Artego
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Canevel: It Really Is Time To Take Another Look At Prosecco
Prosecco, what, that cheap supermarket mainstay of every vodka and coke drinker’s Friday night? Has he gone mad? Well, actually, no! A long time ago I used to drink Prosecco from time to time. It actually provided a nice contrast … Continue reading
Moldova – Didn’t See That Coming
It’s fair to say that many wine lovers would be hard pushed to pinpoint Moldova on a map, let alone realise that it is a country with a very long winemaking history. Sandwiched between Romania and Ukraine, most of Moldova … Continue reading
Posted in Eastern European Wine, Moldovan Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Tastings
Tagged Chateau Vartely, Codru, Cricova Wines, Eastern European Wine, Equinox Elemente 5 2015, Fautor Wines Tigheci Hills, Fetească Alba, Fetească Neagră, Fetească Regală, Manuel Ortiz, Moldova, Moldovan Wine, Novus BH Magister, Poiana Wines, Rara Neagră, Salcuta Wines, Saperavi in Moldova, Stefan Voda, Timbrus, Valul Lui Traian, Viorica grape variety
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Bruno Paillard and Dosage:Zéro – A Fascinating Release
You may have read my last roundup of the best wines I drank at home during August, under my usual hashtag #theglouthatbindsus, and you might recall that one of them was a Champagne that I readily admit surprised me by … Continue reading
Take a Quick SWiG
Back on 25th September I was at the Out The Box young importers tasting and I promised to put up some notes on what I tried from Swig at the end of last week, following their joint Portfolio tasting with Uncharted Wines. That turned … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Natural Wine, South African Wines, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings
Tagged AA Badenhorst Family Wines, Adi Badenhorst, BK Wines Adelaide Hills, Blank Bottle Wines, Boina Douro, Champagne Collard-Picard, Claus Schneider Baden, Coteaux Champenois Meunier, Emmanuelle Milan, Les Louves 2014, Mathieu Deiss, Out The Box 2018, Pieter Walser, Skin n Bones, SWIG, Swig at the China Exchange 2018, Vignoble du Reveur
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