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Central Victoria Part 1 – Around Castlemaine

Posted on 04/12/2019 by dccrossley

Castlemaine is a small town in the old Victorian goldfields. It’s an attractive town in many ways, with plenty of places serving the great food and coffee one comes to expect almost anywhere in Australia, but do pronounce it with … Continue reading →

Godforsaken Grapes (Book Review)

Posted on 02/12/2019 by dccrossley

I’d been aware of Jason Wilson’s Godforsaken Grapes (2018) for some time, but it had never really registered as a book I needed to read until an American friend recommended it in the strongest terms. I think what had put me off, … Continue reading →

Posted in Austrian Wine, Grape Varieties, Wine, Wine Books, Wine Travel, Wine Writing | Tagged Austrian Grape Varieties, Austrian Wine, Godforsaken Grapes by Jason Wilson, Grape Exploration, Jason Wilson author, Obscure Grape Varieties, Wine Book Review, Wine Books | 4 Comments

Extreme Viticulture in Nepal

Posted on 27/11/2019 by dccrossley

It lives! After my last article in early October I’ve been travelling. The result will be a host of articles from Australia, though I hope that, by-and-large avoiding the obvious, I won’t be substantially repeating what others have written as … Continue reading →

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Recent Wines September 2019 #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 07/10/2019 by dccrossley

You’ve probably noticed how frantically I have been writing recently, with so many of September’s round of tastings to get through. Now is the time to reflect what I’ve been drinking at home in the past month, but I really … Continue reading →

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Out The Box Young Importers 2019, Part 2

Posted on 05/10/2019 by dccrossley

Part 1 of my Out The Box 2019 article covered three of the importers who were showing their wines in Clerkenwell last Tuesday: 266 Wines, Swig and Uncharted Wines. If you haven’t yet read Part 1 you will find it via the link here. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Greek Wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings | Tagged Ancre Hill Monmouthshire, Black Chalk Wines Hampshire, Ca di Mat Gredos, Camille Braun Orschwihr, Cancedda O'Connell, Carte Blanche Wines, Chatzivaritis Estate Macedonia, Christelle Guibert, Clos Cibonne Tibouren, Damian Pinon Vouvray, David Knott, Diamantis Winery Macedonia, Domaine Kalathas Tinos, Domaine L'Ecu Pays Nantais, Douloufakis Winery Crete, Graft Wine Company, Greek Wine, Jérôme Charles Binda, Koerner Clare Valley, Koerner La Korse, Limnio, Maltby & Greek, Mavroudi, Mick O'Connell, Morgado do Quintao Algarve, Negoska, Nick Darlington, Out The Box Young Importers 2019, Polperro Wines Mornington Peninsula, Rolle in Australia, Sigurd Clare Valley, Smiley NV Swartland, Thörle Rheinhessen, Vidiano, Vincent Caillé Muscadet, Vourvoukelis Thrace, Welsh Wine | 1 Comment

Out The Box Young Importers 2019, Part 1

Posted on 03/10/2019 by dccrossley

The Out The Box “young importers” tasting took place on Tuesday 1 October at what has become its usual venue, The Crypt on the Green, beneath St James’s Church in Clerkenwell (London). The rather flattering name of this tasting event … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, Georgian Wine, Keg Wines, Natural Wine, Sparkling Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings | Tagged 266 Wines, Artuke Rioja Alavesa, Aymeric Paillard, Badenhorst Papagaai, Bastien Warskotte, Champagne Charles Dufour Bistrotage, Domaine de Maupertuis Bourgogne, Domaine L'Horizon Calce, Domaine Rougeot Aligoté, Domaine Rougeot Passetoutgrain, Franco Lourens, Guy Breton Marylou, Hans Wimmer-Czerny Grüner Keg, Hermit Ram Canterbury NZ, Hermit Ram Sauvignon Blanc, Hiyu Wine Farm Oregon, La Vigne des Pères Saint-Joseph, Le Grappin Côtes du Rhône Keg, Lourens Family "Howard John", Ori Marani Georgia Kartli, Out The Box Young Importers 2019, Rupert Taylor, Schmelzer Burgenland, Succés Vinicola Conca de Barberà, Swig Wines, Sybille Kuntz Lieser, Uncharted Wines, Vignoble du Rêveur Artisan, Westwell "Field" 2018, Westwell Ortega Kent, Westwell Wines Kent | 1 Comment

Les Caves de Pyrene Drinking Outside the Box Tasting 2019 (Part 3)

Posted on 30/09/2019 by dccrossley

This final part of my coverage of the large and rather magnificent 2019 vintage Les Caves portfolio tasting (or at least the London leg) contains well over thirty wines, so I won’t waste time on introductions. If you haven’t read my preliminary … Continue reading →

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Les Caves de Pyrene Drinking Outside the Box Tasting 2019 (Part 2)

Posted on 25/09/2019 by dccrossley

This second part of my coverage of Les Caves de Pyrene‘s 2019 London Portfolio Tasting takes in four of the categories of wines which relate to “terroir and climate”. These are Minerals, Sea Sand and Saline, Volcanoes and Mountains and Garrigue Maquis Fynbos. If you would … Continue reading →

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Les Caves de Pyrene Drinking Outside the Box Tasting 2019 (Part 1)

Posted on 25/09/2019 by dccrossley

Les Caves de Pyrene held their annual Portfolio Tasting on Tuesday 23 September at the Hellenic Centre off Marylebone High Street, London. As with a similar event last year, Les Caves decided to stir things up a bit. A lot … Continue reading →

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Swiss Wine by Sue Style

Posted on 20/09/2019 by dccrossley

To give it its proper title, Sue Style’s latest book is The Landscape of Swiss Wine – A Wine-Lover’s Tour of Switzerland. Now you all know that I’m a bit of a fan of Swiss Wines, and from time to time … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, Grape Varieties, Swiss Wine, Wine, Wine Books, Wine Writing | Tagged Bergli Books Swiss Wine, Sue Style Swiss Wine, Swiss Wine Book Review, The Landscape of Swiss Wine (Book), Valais Wine, Vaud Wine | 2 Comments

Category Archives: Wine

Central Victoria Part 1 – Around Castlemaine

Godforsaken Grapes (Book Review)

Extreme Viticulture in Nepal

Recent Wines September 2019 #theglouthatbindsus

Out The Box Young Importers 2019, Part 2

Out The Box Young Importers 2019, Part 1

Les Caves de Pyrene Drinking Outside the Box Tasting 2019 (Part 3)

Les Caves de Pyrene Drinking Outside the Box Tasting 2019 (Part 2)

Les Caves de Pyrene Drinking Outside the Box Tasting 2019 (Part 1)

Swiss Wine by Sue Style

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