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Vienna Week 2 – Dining
If I were to make a personal recommendation for anyone looking to dine out in Vienna, assuming they share the same kind of wine obsessions as I do, then I suppose I’d have to go with Mast Weinbistro. However, Mast was … Continue reading
Posted in Austria, Austrian Wine, Dining, Natural Wine, Vienna, Wiener Beisl, Wine, Wine and Food
Tagged Alexander Koppitsch Weissburgunder, Glacis Beisl Vienna, Michelin Starred Vegetarian, Natural Wine Lists Vienna, Rennersistas In A Hell Mood, Smart Vegan Option in Vienna, Vienna Natrural Wine
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Flawless…it pretty much is
Flawless is the latest book by Dr Jamie Goode. It’s slightly unusual. The book is, as its sub-title explains, about understanding wine faults. This is a highly technical subject, but one that is naturally of interest to keen amateurs as … Continue reading
Posted in Wine, Wine Books, Wine Science, Wine Writing
Tagged Flawless, Jamie Goode, Reduction in Wine, Wine Books, Wine Faults, Wine Science, Wine writing
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Recent Wines, December 2018 #theglouthatbindsus
Quite a lot of wines were consumed at home in December, no surprises there, then. I’ve managed to cull it down to fifteen bottles by chopping out those I’ve written about fairly recently, and those that didn’t quite manage to … Continue reading
Posted in Aligoté, Alsace, Arbois, Artisan Wines, biodynamic wine, Champagne, Jura, Natural Wine, Wine
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, A Demûa 2014, André-Jean Morin, Arbois Les Moulins Domaine de la Touraize, Cascina degli Ulivi, Céline and Steve Gormally Passenans, Champagne Val Frison Goustan, De Moor Bourgogne Aligoté, Dominique Lucas, Emmanuelle Milan, En Passant Devant le Chateau, François Rousset-Martin La Chaux, Fumey-Chatelain Arbois Tradition, Gruner Veltliner Esper, Les Dolomies Chardonnay La Chaux, Les Vignes de Paradis, Mathieu Deiss, Matthias Warnung Kamptal, Perfectly Flawed Swartland Chenin, Pierre Cotton Beaujolais, Recent Wines December, Stefano Bellotti, Suertes del Marqués Trenzado, The Liberator Episode 16, Tony Bornard Ploussard Pupillin, Vignoble du Rêveur Artisan
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Arbois Update (Arbois Visit, December 2018)
I thought I’d finish off my articles from my visit to Arbois at the end of last year with a short update which might be of use to anyone planning a visit to the town in 2019. I appreciate that … Continue reading
Posted in Arbois, Jura, Wine, Wine Shops, Wine Travel
Tagged Arbois, Castel Damandre Les Planches, Epicurea Poligny and Arbois, Fumey-Chatelain, Jura Region, La Balance Mets et Vins, La Muse Bouche Poligny, Le Nez dans le Vert 2019, Les Jardins de St-Vincent, Stéphane Planche, Tony Bornard
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Domaine des Bodines (Arbois Visit, December 2018)
Continuing the Jura series, we visited Domaine des Bodines again in December, after a stimulating first visit in 2017 (see here). Emilie and Alexis Porteret have been making wine from a small plot on the very edge of Arbois, off the road to … Continue reading
Enfariné? The Ancient Varieties (Arbois Visit, December 2018)
This article was meant to come out before Christmas but a nasty virus put paid to that. Instead of wishing you all a Merry Christmas, or Winter Solstice (for those of a non-Christmassy persuasion), I shall instead wish everyone a … Continue reading
“It comes in Pintes” – Domaine de la Pinte (Arbois Visit, December 2018)
We left the annual Jura trip a bit late this year. It was tinged with a little sadness as the tiny house we have stayed in for a number of years is being sold, and so it was our last … Continue reading
Desert Island Dozen
The idea for this piece grew out of a very brief social media conversation. I happened to mention a particular wine would be in my desert island dozen, and threw in another couple of names. In a sense it seems … Continue reading
Posted in Natural Wine, Wine
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Bérêche Reflet D'Antan, Burgenland, Desert Island Wines, Equipo Navazos Manzanilla Pasada Bota 80, Gut Oggau Winifred, Julie Balagny Fleurie, Jutta Ambrositsch Sieveringer Ringelspiel Gemischter Satz, L'Octavin Betty Rosay, La Tournelle Vin Jaune, Meinklang Konkret Rot, Preisinger Erdeluftgrasundreben Weissburgunder, Rennersistas In A Hell Mood, Rietsch Klevener de Heiligenstein, Tissot Chardonnay La Tour de Curon Le Clos 2005, Wines of the Year
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David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 