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Liem and Larmat – A Perfect Combination

Posted on 30/11/2017 by dccrossley

Like most people, I imagine, I came to appreciate Champagne first as a celebratory drink. Most often it was the non-vintage wine of a well known Grande Marque, or occasionally a vintage wine, consumed several years too soon. But in … Continue reading →

Red, White and Orange Friday at the Draper’s Arms

Posted on 27/11/2017 by dccrossley

Bereft of the pleasures of intensive shopping on Black Friday I was forced to settle for a long lunch at the Draper’s Arms in Islington with seventeen wines (one was corked) among seven of us. We were all slightly wobbly … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine and Food | Tagged Australian Sous Voile Wine, Beaujolais Villages Nouveau Guy Breton, Brash Higgins Bloom 2008, Bruno Schueller, Castello dei Rampolla Sammarco 2005, Céline and Steve Gormally, Côtes du Jura Les Dolomies, Chardonnay Les Combes, Chardonnay Mizuiro Les Saugettes, Clare Valley Riesling, Clos Lapeyre Jurançon, Dario Princic Ribolla Gialla 2013, Domaine des Miroirs Grusse, Draper's Arms Islington, Dundee Hills Pinot Noir, Ganevat L'Enfant Terrible Poulsard, Gérard Schueller Pinot Noir LNO12, Grosset Polish Hill Riesling 2013, Guy Breton Cuvée Fanchon 2017, Horiot en Valingrain 2006, Jean Foillard Fleurie 2010, Jeffrey Grosset, Kelley Fox Maresh Pinot Noir, Kenjiro Kagami, Krughof Bornheimer Schönberg, Les Riceys, London Dining, Magendia de Lapeyre, McLaren Vale Flor-aged Chardonnay, Nick Gibson, Olivier Horiot, Optima, Passenans, Raveneau Butteaux, Raveneau Chablis, Rheinhessen Beerenauslese, Ridge Monte Bello 2004, Rosé des Riceys, Seigerrebe | 2 Comments

Terre Magazine

Posted on 23/11/2017 by dccrossley

In the digital age print media struggles with wine journalism. Whilst newspapers cull their wine columns, the old established Wine Press, or at least those magazines that remain, are forever trying to come up with new ideas to increase revenue, … Continue reading →

Posted in Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Books, Wine Writing | Tagged Erika DaSilva, Katie June Burton, Launching a new Wine Mag, Natural Wine, Rachel Signer, Terre Magazine, Terre Magazine Issue 1, Wine in Print, Wine Journals, Wine Magazines, Wine writing | 2 Comments

Ultravino Piemonte at 67 Pall Mall

Posted on 21/11/2017 by dccrossley

There were two good reasons to head up to London on the train yesterday lunchtime, despite a long morning drive beforehand, to taste Ultravino‘s Piemontese offerings at 67 Pall Mall. Just as well there were two reasons, as the Tasting, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fine Wine, Italian Wine, Piemonte, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings | Tagged Angelo Ferrio, Arneis, Barbaresco, Barolo, Barolo Bussia, Barolo Cannubi 2013, Barolo Mosconi 2013, Barolo Villero, Carlo Revello, Cascina Val di Prete, Cà Rossa Roero, Chiara Boschis, E Pira & Figli, Giorgio Pelissero, Giovanni Almondo, Grasso Family of Serralunga, Italian Wine Tastings, La Briccolina, Livia Fontana, Nebbiolo, Paitin, Palladino Barolo, Piedmont, Piemonte Wine, Rocche dell' Annunziata, Roero, Serraboella, Sori Paitin, Tiziano Grasso, Ultravino at 67 Pall Mall 2017, Ultravino Piedmont Wines, Wine Tastings, Wine Tastings at 67 Pall Mall | Leave a comment

Brunswick House – Some Classical Wines in a Classical Setting

Posted on 17/11/2017 by dccrossley

It had been a while since I was at Brunswick House in Vauxhall, so I was very pleased to be back, even on a miserably wet night, earlier this month. When I’ve been before the food has been exceptional, largely … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Fine Wine, Wine | Tagged Artadi Grandes Añades 1999, Brunswick House London, Château Giscours 1966, Château Giscours 1975, Clos du Marquis 1983, Dönnhoff Oberhäuser Brücke, Equipo Navazos Palo Cortado 75, Hubert de Montille Pommard Pezerolles 1996, Joseph Perrier Joséphine 2002, LAS Vino CBDB, London Restaurants, London's Best Restaurants, Lopez de Heredia, Produttori Barbaresco Paje 2004, Tondonia Blanco 1973, Wine Dinners | Leave a comment

Eastern France Part 4 – Domaine des Bodines, Arbois

Posted on 13/11/2017 by dccrossley

This year we paid a shorter than usual visit to Arbois, and it must be said that the beginning of November isn’t the best time to visit. The Toussaint holiday takes away at least a day, some shops and … Continue reading →

Posted in biodynamic wine, Jura, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Travel | Tagged Alexis Porteret, Arbois, Domaine des Bodines, Eastern France Trip 2017, Emilie Porteret, Jura, Natural Wine in Jura, Pascal Clairet, Top Arbois Domaines, Young Jura producers | 4 Comments

Eastern France Part 3 – Fritz Becker, Schweigen

Posted on 09/11/2017 by dccrossley

The more geographically, or cartographically, inclined reader will immediately spot that Schweigen is not in France. In fact it is in Germany’s Pfalz region. So as I asked the other day in my introduction to this series of articles, what … Continue reading →

Posted in German Wine, Wine, Wine Tastings, Wine Travel | Tagged Friedrich Becker, Fritz Becker, German Chardonnay, German Pinot Noir, Grüner Sylvaner Variety, Kalkgestein, Kalkmergel, Kammerberg GG, Pfalz Wine, Saint-Paul GG, Schweigen, Schweigen-Rechtenbach, Spätburgunder, Weingut Becker, Wissembourg | 9 Comments

Eastern France Part 2 – Jean-Pierre Rietsch, Mittelbergheim

Posted on 08/11/2017 by dccrossley

Sometimes a visit to a producer can be quite a revelation, and this usually happens when you don’t know their wines all that well. Of course, like many of my readers, I’ve drunk a few of Jean-Pierre Rietsch‘s gems, but this … Continue reading →

Posted in Alsace, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Heroes, Wine Travel | Tagged Alsace Wine, Demoiselle Gewurztraminer 2016, Eastern France Trip 2017, Jean-Pierre Rietsch, Klevener de Heiligenstein, Mittelbergheim, Murmure Cuvée, Pas a Pas Savagnin Rose, Rietsch Réserve Perpetuelle, Savagnin Rose Grape Variety, Stierkopf, Sylvaner, Sylvaner Zotzenberg Grand Cru | 4 Comments

Eastern France Part 1 – Anna & André Durrmann, Andlau

Posted on 07/11/2017 by dccrossley

The explanation for a lack of articles these past couple of weeks will be known to those who follow me on Instagram – I’ve been in France. Over the next week (or more!) I shall be planning to publish five … Continue reading →

Posted in Alsace, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Travel | Tagged Agroforesterie, Alsace, Andlau, Anna & André Durrmann, Eastern France 2017, Gewurztraminer Zegwur, Kastelberg, Lyre vine training, Sheep in vineyard, Trees in vineyard, Walking from Andlau, Walking in Alsace | 3 Comments

Recent Wines (Autumn 2017) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 19/10/2017 by dccrossley

This latest case of “wines drunk at home” is titled “Autumn”, but to be honest the weather has been so unseasonably warm recently that you would almost think it was summer here. In fact someone was laughing at me on … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, biodynamic wine, Natural Wine, Wine | Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Arbois Chardonnay, Australian Assyrtiko, Blauer Wildbacher Grape Variety, Cortezada, CVNE Monopole Clásico Blanco, Domaine de la Pinte, Domaine de Saint-Pierre Chardonnay Les Brûlées, Domaine de Saint-Pierre Mathenay, Fabrice Dodane, Fedellos do Couto, Friedrich Becker Schweigen, Friedrich Becker Spätburgunder, Fritz Becker Schweigen, Fuchs und Hase Pet Nat, Glouglou, Gut Oggau Emmeram 2015, Haywire Secrest Mountain Vineyard Pinot Noir, Jim Barry Clare Valley Assyrtiko, Le Zaune à Dédée Ganevat, Maupertuis Pink Bulles XVI, Montevertine 2007, Okanagan Crush Pad, Partida Creus Vinel.lo VN, Pfalz Spätburgunder, Recent Wines, Savagnin Pourquoi Pas?, Savagnin-Traminer blend, Sepp & Maria Muster Rotwein, Skin Contact Savagnin, Vinyater Grape | Leave a comment

Category Archives: Wine

Liem and Larmat – A Perfect Combination

Red, White and Orange Friday at the Draper’s Arms

Terre Magazine

Ultravino Piemonte at 67 Pall Mall

Brunswick House – Some Classical Wines in a Classical Setting

Eastern France Part 4 – Domaine des Bodines, Arbois

Eastern France Part 3 – Fritz Becker, Schweigen

Eastern France Part 2 – Jean-Pierre Rietsch, Mittelbergheim

Eastern France Part 1 – Anna & André Durrmann, Andlau

Recent Wines (Autumn 2017) #theglouthatbindsus

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