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Category Archives: Wine
Catching up – Recent Wines
I haven’t written a roundup of “recent” wines since mid-September, so I’ve had to be fairly strict about how many I mention, and culling it down to a case-sized dozen seems reasonable. The fact that the wines below contain four … Continue reading
Posted in Austrian Wine, Jura, Natural Wine, Wiener Gemischter Satz, Wine
Tagged Arbois, Arnold Holzer, Beaujolais, Beaujolais-Villages, Brad Hickey, Brash Higgins, Burgenland, Chardonnay-Riesling, Cuvée L'Automne, Domaine de la Pinte, Domaine des Bottes Rouges, Domaine des Marnes Blanches, Domaine L'Octavin, Dora Bella Poulsard, Eschenhof Holzer, Ganevat Kopin!, Gemischter Satz, Jean-Baptiste Menigoz, Jura, Jutta Ambrositsch, Karim Vionnet, Languedoc Natural Wine, Les Caves de Pyrene, Liberty Wines, Mas Coutelou, McLaren Vale Wine, Meinklang, Meinklang Prosa, Newcomer Wines, Pinot Noir C'est Max, Red Squirrel, Riesling-Semillon, Sankt Laurent, Savagnin Empreinte, Sieveringer Ringelspiel, Solent Cellar, Tete a Claques, Tutto Wines, Vienna Wine, Vintage Roots, Wagram, Wholefoods Wine, Winemakers Club
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Drinking with Brad
I spent a pleasant evening with Brad Hickey last week. Brad is one part of the couple behind Brash Higgins, a McLaren Vale estate which has a good following in the USA, Scandinavia, and some other parts of Europe, but … Continue reading
Cru Classy
London Cru is London’s first urban winery, importing grapes in refrigerated trucks straight after harvest and turning them into wine in a pretty much state of the art winemaking facility in West London, right underneath the offices of innovative London wine … Continue reading
Oddities on Tour
I really have forgotten how many of these Oddities Lunches we’ve done now. I must look it up so we don’t miss an important anniversary, but this month was special because Oddities went on tour for the first time. The … Continue reading
Posted in Oddities lunches, Wine, Wine Tastings
Tagged Aspriu, Austrian Petillant Naturel, Batic, Camille Loye Arbois, Canadian Gamay, Cave Spring Niagara, Celler Pardas, Christoph Hoch, Craven Wines, Crimea Wine, De Kleine Schorre, Dutch Wine, Grace Vineyards Japan, Kalkspitz, Koshu, La Garagista Vermont, Leon Stolarski Fine Wines, Maccario Dringenberg, Massandra, Massandra Pink Muscat, Mother Kelly's Beer, Newcomer Wines, Oddities, Paradise Row, Pinela, Red Squirrel Wines, Rossese di Dolceaqua, Rufete Blanca, Sager & Wilde, Slovenian Wine, Theatre of Wine, Turner-Pageot, USSR Wine, Vinas del Cambrico, Vinu Jancu, Vipava Valley
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Va Tutto…Bon
Tutto Wines held their French Portfolio Tasting at Ducksoup in Dean Street, Soho, yesterday (hence the linguistic mangling). Many of you will already have read my article which covered the (mainly) Italian side of their list, which they showed at the … Continue reading
Posted in biodynamic wine, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc-Roussillon, Loire, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings
Tagged Alex Whyte, Arbois, Banyuls, Damiano Fiamma, Domaine de Chassorney, Domaine L'Octavin, Domaine Sauveterre Macon, Ducksoup Soho, Fleurie, Frederic Cossard, Guy Blanchard, Jasnieres, Jean-Pierre Robinot, Jerome Guichard, Julie Balagny, Jura, La Grapperie, Manuel Di Vecchi Staraz, Olek Bondonio, Pelaverga, Pinot d'Aunis, Reynaud Guettier, Tutto Wines, Vinyer de la Ruca
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On Rocky Ground, Again
I first wrote about “minerality” under the title “The Rudest Word in Wine” back in August 2015, and I guess that title sums up the approach of many wine pros. I think, re-reading that article, in some ways it probably … Continue reading
Posted in Minerals and Wine, Subjectivity in Wine Tasting, Wine, Wine Science, Wine Writing
Tagged Minerality
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A Different Market Tavern
In England at least, a market tavern tends to be a noisy pub selling warm beer with generous amounts slopping onto a sticky floor. Old Spitalfields Market has Taberna do Mercado, a very different proposition, and as we are not blessed … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine, Wine and Food
Tagged Adega Moncao Vinho Verde, Antonio Galapito, Bairrada Vadio, Casa de Ste Eufemia, Coche Douro Branco, Niepoort Coche, Nuno Mendes, Old Spitalfields Market, Portuguese custard tart, Portuguese food, Portuguese tapas in London, Portuguese wine, Taberna do Mercado
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Jura Week 5 – For the Visitor to Arbois
Having written on three producer visits and the Biou Festival in Vadans in my first four articles of “Jura Week”, I’m going to end my 2016 Jura excursion with all the odds and ends which might be of interest to … Continue reading
Posted in Jura, Wine, Wine Travel
Tagged Arbois, Arbois Town Walk, Arbois Wine Museum, Arbois Wine Shops, Bistrot de la Tournelle Arbois, Chateau Pecauld, Epicurea Poligny, Essencia Poligny and Arbois, Fromagerie Vagne, Hirsinger, Hotel Sarret de Grozon, Jardins de St-Vincent Arbois, Jura, Jura Map Resources, Jura Walking Maps, Jurawine, La Chatelaine Ruins, Les Caudalies Arbois, Montigny-lès-Arsures, Philippe Gonet, Poligny, Poligny Town Walk, Pupillin, Vins et Vinaigres Arbois
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Jura Week 4 – Domaine de la Pinte
When people in London bars talk about the trending Jura domaines, you rarely hear La Pinte mentioned. This is a shame. They have a good UK importer (Liberty), yet one which has specialisations in countries like Italy and Australia, and … Continue reading
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