Category Archives: Wine

Squirrelled Away in Soho

Posted on 08/10/2015 by dccrossley

It’s around 1pm on Wednesday and I’m walking through a big black door in Soho, entering the tight confines of a hallway to a very old town house. One young lady vets me, another locates my name on a list … Continue reading →

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The Contenders (Arbois Week)

Posted on 29/09/2015 by dccrossley

As my latest week in Arbois begins to fade a little from memory, or more realistically how many articles is it reasonable to write on one subject, I thought I’d mention a few producers who I’ve got to know only … Continue reading →

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Fine Sense of Balance

Posted on 26/09/2015 by dccrossley

The third article in my Arbois Week highlights my favourite restaurant in the town, La Balance Mets et Vins. There’s a fascinating section about Arbois gastronomy in Wink Lorch’s Jura Wine, telling the story of how Arbois was once a major stop … Continue reading →

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Watching Stéphane Tissot

Posted on 24/09/2015 by dccrossley

We first visited Domaine André & Mireille Tissot in Montigny-lès-Arsures in the early 1990s. We were staying nearby and we found our way to their small tasting room down a hill behind the church, where we were entertained by a very … Continue reading →

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Between the Wood Smoke and the Water – Arbois Week

Posted on 22/09/2015 by dccrossley

I began visiting the Jura region in Eastern France more than twenty-five years ago. It began as a day trip from our then fairly regular wine visits to Burgundy, and then as a stop-off en route to Geneva by the … Continue reading →

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Spice Oddity #2 (Without Major Tom)

Posted on 11/09/2015 by dccrossley

The second Spice Oddities at the India Club was a perfect example of how far some wine lovers will go to select truly “different” wines, odd in their origins (to a degree) but certainly not in their flavours. All seven … Continue reading →

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More from Germany (Howard Ripley)

Posted on 10/09/2015 by dccrossley

The second instalment of Howard Ripley’s Germans was presented at Middle Temple Hall Yesterday, comprising the dry whites and reds, with a few strangers thrown in for good measure (one of which was my Wine of the Day!). I don’t … Continue reading →

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Not With a Bang but a “Wimps” Lunch

Posted on 29/08/2015 by dccrossley

This is the way the world ends, or at least I hope so. Wimps lunches are so called because they are for people who only like one bottle each for lunch (although they actually allow for ten bottles between each … Continue reading →

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The Rudest Word in Wine

Posted on 24/08/2015 by dccrossley

“MINERALITY” For some it’s not even a word. It’s not in my dictionary. Yet few concepts in wine, not even terroir, excite the angry to expletives more than this harmless word can! For some the idea that there’s a mineral … Continue reading →

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Trompetting Riverby

Posted on 20/08/2015 by dccrossley

Those with long memories may remember that I attended a tasting of Riverby Estate’s Marlborough wines at Butler’s in Brighton late last year, here: https://wideworldofwine.co/2014/12/01/riverby-estate-tasting-butlers-brighton/ Yesterday I attended an even larger Riverby Estate tasting at London’s La Trompette restaurant, with … Continue reading →

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