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More from Germany (Howard Ripley)
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
Not With a Bang but a “Wimps” Lunch
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
Posted in Austrian Wine, Dining, Fine Wine, German Wine, Wine, Wine Tastings
Tagged 1913 Riesling, Austrian Wine, German Wine, JJ Prüm, Kracher, La Trompette, Maximin Grunhaus, Von Schubert, Wimps lunches, Wittmann
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Trompetting Riverby
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
Posted in Dining, Fine Wine, New Zealand Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Tastings
Tagged Gruner Veltliner, Kevin Courtney, La Trompette Restaurant, Marlborough Wine, New Zealand Chardonnay, New Zealand Gruner Veltliner, New Zealand Pinot Noir, New Zealand Sweet Wines, New Zealand Wine, Riverby Estate, Wine and Food
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All’s Gut in Oggau
Many wine lovers will have heard of Rust, a lovely old town on Austria’s Neusiedlersee, southeast of Vienna and bordering Hungary. If they don’t know it for its famous storks which swoop majestically over the town and breed on its chimneys, … Continue reading
Out and About…Spa Treat…
Very few of the thousands of tourists who pack Borough Market on a Saturday know about what also lies to the south, still within the shadow of The Shard. But those who venture past Bermondsey Street and hit Druid Street … Continue reading
Posted in Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants
Tagged Bermondsey, Chateau Le Puy, Dynamic Vines, Gut Oggau, London Markets, Spa Terminus
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Bags, Kegs and other Prejudices
When I were a lad…the wine box was synonymous with pretty cheap wine. There was a name which sounded made up, what looked like cheap packaging, and a liquid not always likely to convert a young beer and whisky drinker … Continue reading
Beaujolais Just Got Serious
Well, it’s been that way for a while, but having participated in a very exciting Beaujolais dinner a few weeks ago (see post of 17 July) at The 10 Cases, we felt the need to explore some more of the … Continue reading
Posted in Beaujolais, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Tastings
Tagged #Bagnum, Andrew & Emma Nielsen, Beaujolais, Beaujolais Dinner, Du Grappin, Foillard, France Gonzalvez, J-F Ganevat, Jean-Louis Dutraive, Julie Balagny, Laurence & Remi Dufaitre, Le Grappin, Métras, Quality Chop House, The New Beaujolais
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In Pursuit of Vikings
Okay, I admit that very few readers are going to know this reference (it’s a song by Swedish melodic death metallers, Amon Amarth), but the Vikings, aside from the plunder and pillage reputation, were great explorers of the edges of … Continue reading
Posted in Fine Wine, Wine
Tagged Grower Champagne, natural wines, What to drink, Wine appreciation, Wine Exploration, Wine Trends, Wine's Outer Fringes
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Out and About
No posts for ten days, but not exactly slacking. I’ve been out and about buying too much wine (as usual), and I thought I’d share some of these with you. I’ve got a few things to write about in the … Continue reading
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