Category Archives: Wine

Domaine Direct Tasting at Butlers

Posted on 18/11/2014 by dccrossley

I managed to join a tasting of a dozen wines with new MW Rob MacCulloch from Domaine Direct at Butler’s Wine Cellar in Brighton yesterday. It’s worth reporting because there were a few wines there that are well worth exploring. … Continue reading →

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Oddities at Rochelle

Posted on 11/11/2014 by dccrossley

Every couple of months an assortment of wine obsessives descend upon Rochelle Canteen in Shoreditch to partake of a few bottles. Instead of living large with old bottles of Pauillac and Chambertin, this is an exploration of the outer reaches … Continue reading →

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Dave’s Wine Heroes #2 – Henry Butler

Posted on 04/11/2014 by dccrossley

Butler’s Wine Cellar claims to be Brighton’s oldest independent wine merchant, yet it was only founded by Henry’s parents in 1979. It used to have a big reputation among secretive wine obsessives as one of the best places in the … Continue reading →

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Harwood Arms Sangiovese

Posted on 01/11/2014 by dccrossley

It’s hard to imagine a better match for the delicious food at ther Harwood Arms near Fulham Broadway than a good selection of Tuscans, and that’s how it proved yesterday. The menu: To start – soup with truffles, HA Scotch … Continue reading →

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Dave’s Wine Heroes #1 – Simon & Heather

Posted on 24/10/2014 by dccrossley

Wine Hero? This is someone I admire for their sense of adventure in wine. Often merchants, but equally writers, bloggers, restaurateurs. The list of people in wine I admire is long, so don’t feel let down if I take a … Continue reading →

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Single Vineyard Champagne – Laugh or Lick Your Lips?

Posted on 24/10/2014 by dccrossley

The common view of Champagne is that it’s a great apéritif, something to get things going before the real wines are wheeled out. It usually comes from a Grand Marque, one of the big houses dotted around Reims and lining … Continue reading →

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Why Blog – A Kind of Mission Statement

Posted on 24/10/2014 by dccrossley

I began this blog after some years of talking about wine elsewhere, occasionally in print, frequently on-line, because I have a passion for what I call the wider world of wine. There’s so much out there to enjoy beyond established … Continue reading →

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