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Recent Wines October 2025 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus

Recent Wines for October, Part 2 begins with a pétnat from Hungary. Then we go to Lavaux, for one of the cheapest Swiss wines I’ve found in the UK. A Kentish pétnat cider breaks the flow, before we finish with … Continue reading

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Recent Wines June 2025 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus

We begin Part 2 of June’s Recent Wines, those we drank at home, with a very rare and special Californian white. Wine number two isn’t quite as rare but it is also a remarkable and special wine.  How to follow … Continue reading

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Recent Wines September 2024 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus

We have a baker’s dozen of wines for September, and I shall split that two ways, seven wines here in Part One, the six remaining to follow in Part Two. Below, we begin the usual eclectic mix with a classic … Continue reading

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Bergerac and Maison Wessman – Edinburgh Lunch at Tipo

Let me tell you a little story. A long, long, time ago (“I can still remember how that music used to make me smile…” etc) I went on my first adult trip to the vineyards of France. And where did … Continue reading

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