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Recent Wines October 2025 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
Back into the swing of Recent Wines, those drunk mostly at home, this first selection from October (Part 1) comprises bottles from Roussillon, Kent, Czech Moravia, Kalecik in Türkiye and Bucelas in Portugal. It’s a nice selection of which you … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Czech Wine, English Wine, Languedoc-Roussillon, Natural Wine, Portuguese wine, Turkish Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Adrian Pike Winemaker, Anatolian Wine, Arinto from Bucelas, Bernardo Cabral Winemaker, Bucelas Branco 2022 Quinta das Murgas, Bucelas Portugal, Czech Natural Wine, Czech Wine, Kalecik Kizilirmak Valley Türkiye, Marjorie Gallet Roc des Anges, Mira Nestarcova Moravia Czechia, Mira Pinot Noir 2022, Oküzgözü Grape Variety, Recent Wines October 2025 (Pt 1), Roc des Anges Roussillon, Segna de Cor 2022, Turkish Wine, Vinkara Wines Kalecik Türkiye, Westwell Wine Estate Kent, Weswell Village Chardonnay 2023, Wine, Wine of Velké Bilovice
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Recent Wine August 2025 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
After a quiet month in July, well aside from a trip to the home country, August was ram-packed with visitors. Even without writing about everything we drank, I’m still left with eighteen bottles to share with you. Some of them … Continue reading
Posted in Amphora Wine, Artisan Wines, Australian Wine, Bordeaux Wine, Czech Wine, German Wine, Italian Wine, Natural Wine, Tuscan Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Château Beaumont Haut-Médoc, Czech Natural Wine, Fattoria di Sammontana Tuscany, Good Commercial Aussie Chardonnay, Good Value Classic Bordeaux, Jülg Weissburgunder vom Kalk, Krasna Hora Anna Petnat 2023, Larry Cherubino Pedestal Chardonnay 2023, Margaret River Chardonnay, Moravian Natural Wine, Moravian Wine, Petr Koráb Boleradice, Pfalz Wine, Recent Wines August 2025 Pt1, Sammontana Primo Fuoco Bianco 2023, Schweigen Wein, Solar Red 2024 Petr Koráb, The Wine Society Generation Series, Tuscan Amphora White Wine, Weingut Jülg Schweigen Pfalz, Wine Society 150th Anniversary Haut-Médoc 2019
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Recent Wines July 2025 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
Part Two of my Recent Wines for July contains, once more, just five bottles. We start with a lucky leftover from Czech Moravia, followed by a cult cider from Switzerland. One might suppose neither should be aged, but this is … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Artisan Cider, Artisan Wines, Australian Wine, Cider, Czech Wine, English Wine, Natural Wine, Rhone, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Bruno & Théo Schloegel Alsace, Chapoutier Rhône and Australian Blend, Cidrerie du Vulcain Fribourg Switzerland, Czech Natural Wine, Dark Horse Petnat 2022 Petr Koráb, Domaine Lissner Wolxheim Alsace, Edelzwicker Lissner, English Wine, Hemispheres White 2023, Jacques Perritaz Cider Maker, La Vigne est Notre Jardin Lissner, Lissner's Alsace Field Blend, Maison Lissner Wolxheim Alsace, Matt Gregory The Red 2022, Matt Gregory Wines Leicestershire, Maxime Chapoutier Cross-Regional Blend, Natural Wine from Leicestershire, Petr Koráb Boleradice Moravia, Recent Wines July 2025 (Pt 2), Swiss Artisan Cider, The Wine Society's Generation Series Hemispheres White, Transparente 2018 Cidrerie du Vulcain
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Wines of the Year 2024 #theglouthatbindsus
In the “Recent Wines” articles I publish each month I always stress that the wines I include are not the most expensive, smartest and poshest wines but the wines I find most interesting, and hopefully thrilling. This means you might … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Arbois, Artisan Wines, Beaujolais, Burgundy, Christmas and Wine, Czech Wine, English Wine, Fine Wine, German Wine, Italian Wine, Jura, Mosel, Natural Wine, North American Wine, Piemonte, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alsace Wine, Beaune 1er Cru Blanc, Best Jura Vin de Paille, Cascina Borgatta Dolcetto "Lamilla", Castlewood Wines and Luke Harbor, Castlewood Wines Artefact Bacchus, Catherine Hannoun Port-Lesney, Charlie Herring Promised Land Brut Nature 2017, Crémant du Jura Indigène, Czech Natural Wine, Devon Amphora Bacchus, Domaine A&M Tissot Indigène, Domaine de La Loue Vin Jaune 2015, English Sparkling Riesling, Foillard Morgon Courcelette 2010, François Mossu Vin de Paille 2011, German Chardonnay, Houillon-Overnoy Savagnin 2012, Jean-Pierre Rietsch Quand Le Chat..., Jonas Dostert Chardonnay, Kaja Kohv Vigneronne, Kelley Fox Freedon Hill Pinot Blanc, Lambert Spielmann Chien Noir/Chat Blanc, Le Grappin Beaune Les Grèves 2015, Luxembourg Wine, Mira Nestarcová Cabernet Franc, Moravian Wine, Mosel Chardonnay, Oregon Pinot Blanc, Petr Korab Dark Horse Petnat, Racines Rebelles Elbling Roches Liquide, Racines Rebelles Luxembourg, Stéphane & Bénédicte Tissot, Stephane Tissot Montigny-les-Arsures, Tim Phillips Charlie Herring Wines, Westwell Ortega Classic 2023, Westwell Wines Kent, Willamette Valley Pinot Blanc, Wines of the Year 2024
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Recent Wines January 2024 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
We have a dozen wines from January, divided into two equal parts. Here in Part 1 there are wines from Austria’s Burgenland, NE Italy, Alsace, Eastern Switzerland, a new wine and a new producer to all of us from Czech … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Artisan Wines, Austrian Wine, Czech Wine, German Wine, Italian Wine, Mosel, Natural Wine, Neusiedlersee, Swiss Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alsace Natural Wine, Alsace Wine, Austrian Wine, Bechtel Blauburgunder 2018, Bechtel Weine Blauburgunder 2018, Czech Natural Wine, Domaine Durrmann Andlau, Friuli Colli Orientali DOC, Gernot and Heike Heinrich Gols, Gols Burgenland Natural Wine, Heinrich Graue Freyheit 2020, Matthias Bechtel Eglisau Zürich, Mira Nestarecová Cabernet Franc 2022, Moravian Wine, Natural Wine, Natural Wine Dry Gewurztraminer, Neusiedlersee, Recent Wines January 2024 (Pt 1), Refosco, Rita and Rudolf Trossen Mosel, Schieferstern Purus 2016, Specogna Refosco 2019 Friuli, Swiss Wine, Trossen Schieferstern Purus 2016, Velké Bilovice Wine Village, Wine from NE Italy, Yann Durrmann Andlau, Zegwur Cuvée Nature 2022 Durrmann
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Recent Wines July 2022 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
Finally, I think I have some time to write, post-move, post-Covid and post-family visits. I’m way behind with my “Recent Wines” articles, so in this case you will get some not so recent wines dating back to July. Here’s what … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Austrian Wine, Czech Wine, English Wine, Georgian Wine, Mosel, Natural Wine, Sparkling Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged A Fermament Sauvignon Blanc Skins 2017, Akacia 2020 Jaroslav Osicka, Anapea Village Winery Kakheti, Austrian Sekt, Best Austrian Sekt, Chardonnay Sekt in Austria, Charlie Herring Wines, Czech Natural Wine, Dermot Sugrue, Ebner-Ebenauer Brut Nature Sekt 2010, Ebner-Ebenauer Poysdorf, English Sauvignon Blanc, English Sparkling Wine, Georgian Qvevri Mtsvane, Jaroslav and Lubos Osicka, Kakheti Mtsvane, Marion and Manfred Ebner-Ebenauer, Moravian Riesling Blend, Mosel Riesling, Qvevri Mtsvane, Riesling Feinherb Silbermond 2018, Rita and Rudolf Trossen Mosel, Sugrue South Downs, The Trouble with Dreams 2017, Tim Phillips winemaker, Velke Bilovice Wine, Weinviertel Sekt
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Moravia 2022 – Petr Koráb, Boleradice
“We were pretty tired on arrival in the village of Boleradice, about two hours north of Vienna, a relaxed drive through a pastoral idyll of rolling hills and vineyards, and very little traffic, a world away from what we had … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Czech Wine, Natural Wine, Petnat, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Festivals, Wine Tourism, Wine Travel
Tagged Autentiste Movement, Boleradice, Czech Natural Wine, Korab Natur Rysak on Leaves, Korab Neuburger, Korab Orange Petnat on Leaves, Lemonade Petnat Petr Korab, Moravia, Moravian Wine, Petr Korab, Raspberries on Ice Red Blend
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David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 