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Tag Archives: Domaine de la Tournelle Arbois
Paradise Lost – A Eulogy for Two Great Natural Winemakers
I’m sure that most readers will know by now that this year has already seen the loss of too many winemakers. The death of one who meant a lot to me happened in tragic circumstances on 5th May, Pascal Clairet … Continue reading
Posted in Arbois, Artisan Wines, biodynamic wine, Jura, Natural Wine, Savoie Wine, Wine, Wine Heroes
Tagged Ayze Savoie, Cul de Brey, Domaine Belluard Ayse, Domaine Belluard Gringet Le Feu, Domaine de la Tournelle Arbois, Dominique Belluard, Gringet Grape, L'Uva Arbosiana, Les Perles du Mont Blanc, Pascal Clairet, Winemaker Eulogies
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Recent Wines March 2021 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
For Part 2 of March’s most interesting wines (I used to say “drunk at home”, but let’s face it, where else am I going to be drinking wine at the moment?) we start off with a little-known (in the UK, … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Wine
Tagged "FRNC" Brash Higgins, Alsace Skin Contact Blend, Australian Cabernet Franc, Bourgoggne Aligoté L'Aligator, Brad Hickey, Brash Higgins Cabernet Franc, Brash Higgins McLaren Vale, Closerie des Moussis Arsac, Closerie des Moussis Haut-Médoc, Cul de Brey Domaine de la Tournelle, Czech Wine, Domaine de la Tournelle Arbois, Domaine des Queues Rouges Burgundy, Emmanuelle Milan, Equipo Navazos, Evelyne & Pascal Clairet, Isabelle Vantey, Jean-Yves Vantey Sampigny-lès-Maranges, Jura Red Blend, Jura Wine, La Bota de Florpower 99, Laurence Alias & Pascale Choime Winemakers, Lukas Van Loggerenberg Winemaker, Lukes van Loggerenberg "Breton", Mathieu Deiss, Moravian Wine, Natural Wine Bordeaux, Palomino Fino Table Wine, Petr Koráb Moravia, Recent Wines March 2021 (Pt 2), South African Cabernet Franc, South African Wine, The Milkman Petnat Petr Koráb, Un Instant Sur Terre, Vignoble du Rêveur Bennwihr
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Dynamic By Name, Dynamic By Nature
The UK is blessed with an almost uncountable number of wonderful wine merchants, and I love too many of them to be deemed a truly loyal customer. They range from tiny enterprises like Basket Press, Modal Wines and Nekter up … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, biodynamic wine, Greek Wine, Jura, Natural Wine, Savoie Wine, Swiss Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings
Tagged Biodynamic Bordeaux, Bordeaux Sans Sulfites, Bordeaux-Côtes-de-Francs, Burgenland Austria, Chateau Le Puy Bordeaux, Chiara de Iulis Pepe, Cosse Maisonneuve Cahors, Domaine de Beudon Fully, Domaine de la Tournelle Arbois, Domaine Giachino Savoie, Domaine Ligas Greece, Dynamic Vines, Dynamic Vines Portfolio Tasting 2020, Emidio Pepe, Emmanuel Giboulot Burgundy, Evelyne Clairet, Gut Oggau 2017s and 2018s, Gut Oggau Burgenland, Gut Oggau Family Reunion, Ktima Ligas Pella, La Tournelle Vin Jaune 2011, Matthieu Cosse, Modern Cahors, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 1980, Neusiedlersee, Pascal Clairet, Prieuré Saint-Christoph, Roditis, Roussette de Savoie, Sulphur Free Bordeaux, Swiss Wine, Uva Arbosiana, Valais Wine, Xinomavro
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Recent Wines April 2019 #theglouthatbindsus
I’m cutting any introductory waffle this month. You probably know the score by now. There are twelve wines, and something a little different (a cider) to make up a baker’s dozen. These are the most interesting wines I drank at … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, English Cider, Natural Wine, Rust, Slovakian Wine, Swiss Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, AJ Adam, Alexander Koppitsch Rosé 2017, Bianco di Merlot Ticino, Bianco Pomice Tenuta di Castellaro, Blanc Auvernier Non-Filtré, Burgenland Wine, Carlo Tamborini, Charlie Herring Wines, Dhroner Hofberg Kabinett, Domaine de la Renardière Pupillin, Domaine de la Tournelle Arbois, Domaine de Montmollin, Evelyne Clairet, Geneva Wine, Georgian Wine, Goumenissa Wine, Greek Wine, Heidi Schröck Blaufränkisch Kulm, Infini Les Passionnés 2014, Jean-Michel Petit, John Okruashvili, Jura Wine, Kakheti Mtsvane Georgia, Ktima Tatsis, L'Uva Arbosiana Ploussard 2016, La Cave de Genève Satigny, Lipari Wine, Magula Devin 2016, Malagouzia Orange 2015, Malvasia/Carricante Blend, Neuchâtel Chasselas Unfiltered, Neuchâtel Wine, Neusiedlersee Wine, Okro's Wines, Pascal Clairet, Perfect Strangers Cider, Recent Wines April 2019, Slovakian Wine, Swiss Chasselas, Swiss Wine, Tim Phillips Clos de Paradis, Vineyards near Lymington, Wine from Aeolian Islands
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Recent Wines (August 2018) #theglouthatbindsus
It seems a long time ago, August, days of thirty-degree plus temperatures, three meals a day taken out in the garden, and hardly a serious red wine drunk. Nothing here will be anything more than light red, although the Blank … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Austria, Austrian Wine, Champagne, Jura, Natural Wine, Rosé, Rosé Wine, Savoie Wine, Sparkling Wine, Vienna, Wiener Gemischter Satz, Wine
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Blauer Wildbacher, Bruno Schueller, Champagne Bruno Paillard Premiere Cuvee, Clos Cibonne Cotes de Provence, Domaine de la Tournelle Arbois, Domaine Gerard Schueller Sylvaner, Dominique Lucas, Famille de Conti Petillant Naturel, L'Uva Arbosiana, Les Vignes de Paradis Savoie, Puszta Libre! 2017 Claus Preisinger, Rakete Jutta Ambrositsch, Recent Wines August 2018, Rotes Haus Wiener Gemischter Satz Nussberg, Schilcher, Schilcher Frizzante Strohmeier, Tibouren Clos Cibonne 2014, Top Alsace Sylvaners, Tour des Gendres, Vin des Allobroges Savagnin
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David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 