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Tag Archives: Heidi Schrock
Review of the Year 2019
It’s always an enjoyable task deciding what to highlight from the year just gone, or almost (as I write this on New Year’s Eve). The research for this article, and my initial words, were begun in the week before Christmas … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas and Wine, Review of the Year, Wine, Wine Books
Tagged Andrew Thomas, Basket Press Wines, Bindi, Black Chalk, Butlers Wine Cellar, Charlie Herring Wines, Clonakilla, Dobra Vinice, Domaine L'Octavin Pamina, Dynamic Vines, Equipo Navazos Bota 51, Heidi Schrock, Henschke Mount Edelstone 2001, Jacob Leadley, Les Caves de Pyrene, Newcomer Wines, Review of the Year 2019, Ruster Ausbruch, Silo Brighton, Soldera Riserva 1990, Solent Cellar, Sue Style The Landscape of Swiss Wine, The Sportsman Seasalter, Thomas Wines, Tim Phillips, Wine Book of the Year, Wines of the French Alps (Book), Wines of the Year, Wink Lorch, Ziereisen
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Recent Wines, Summer ’17 Pt1
As usual, I’m way behind in describing the best I’ve been drinking at home, but I hope that the selection below will make interesting reading. But first I do want to mention Solent Cellar‘s Sicilian Evening last Friday. It’s because … Continue reading
Posted in Wine
Tagged Alexis Porteret, Alpine Wines, Angela Osborne, Antonie Scala, Arbois Chardonnay "Les Amants", Arbois Wines, Blaufränkisch Rusterwald 2011, Cauzón Cabronicus, Céline Gormally, Champagne Pierre Péters, Claus Preisinger Ancestral, COS Nero di Lupo, COS Zibibbo 2014 (magnum), Cseresnyeérés HegyiKalo Eger, Czech Wine, Domaine des Bodines, Emilie Porteret, Forks & Knives Red, François Mossu Côtes du Jura, François Mossu Voiteur, Grenache A Tribute to Grace, Heidi Schrock, Hungarian Wine, Jura Wine, La Cabane Pinot Noir Les Dolomies, Les Caves de Pyrene, Les Dolomies, Milan Nestarec, Newcomer Wines, Otros Vinos, Passenans, Pvrvlio Vino Tinto, Ramon Saavedra, Recent Wines Summer 2017, Red Bulles Pét-Nat, Roberson, Rosé for Albane, Rust Wine, Scala Ciro, Sicilian Wines, Sierra Nevada wines, Solent Cellar, Solent Cellar Sicilian Evening, Steve Gormally, Tissot Les Amants, Winemakers Club
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Now We Have Sunshine (Recent Wines)
There’s something about a spell of sunny weather that makes me want to drink more wine. Something to do with long evenings and tables out in the garden. I thought I’d share a few recent bottles that seemed to fit … Continue reading
Posted in Austrian Wine, Beaujolais, Champagne, Jura, Natural Wine, Rust, Wine Agencies
Tagged #Bagnums, Alexis Porteret, Brice Omont, Domaine des Ardoisières, Domaine des Bodines, Du Grappin, Emilie Porteret, Fabien Jouves, Heidi Schrock, Jurançon Noir, Olivier Collin, pét-nat, Red Bulles, Rust, St-Pierre-de-Soucy, Summer Wines, Trousseau Gris, Ulysse Collin, Vin des Allobroges, Wind Gap, You Fuck My Wine
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Happy New 2016!
This is the time when Bloggers habitually look back on the highlights of the year just gone, perhaps sprinkle a few resolutions, and above all single out the best of their festive drinking. I’ve had a very odd festive season … Continue reading
Small is Beautiful
Regular readers will know who I’ve been buying wine from in 2015, my favourite small merchants and wine shops. There is another group of people who maybe don’t get as much press, or coverage in social media, who are doing … Continue reading
Posted in Austrian Wine, Burgundy, Languedoc-Roussillon, Swiss Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Heroes, Wine Merchants
Tagged Alpine Wines, Coche-Dury, Domaine de Cébène, Domaine Montesquiou, Domaine Treloar, Dry River, Hand Picked Burgundy, Heidi Schrock, Leon Stolarski, Rainer Christ, Rhys, Simon Maye & Fils, Specialist Wine Merchants
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Dave’s Wine Heroes #3 – Alpine Wines
Alpine wines, a mail order merchant based in Yorkshire, grew out of Nick Dobson Wines, which was taken over by Joelle Nebbe-Mornod after Nick sadly passed away in 2012. Joelle actually started out in science with a Masters in Theoretical … Continue reading
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Tagged Alpine Wines, Austrian Wine, Heidi Schrock, Joelle Nebbe-Mornod, Nick Dobson Wines, Swiss Wine, Wine hero, Wine merchant
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