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Recent Wines May 2020 (Part 2)

Posted on 18/06/2020 by dccrossley

After interrupting my May Wines recap at the start of the week to add to the conversation about the grey market for natural wines (which seemed to go down pretty well) we are back on track for the last nine … Continue reading →

Recent Wines April 2020 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 15/05/2020 by dccrossley

We’ll slip straight into Part 2 with the final nine wines we drank at home last month. Part 1 immediately precedes this article. We will travel to Jura (twice), Alsace, Burgenland, Vienna, Eastern Hungary, Slovakia, Stellenbosch, and the Langhe. PINOT … Continue reading →

Posted in biodynamic wine, Natural Wine, Wine | Tagged Alex and Maria Koppitsch, Alexis and Emilie Porteret, Annamária Réka, Arbois Wine, Basket Press Wines, Bodines Pinot Noir 2015, Break a Leg Cinsaut Rosé, Domaine des Bodines, Fresh Wines Kinross, Gemischter Satz, Glockenturm Mukenthal, Grinzing Wine, Hungarian Wine, Jean-Pierre Rietsch Mittelbergheim, Jutta Ambrositsch Vienna, Koppitsch Zweigelt Reserve 2015, Langhe Dolcetto, Les Caves de Pyrene, Lukas Van Loggerenberg, Modal Wines, Newcomer Wines, Ploussard Oeuvre L'Esprit Bornard, Réka-Koncz Eastern Accents, Rebela Rosa Slobodné, Rietsch Pas a Pas Cuvée, Rinaldi Dolcetto D'Alba, Rinaldi Dolcetto Roussot, Slobodne Slovakia, Slovakian Wine, Solent Cellar, Tony Bornard Pupillin, Viennese Wine, Weingut Koppitsch, Wines Under the Bonnet, Young South African Winemakers | Leave a comment

Lockdown Guilt or Isolation Inspiration

Posted on 21/04/2020 by dccrossley

Are you enjoying Lockdown? I am guilty of moments where I feel more relaxed and, dare I say it, quite happy to be stuck at home. It’s stressful worrying about loved ones, but then there just isn’t the stress of … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, Californian Wine, Czech Wine, Dining, Hungarian Wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants | Tagged Basket Press Wines, Isolation Inspiration, Isolation Wines, Lockdown Wine Deliveries, Lockdown Wines, Modal Wines, Nekter Wines, Newcomer Wines, The Solent Cellar, Uncharted Wines, Wild Flor Hove | Leave a comment

Three Go Mad In Islington – Nekter, Roland, Modal Portfolio 2019

Posted on 18/09/2019 by dccrossley

The three dynamic, young and small importers featured here have not chosen a pithy name for themselves, like the “Dirty Dozen”, so I’ve kind of done it for them in my title (sorry chaps). Nekter Wines, Roland Wines and Modal … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, Australian Wine, Austrian Wine, Californian Wine, Natural Wine, Slovakian Wine, Slovenian Wine, South African Wines, Spanish Wine, Tuscan Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings | Tagged Benevolent Neglect Napa, Californian Carignane, Californian Counoise, Cascina Borgatta Tagliolo Monferrato, Clos des Plantes, Cutis Deviner, Entre Vinyes Cava Funambul, Fattoria di Sammontana Montelupo, Ferdinand Wines Amador County Tempranillo, Flow Blanc de Noirs, Fogosch 2017, From Sunday Lucky's Red, Johannes Zillinger Weinviertal, Joiseph Jois, Keep Wines California, Klabjan Slovenia, Malinga Sauvignon Blanc Kamptal, Modal Wines, Nekter Roland Modal Portfolio Tasting 2019, Nekter Wines, Olivier Lejeune Anjou, Pasarene Elgin, Piroska 2018, Roland Wines, Schenter Schönberg Riesling Kamptal, Schmolzer & Brown Beechworth, Slobodne Slovakia, Sota Els Àngels Empordà, Strekov1075 Slovakia, Vinarja Kriz Croatia, Whaka Piripiri Mai Chenin Blanc, Zemiansky Sady, Zillinger Revolution Solera | Leave a comment

Victoria Torres Pecis – The New Star of the Canaries

Posted on 29/08/2019 by dccrossley

A couple of years ago a friend visited La Palma, the most northerly and one of the smaller Canary Islands. At the time I had no idea any significant wines were made on the rather barren looking volcano of La … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Spanish Wine, Volcanic Wines, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Tastings | Tagged Canary Islands' wines, La Palma Canary Islands, Matías i Torres Wines, Modal Wines, Nick Rizzi, Spain's Island Wines, Tasting at 10 Cases, Victoria Torres Pecis, Volcanic Terroir | 1 Comment

London Wine Fair 2019, Part 2

Posted on 30/05/2019 by dccrossley

My coverage of the London Wine Fair 2019 continues here in Part 2. If you did happen to miss Part 1, you will find it (along with any introductory and more general comments) here. This second part covers some wines … Continue reading →

Posted in English Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Festivals, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings | Tagged A Varedas Blanco, Atractylis 2014, Ayunta Etna, Azul Y Garanza, Beaujolais Cuvée Kéké 2018, Black Chalk Wild Rose, Bodegas Nestares Eguizàbel Rioja, Cascina Zerbetta Safràn, David Franz Barossa, Druida Branco, English Sparkling Wine, Etna Rosso Navigabile 2016, Famille de Boel Rhône, Floris Legere Ludovic Vino, Funàmbul Cava Entre Vinyes, Jacob Leadley, Kamptal Müller Thurgau, Kewin Descombes, London Wine Fair 2019, Long Gully Road Semillon, LWF2019, Ministry of Clouds McLaren Vale Grenache, Mira do Ó Dão, Modal Wines, Naturaleza Salvaje Blanco, Nibiru "Kids Version", Nic Rizzi, Nyetimber, Nyetimber Bus, PN/16 Vinteloper, Rasa Wines Bright Red Blend 2018, Red Squirrel Wine, Slobodne Oranzista, Slovakian Wine, Staffelterhof Kröver Steffensberg GeGe, The Knotted Vine | Leave a comment

Small Importers at Winemakers Club

Posted on 25/03/2019 by dccrossley

On the Monday of Raw London 2019, Winemakers Club hosted a tasting of ten importers. I managed to get to taste a handful of wines from eight of them, before heading thirty minutes down the road to Raw on The … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, biodynamic wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings | Tagged Ancre Hill Orange Wine, Ancre Hill Triomphe, ArPePe Grumello Valtellina, Bio Bio Pais, Bodegas Fulcro Aliaxe Furtivo, Caprera Fortuna, Carte Blanche Wines, Château Barouillet Splash, Christoph Heiss, Claus Preisinger, Contra Soarda, Cossard Saint-Romain Combe Bazin, Didier Grappe Saint-Lothian Jura, Fabien Jouves Cahors Malbec Amphore, Ferme des Sept Lunes Saint-Joseph, Franz Strohmeier Styria, Gabrio Bini Fanino, Gergovie Wines, Horiot Riceys, J-P Robinot Lumière des Sens, L'Acino Sputnik 1, La Grange de L'Oncle Charles, Laurent Roger Rivesaltes, Le Petit Gimios Rouge Fruit, Les Têtes Azay-le-Rideau, Malinga Kamptal, Manoir de la Tête Rouge Saumur, Martin Nittnaus, Melissa Ingrand Rivesaltes, Michel Guignier Fleurie, Microbio Wines, Modal Wines, Mouthes le Bihan Duras, Musso Terra, Newcomer Wines, Nibiru Alte Reben Blauer Portugieser, Rennersistas Weissburgunder 2016, Roberto Henriques Pais, Skerlj Carso Malvasia, Slobodne Eggstasy Slovakia, Totem Wines, Tutto Wines, Wasenhaus Baden Nouveau, Winemakers Club, Winemakers Club Tasting March 2019, Wines Under the Bonnet | Leave a comment

Nekter-Roland-Modal

Posted on 14/02/2019 by dccrossley

February is the month when we suddenly begin to see calendar congestion. The Spring portfolio tastings come so thick and fast that it is unfortunately impossible to go to them all. I’ve tried to select a good variety. The first … Continue reading →

Posted in Austrian Wine, biodynamic wine, Californian Wine, Czech Wine, Hungarian Wine, Natural Wine, South African Wines, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings | Tagged Atelier Kramar Slovenia, Bencze Birtok, BFF 2017, Bott Frigyes Pohron Slovakia, Bryan MacRobert Wines, Cascina Borgatta, Dave Geyer Barossa, Donkey and Goat, Ferdinand Wines, Fogosch 2017, Fred #1 Red Blend, Geyer Wines, Giorgio Clai Istria Croatia, Grabenwerkstatt Spitz Wachau, Klabjan Istria, Little Bastard White Blend, Luka Zeichmann, Matthiasson Family, Maurer Family, Modal Wines, Nekter Wines, Nibiru, Nic Rizzi, Paserene, Roland Szimeiszter, Roland Wines, Roter Faden, Serbian Wines, Silice Viticultores, Slobodne Cutis Deviner 2015, Staffelter Hof Krov, Strekov1075, Suto Zsolt, Tendu, Trade Tastings February 2019, Weingut Joiseph | 1 Comment

Out the Box 2018

Posted on 01/10/2018 by dccrossley

September is a busy month for Tastings, so I apologise that this article is appearing, unusually, almost a week after the event. I’m covering five importers here: Maltby & Greek, Modal Wines, The Knotted Vine, Basket Press Wines and Red Squirrel Wine. I simply … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, Czech Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings | Tagged Albino Rocca Barbaresco, Basket Press Wines, Chateau de Bel, David Knott, De Kleine Wijn Koöp, Domaine Kalathas, Eekhoring Wines, El Cosmonauta, El Mozo Rioja Alavesa, Faan Rabie, Greek Wine, Jakub Novak Moravia, Jiri Majerik Basket Press Wines, Joiseph Austria, Joiseph Tannenberg 2016, Koerner Clare Valley, Lectores Vini Pomagrana, Luka Zeichmann, Magula Family Winery, Maltby & Greek, Modal Wines, Morgado do Quintao Algarve, Nic Rizzi, Noelia Ricci Emilia Romagna, Ou Treffer Cinsaut, Out The Box 2018, Red Squirrel Wine, Richard Stavek Moravia, Slobodne Slovakia, Tenuta di Angoris, The Knotted Vine, Tim Manning, Tinos Wine, Valdonica Tuscany | 2 Comments

Modal Wines at Plateau – Nic Rizzi Talks Natural Wines and Terroir Wines

Posted on 31/05/2018 by dccrossley

Last night, Nicolas Rizzi, founder of Modal Wines, undertook a tasting at Plateau in Brighton, introducing a few of the wines from his portfolio, and discussing how provenance affects the wine in the bottle. As well as importing a very exciting small range of … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Bars, Wine Tastings | Tagged Atelier Kramar Primario 2016, Cascina Zerbetta Shan Pan, Devin Grape Variety, Drei Farben Rot 2015, Fredi Torres, Fruhburgunder, Joiseph BFF 2015, Luka Zeichmann, Modal Wines, Mosel Red Wine, New Producer in Burgenland, Nicolas Rizzi, Out the Box Group September Tasting, Piemonte Sparkling Sauvignon Blanc, Plateau Brighton, Plateau Brighton Wine Tastings, Ponca Soils, Rebula Grape Variety, Ribera Sacra, Rodriquez Brothers Carlos and Juan, Silice 2016, Silice Viticultores, Slobodne Deviner 2015, Slovakian Wine, Slovenian Wine, Staffelter Hof Mosel | 4 Comments

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