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Tag Archives: Modal Wines
Recent Wines May 2020 (Part 2)
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
Posted in Artisan Wines, Czech Wine, Natural Wine, Wine
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Adrien Berlioz Chignin, Azul y Garanza Navarra, Back in Alsace Blog, Basket Press Wines, Beaujolais-Villages Domaine Chapel, Cremaux Pinot Noir Moravia, Cuvée des Gueux Savoie, Czech Wines, David Chapel Beaujolais, Domaine Durrmann Andlau, Florian Lauer Saar, Jacquère/Altesse blend, Jaroslav Osicka, Kupp Kabinett Faß 8 Lauer, Matthiasson Rosé Napa, Modal Wines, Modry Portugal, Naturaleza Salvaje Tinto, Navarra Amphora Garnacha, Petr Korab, Recent Wines May 2020 (Part 2), Stephane Tissot, Steve Matthiasson, The Solent Cellar, Tissot Chardonnay Rose, Uncharted Wines, Weingut Peter Lauer, Wines Under the Bonnet, Zegwur Cuvée Nature
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Recent Wines April 2020 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
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
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Lockdown Guilt or Isolation Inspiration
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
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Three Go Mad In Islington – Nekter, Roland, Modal Portfolio 2019
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
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Victoria Torres Pecis – The New Star of the Canaries
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
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