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Recent Wines February 2024 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus

February seemed easier to get through this year, probably because our Lothian weather was strangely less wet and damp than that experienced in much of England, that following an unusually wet January. With no Dry January statement being made in … Continue reading

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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

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Basket Press – New Vintages in Edinburgh

The last of the Edinburgh tastings for November featured some new wines from Basket Press Wines, actually tasted outdoors on a lovely mid-November lunchtime. It doesn’t always rain here, contrary to the myths put about down south. You will doubtless … Continue reading

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Recent Wines October 2023 (Part 3) #theglouthatbindsus

The third and final part of my Recent Wines for October contains two very different Australian wines, one a multi-regional blend and one from a single site in the old Hunter Valley. Both very different but both exceptionally good. To … Continue reading

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Czech Wines – Another Unashamed Plug

If you ask any deeply interested wine lover where is hot right now you may get a variety of answers, but I would argue that the place with the buzz is Czechia (or the Czech Republic if you prefer). It … Continue reading

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Recent Wines September 2023 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus

After the big batch of wines we drank here during August, September’s selection is somewhat smaller, but I hope the ten wines I have chosen are as interesting as ever. Part One is made up of five wines, the first … Continue reading

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The Shrine, The Club and the10 Cases

I’ve been down in London for a few days, the main event being to have lunch at The 10 Cases in Covent Garden with Zainab and Jiri of Basket Press Wines, including a tasting of a few of the wines … Continue reading

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Recent Wines June 2023 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus

June has sped past and we have also drunk slightly fewer wines at home this month too, a result of frequent trips away. I shall still split this into two parts, the first containing wines from Burgundy, The Jura, Moravia … Continue reading

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Recent Wines March 2023 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus

April is almost upon us as I write. Usually I am hastily trying to publish my Recent Wines articles before we are half way through the following month, but for March I’m getting in early, giving you the wines from … Continue reading

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Recent Wines December 2022 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus

Straight from my Wines of the Year we move swiftly on to the wines I drank at home during December 2022. I say wines, but of the eight bottles which form Part 1 (lots consumed in December), one is a … Continue reading

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