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Wines of the Year 2022
My Wines of the Year were meant to follow my Review of 2022, in the first few days of the New Year, but I was struck down with the nasty “Not Covid” virus, which frankly lasted longer than my bout … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Review of the Year, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged Alsace Wine, Bechtel Weine Federweiss Eglisau, Breaky Bottom "David Pearson" 2015, Bugey Cerdon Renardat Fache, Bugey Wine, Clos Solon Fourrier, Czech Wine, Dane Johns Winemaker Victoria, Deutschschweiz Wine, Domaine Fourrier Burgundy, Fourrier Morey-St-Denis Clos Solon VV 2006, Hermit Ram Field Blend 2018, Hermit Ram North Canterbury, Jean-Pierre Rietsch Mittelbergheim, Lambert Spielmann Completement Red, Mathias Bechtel Zurich Wine, Moravian Wine, New Zealand Wine, Nikau Farm Tolone Riesling Gippsland, Peter Hall Breaky Bottom Sussex, Petr Korab Ambero 2020, Petr Korab Raspberry on Ice Boleradice, Rennersistas Gols, Rennersistas Superglitzer 2018, Rietsch VV Sylvaner 15/16, Theo Coles, VO Mencia Veronica Ortega Bierzo, Wines of the Year 2022
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Recent Wines March 2022 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
March already seems an age away. I’m late with my “Recent Wines” articles, in part because of the Vineyards of Hampshire piece, but we’ve also got builders in so we’re a bit upside down. There are only a dozen wines … Continue reading
Posted in Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alice and Olivier De Moor, Aligoté, Château de Bonnezeaux, Dato Noah Nika Winery, De Moor Aligoté 2019, Dolcetto D'Alba Roussot, Dry Chenin Bonnezeaux, Felix Keller, Francesco Rinaldi Piemonte, Frimas 2019 Ch de Bonnezeaux, Georgian Wine, Guyonne Saclier de la Bâtie, Hermit Ram Field Blend Red 2918, Keller Weißer Burgunder Chardonnay, Klaus Peter Keller, Langhe Dolcetto, Loire Wine, New Zealand Wine, Nika Bakhia, Nika Winery Kakheti Georgia, North Canterbury Wine NZ, Recent Wines March 2022 (Pt1), Rheinhessen, The Hermit Ram, Theo Coles Winemaker, Weingut Keller Rheinhessen
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Trompetting Riverby
Those with long memories may remember that I attended a tasting of Riverby Estate’s Marlborough wines at Butler’s in Brighton late last year, here: https://wideworldofwine.co/2014/12/01/riverby-estate-tasting-butlers-brighton/ Yesterday I attended an even larger Riverby Estate tasting at London’s La Trompette restaurant, with … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Fine Wine, New Zealand Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Tastings
Tagged Gruner Veltliner, Kevin Courtney, La Trompette Restaurant, Marlborough Wine, New Zealand Chardonnay, New Zealand Gruner Veltliner, New Zealand Pinot Noir, New Zealand Sweet Wines, New Zealand Wine, Riverby Estate, Wine and Food
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Riverby Estate Tasting, Butlers, Brighton
Riverby Estate in Marlborough, New Zealand, are pretty much unknown in the UK, yet this is not the case in NZ and Australia. They did win a Trophy and a couple of Golds at the DWWA a year ago but … Continue reading
Posted in Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged Brighton, Brighton Wine Tastings, Butlers Wine Cellar, Marlborough, New Zealand Wine, Riverby Estate
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David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 