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Tag Archives: Quality Chop House
Jurable or Merely Fashionable?
When I first visited Jura in the 1980s only a few UK wine professionals seemed to have been there, and only one or two were extolling the virtues of the wines, principally the Vin Jaunes, from this attractive region. This … Continue reading
Posted in Jura, Wine, Wine Tastings
Tagged André & Mireille Tissot, Arbois, Bénédicte Tissot, De Toute Beauté Nature, Domaine A&M Tissot, Emmanuel Houillon, Ganevat Vin Jaune, J-F Ganevat, Jacques Puffeney, Jura Wine, Pierre Overnoy, Ploussard, Poulsard, Pupillin, Quality Chop House, Savagnin, Stephane Tissot, Vin de Paille, Vin Jaune, Wink Lorch Jura Wine book
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Chop Chop – Post Haisma/Le Grappin Lunch
Nine winoholics, or at least that’s how one sometimes feels in failing to follow the “Dry January” dictat, had a table booked at Quality Chop House on Farringdon Road for a post-Vinoteca tasting lunch (it is work, you know). As … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Fine Wine, Wine, Wine and Food
Tagged Agrapart 7 Crus, Castel d'Encus, Hudelot-Baillet, J-P Brun Cote Rotie, Lanson Noble Cuvee, Le Cupole, Leitz Rudesheimer Berg Roseneck, Mullineux Straw Wine, Musar 1996, Quality Chop House, Riverby Noble Riesling, Trinoro, Vina Real 1975, Zind-Humbrecht Clos Hauserer
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Burgundy 2005 at QCH
I’m sure I was not alone in itching to get a first overview of this highly praised vintage at ten years old. One single wine from a moderate producer is all I’d tried of 2005 Red Burgundy before Monday night, … Continue reading
Beaujolais Just Got Serious
Well, it’s been that way for a while, but having participated in a very exciting Beaujolais dinner a few weeks ago (see post of 17 July) at The 10 Cases, we felt the need to explore some more of the … Continue reading
Posted in Beaujolais, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Tastings
Tagged #Bagnum, Andrew & Emma Nielsen, Beaujolais, Beaujolais Dinner, Du Grappin, Foillard, France Gonzalvez, J-F Ganevat, Jean-Louis Dutraive, Julie Balagny, Laurence & Remi Dufaitre, Le Grappin, Métras, Quality Chop House, The New Beaujolais
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Portland
My first job after university was up between Oxford Circus and Regent’s Park, an area not known at that time, at least to me, as a haven for fine dining. Late last year I returned to Great Portland Street for … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine Agencies
Tagged Julien Labet, Les Varrons Chardonnay, Portland restaurant, Quality Chop House
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Quality Chops and Clubbing
Just an average day for me in London, you will note, passing Il Camisa for a bottle of Barolo, en route to Foyles to buy Kerin O’Keefe’s book on a similar subject. Then a saunter down to Farringdon Street to … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine
Tagged Austrian Wine, Beaujolais, Fleurie, Gut Oggau, Julie Balagny, Quality Chop House, Winemakers Club
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