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Review of the Year 2021
My Review of 2021 will be a little different this year. It has been a tough year for many parts of the wine trade, especially so for small and specialist importers, not to mention restaurants and the rest of the … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Christmas and Wine, Natural Wine, Review of the Year, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Books, Wine Writing
Tagged Annamária Réka-Koncz The Wizard, Binner Si Rose, Domaine de la Tournelle Cul de Brey, Domaine L'Octavin Commendatore, Foot Trodden Book of the Year, Gutt Oggau Joschuari, Is That The Milky Way Darren Smith, Jutta Ambrositsch Rakete, Khukri Rum Nepal, Lambert Spielmann Red Z'Epfig, Mathias Bechtel Rauschling, Rennersistas Grauburgunder, Review of the Year 2021, Ryan Opaz, Simon J Woolf, Strömeier Schilcher Frizzante, TFWATH, The Finest Wines Available to Humanity, Wideworldofwine Top Articles 2021, Wine Books etc 2021, Wine in 2021
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Recent Wines August 2021 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
August’s “recent wines” will be a little shorter than usual, still two parts, but with a focus on just six wines in each part. This is partly because of spending time away and partly because we drank some bottles I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Petnat, Wine
Tagged Anjou Petnat, Anne-Laure Sicard Vigneronne, Darren Smith & Roberto Henriques, Eglantine Benoit Courault, Entre-Deux Côtes du Jura, Equipo Navazos Florpower, Faye D'Anjou Petnat, Grenache Petnat, Itata Valley Bio Bio, Jean-Pascal Buronfosse, Jura Wine, Justin Langham, La Bota de Florpower 99 Antes de la Flor, La Combe Rotalier, Langham Corallian Extra Brut, Langham Wines Dorset, Languedoc Petnat, Mas Lasta Petnat Rosé, Müller-Thurgau Ancestral Method, New Zealand Petnat, North Canterbury Wine New Zealand, País Chile, Pago de Miraflores La Baja, Palomino table wine, Peggy Buronfosse, Sud Revermont, Taittinger Comtes de Champagne 2005, Terroir de Larzac St-Privat, TFWATH, The Finest Wines Available to Humanity, The Hermit Ram North Canterbury, The Hermit Ram Petnat, Theo Coles Winemaker, Wines of Dorset
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Recent Wines June 2021 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
I always try to emphasise that my “recent wines” articles are meant to highlight the most interesting bottles I’ve been drinking at home. June is a case in point, more so than usual. Part 1 begins with a style of … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Czech Wine, Fine Wine, Natural Wine, Sparkling Wine, Wine
Tagged Alsace Wine, Antonio Vallana Brut Rosé, Bairrada Portugal, Ben Brenner Winemaker, Benevolent Neglect Ribolla Gialla, Bengier Family Vineyard Ribolla Gialla, Black Chalk Classic Brut 2016, Boekenhootskloof Syrah 2007, Bruno Schloegel Domaine Lissner, Chenin in a Tin, Darren Smith Baga 2018 Bairrada, English Sparkling Wine, Equipo Navazos Bota de Fino 68, Jas Swan Sif Weissburgunder, Jean-Pierre Rietsch Brandluft Riesling 2015, Langham Corallian Brut Dorset, Maison Lissner Pinot Gris M 2017, Maison Lissner Wolxheim Alsace, Matt Nagy Winemaker, Moravian Wine, Napa Wine, Petr Korab Botrytis Welschriesling, Pintia 2004 Toro Spain, Portuguese wine, Rheingau Dry Riesling, Rick Kelley MW, South African Chenin in a Can, Sparkling Nebbiolo, Terra Montosa 2018, The Finest Wines Available to Humanity, The Liberator Chenin No 5, Theresa Breuer Rüdesheim, Theresa Breuer Rheingau, Toro Wine, Ulysse Collin Congy, Ulysse Collin Les Maillons Rosé, Vilmart Grand Cellier d'Or 2006, Weingut Georg Breuer
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The Finest Wines Available To Humanity
The Finest Wines Available to Humanity is not some deluded statement of intent, at least I don’t think so, but is taken from the cult 1987 film, Withnail and I. Withnail says “we want the finest wines available to humanity, … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Wine
Tagged Albillo Criollo Grape, Baga Grape, Baia Abuladze, Bairrada, Bio-Bio Chile Wine, Darren Smith and Julia Casado, Darren Smith and Pepe Moquillaza, Darren Smith and Roberto Henriquez, Darren Smith and Sergio Silva, Darren Smith and Viki Torres, Darren Smith Listan Blanco, Darren Smith Winemaker, Imereti Wine Georgia, Is That the Milky Way Wine, Julia Casado Winemaker, La del Terrano, La Palma Canary Islands Wine, Mollar Cano Grape aka Negramoll, Mollar Cano Mala Valley Peru, Moratella Rosado Bulla, Niepoort in Bairrada, Pais Grape, Quinta de Baixo, Roberto Henriques Pais, The Finest Wines Available to Humanity, Victoria Torres Pecis La Palma
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David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 