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Recent Wines November 2025 (Part 3) #theglouthatbindsus

Part Three of my “Recent Wines” for November is an interesting mix, even by my slightly weird (at times) standards. We kick off with another of those Geneva wines I’ve been sneaking in throughout the year. Wine two is a … Continue reading

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Recent Wines November 2025 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus

We switch the vibe a little for Part Two of the wines we drank at home during November. Nothing from the likes of Albania and Ukraine, but instead four French wines and one from Austria. From France we have a … Continue reading

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Recent Wines November 2025 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus

In the month of November, we appear to have drunk quite a lot, but I blame the guests. It means we have three parts of Recent Wines for last month, even with a few less exciting bottles culled. We begin … Continue reading

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Recent Wines October 2025 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus

Recent Wines for October, Part 2 begins with a pétnat from Hungary. Then we go to Lavaux, for one of the cheapest Swiss wines I’ve found in the UK. A Kentish pétnat cider breaks the flow, before we finish with … Continue reading

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Recent Wines October 2025 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus

Back into the swing of Recent Wines, those drunk mostly at home, this first selection from October (Part 1) comprises bottles from Roussillon, Kent, Czech Moravia, Kalecik in Türkiye and Bucelas in Portugal. It’s a nice selection of which you … Continue reading

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Recent Wines September 2025 (Part 2)

Part Two of the wines we drank at home during a September in which we spent half the month away nevertheless contains some very interesting wines. We begin in Alto Adige and move on to Mallorca. Mid-month we drank a … Continue reading

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Recent Wines September 2025 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus

I’ve got a lot to write about from my trip to Switzerland, which might interest the kind of open-minded reader I tend to get lurking around this blog (ie the best kind of wine lovers). But first I need to … Continue reading

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Recent Wines August 2025 (Part 3) #theglouthatbindsus

We come to the end of the wines we drank during August with a final six bottles forming Part 3 of my Recent Wines. Not strictly six wines, because one is an ice cider, but it is one of the … Continue reading

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Recent Wines August 2025 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus

Part Two of my August Wines begins spectacularly with a twenty-five-year-old bottle from what is one of my half-dozen favourite sites in Champagne, one which can produce extraordinary gastronomic wines. That was followed by a wine of the same age … Continue reading

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Recent Wine August 2025 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus

After a quiet month in July, well aside from a trip to the home country, August was ram-packed with visitors. Even without writing about everything we drank, I’m still left with eighteen bottles to share with you. Some of them … Continue reading

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