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Recent Wines September 2021 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
Following on from Part One, we have another pretty eclectic mix of wines. For those who think I drink too much from Austria and Jura, or even Czech wine, well, there aren’t any here. Instead, I give you a Portuguese … Continue reading
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Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alentejo Branco, Alsace Wine, Antonio Macanita, Artisan Sherry, Aube Grower Champagne, Australian Amphora Wine, Bénédicte Leroy Vigneronne, Black Chalk Dancer in Pink, Black Chalk Wine Test Valley, Brad Hickey Winemaker, Brash Higgins McLaren Vale, Brash Higgins NDV, Breaky Bottom Cuvée Oliver Minkley 2011, Breaky Bottom Winery Rodmell, Champagne Ruppert-Leroy Essoyes, Christian Binner Ammerschwihr, English Sparkling Wine, English Still Rosé Wine, Equipo Navazos, Fitapreta Branco, Florpower 82 Manzanilla, Jacob Leadley Winemaker, natural wines, Omensetter Vineyard McLaren Vale, Pago Miraflores La Baja Sanlúcar, Peter Hall Winemaker, Portuguese White Wine, Ruppert-Leroy Fosse-Grely 2015, Si Rose 16-17, Single Vineyard Single Vintage Manzanilla, South Australian Nero d'Avola, Wines of Hampshire
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Recent Wines September 2021 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
September has been a strange month. After feeling we had pretty much no summer it turned out to be mostly warm and sunny. It doesn’t quite feel like time to raid the Nebbiolo and Syrah really. So, the reds have … Continue reading
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Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alice and Olivier De Moor, Bianka & Daniel Schmitt Rheinhessen, Caravan Le Vendangeur Masqué, Dôle, Dôle La Liaudisaz Chappaz, De Moor Negociant Label, Frei Korper Kultur Weingut Schmitt, Fully Wine, Guillaume Edel Alsace Vigneron, Jois in Burgenland, Joiseph Fogosch, Ligurian Wine, Luka Zeichmann Joiseph, Marie-Thérèse Chappaz Fully, Patrice Beguet Mesnay, Philippe Brand Ergersheim Alsace, Philippe Brand Le Bleu Pinot Noir, Recent Wines September 2021, Rossese di Dolceacqua, Swiss Pinot Noir-Gamay Blend, Terre Bianche Rossese di Dolceacqua, Three Views of a Secret Patrice Beguet
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Recent Wines June 2021 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
Part Two of June’s wines begins with a country I have drunk too little of since our Lockdowns began. I hope to be purchasing some more Georgians this summer. Next up, two English wines in a row before a first-time … Continue reading
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Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, A Fermament Sauvignon Blanc 2018, Ben Walgate, Burgenland Wine, Canary Island Wine, Charlie Herring Wines, Czech Wine, Dobra Vinice Moravia, English Sauvignon Blanc, English Wine, Franz and Christine Strohmeier, Georgian Wine, Gernot and Heike Heinrich Gols, Gols, Imereti Wine Georgia, Joh Jos Prüm Wehlen, Jois Wine Burgenland, Joiseph Fogosch Grüner Veltliner, La Palma Canary Islands, Luka Zeichmann Joiseph, Minho Petnat, Moravian Wine, Mosel Spätlese, Mosel Wine, Negramoll, Nejedlik Orange 2011, Nikoladzeebis Marani Wines, Opok soils, Padeiro, Petr Nejedlik, Portuguese Petnat, Quinta da Raza, Qvevri Wines, Ramaz Nikoladze Tsolikouri, Recent Wines 2021 (Pt 2), Sin Titulo Vikki Torres, Strohmeier Schilcher Frizzante, Strohmeier Weststeiermark, Styrian Wine, Tillingham End Grain, Tillingham Wines, Tim Phillips winemaker, Victoria Torres Pecis La Palma, Vinhão, Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling, Weisze Freyheit 2017 Heinrich
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Recent Wines May 2021 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
Part 2 of May’s most interesting wines drunk at home begins with two stunning wines, from the Jura and Burgenland (the second of those a fellow blogger coincidentally chose as his wine of the month for May). From here we … Continue reading
Posted in Aligoté, Alsace, Artisan Wines, Austrian Wine, biodynamic wine, Burgundy, German Wine, Jura, Natural Wine, Neusiedlersee, Portuguese wine, Savoie Wine, Wine
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, "1515" 2016 Les Vignes de Paradis, Alentejo Red Blend, Alice Bouvot, Aligoté Doré, Alsace Pinot Noir, Antonio Maçanita & Sandra Sárria, Bourgogne Aligoté, Burgenland, Domaine L'Octavin, Dominique Lucas, Fitapreta Tinto 2019, Franken Pinot Meunier, French Chasselas, Gols Wine, La Charme aux Prétres 2017, Le Roi des 8 Cépages, Lucas Rieffel Mittelbergheim, Max Sein Le Rouge Nu, Recent Wines May 2021 (Pt2), Rennersistas Grauburgunder 2019, Rieffel Pinot Noir Nature 2018, Savoie Wine, Sylvain Pataille Aligoté Doré, Sylvain Pataille Marsannay
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Recent Wines May 2021 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
May wasn’t quite the start of the early summer we experienced last year, but we kicked off with wines which at least helped to make it feel like one. Will the wines still be this good out of Lockdown? I … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Cider, English Cider, English Wine, Natural Wine, Rosé Wine, Wine
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Adelaide Hills Natural Wine, Altesse, Antoine Sanzay Saumur-Champigny 2014, Basket Ranges, Blauer Portugieser, Breaky Bottom Sussex, Charlie Herring Wines, Cuvée Jack Pike, Domaine Saint-Germain Savoie, English Sparkling Wine, Gareth Belton Winemaker, Gentle Folk Rainbow Juice 2019, Hampshire Artisan Cider, Jeff Coutelou Winemaker, La Buvette à Paulette Mas Coutelou, Las Cepas de Curro, Palomino and Moscatel Table Wine, Perfect Strangers Cider, Peter Hall Winemaker, Raúl Moreno Bodegas Herederos, Recent Wines May 2021 (Pt1), Roussette de Savoie, Seyval Blanc, Slovakian Wine, Tim Phillips winemaker, Vino Magula Carboniq 2019, Vinos Oceánicos
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Recent Wines April 2021 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
April arrived swiftly, May even more quickly, but as I begin my roundup of last month’s bottles, with reference to my previous article, I can pretty confidently assure you that no “Roundup” was used on any of these wines. They … Continue reading
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Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alice Bouvot Trousseau, Alternative Mosel, Andrjez Grestza, Arbois Wine, Blank Bottle for Butlers, Blank Bottle Winery A Rare Moment Blend, Burgundian Melon de Bourgogne, Champagne Stroebel Héraclite, Darling Pinotage Western Cape, Domaine L'Octavin Commendatore 2013, Jan Matthias Klein, Jas Swan Mosel, Katla Wines Sif 2019, Konkret Rot 2012 Meinklang, Kröv Mosel, La Soeur Cadette Melon 2018, Les Corvées Arbois, Magula Veltlín 2018, Meinklang Burgenland, Meinklang Pamhagen, Montanet Family, Pandamonium Project, Papa Panda's Rising Petnat, Pieter Walser for Butlers Wine Cellar, Recent Wines April 2021 (pt1), Slovakian Grüner Veltliner, Slovakian Wine, Staffelter-Hof Winery, Suchá nad Parnou, Timothée Stroebel Champagne, Vézélay Wine, Villers Allerand Stroebel, Wines of Lower Carpathians
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Recent Wines February 2021 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
February Part 2 begins with the entry level Champagne from a now established star Grower before heading to a part of the Loire, Cheverny, I’ve not now been to for too long. We have another wein from Max Sein, a … Continue reading
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Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Benoît Badoz Poligny Jura, Champagne Bérêche Brut Réserve, Cheverny, Fine New Zealand Pinot Noir, Grundstein Blauer Portugieser, Hervé Villemade Cheverny Rouge, Hiro Kusuda, IGT Alpi Retiche, Julia Nather & Josef Schenter, Kusuda Martinborough Pinot Noir 2011, Kusuda New Zealand, Mamete Prevostini Valtellina, Max Sein Les Autochtones, Max Sein Wein Franken, Nebbiolo Botonero Mamete Prevostini, Nibiru Kamptal, Pinot Gamay Blend Loire, Recent Wines February 2021 (Pt 2), Vin Jaune Benoît Badoz 2005
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David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 