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Recent Wines April 2026 (Part 2)

Posted on 25/05/2026 by dccrossley

For the second part of April’s wines, we begin with three very different French classics, a Condrieu, an Alsace Riesling and a Saint-Emilion. Then we repeat Part 1 with another Baden Spätburgunder (a different producer), followed by a wine from … Continue reading →

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Recent Wines April 2026 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 19/05/2026 by dccrossley

April does seem such a long time ago now. Maybe it has something to do with the weather. I left Scotland towards the end of last month feeling it was quite warm, and London, and then Southwest France were even … Continue reading →

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Recent Wines March 2026 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 22/04/2026 by dccrossley

Finishing off March, we have a selection that you may be hard pushed to call boring, unless you are getting fed up with the way my drinking pings around like a pinball machine. Except that all of these six wines … Continue reading →

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Recent Wines March 2026 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 14/04/2026 by dccrossley

My recent wines for March display my usual eclectic tastes. Whilst this first part contains two wines from France, albeit Jura and Loire, there’s also a bottle each from Luxembourg, Baden in Germany, Northeastern Italy and Kent in England. You … Continue reading →

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Fourteen Tips for ’26 (Part 2, 8-14) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 08/04/2026 by dccrossley

In Part One we explored seven of the artisan winemakers I would like to highlight for 2026. Here, we have another seven. In no particular order they represent The Jura, Crete, Alsace, Luxembourg, Jura again, Czechia and Hungary. If you … Continue reading →

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Recent Wines February 2026 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 24/03/2026 by dccrossley

Remember Recent Wines? I published Part 1 of February’s wines four weeks ago, and with seven articles from two Edinburgh events in between, here is Part 2. It’s almost certainly the biggest gap between Recent Wines posts yet, but I … Continue reading →

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Recent Wines February 2026 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 26/02/2026 by dccrossley

February. Oh, that dark time. Actually, I’m feeling quite upbeat as I type this because the weeks of wet weather have given way to sunnier days, quite pleasant, with temperatures up to eleven degrees or more (in Celsius, which I … Continue reading →

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Recent Wines January 2026 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 16/02/2026 by dccrossley

After Part 1 had some classic wines, and some classic regions, we begin here with a couple of leftfield offerings, a Polish Blaufränkisch and a Cretan Vidiano. The sandwich filling here is provided by a very good value Roero Nebbiolo … Continue reading →

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Recent Wines January 2026 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 10/02/2026 by dccrossley

January tends to be a quiet month for many in wine, although I seem to have heard more “Try January” than “Dry January” this year. Of course, I’m trying new stuff all the time, almost as if it is my … Continue reading →

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Recent Wines December 2025 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 16/01/2026 by dccrossley

Part 2 of December’s Recent Wines begins with a gem of a wine from Swartland in South Africa. We then knock back what was currently my last bottle of Nepalese wine, before a star English sparkler. After an unusual “rancio” … Continue reading →

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