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Recent Wines December 2022 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
The eagle-eyed reader will have noticed that when I published Part 1, I called it Part 2. The brain fog lasted a day before I corrected it. This is the real Part 2 with, I promise you, a different set … Continue reading
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Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Bechtel Blauburgunder 2018, Charlie Herring Seyval Blanc 2017, Domaine Durrmann Andlau, Durrmann Riesling sur Grès Nature, Eglisau, English Petnat, English Sparkling Seyval Blanc, Euforia Blackthorn Birch Sap, Fermented Birch Sap Bohemia Czechia, Fourrier Clos Solon 2006, Ham Street Wines Petnat 2021, Jean-Marie Fourrier, Mathias Bechtel Winemaker, Montecarlo Vin Santo 2003 Fattoria del Teso, Morey-Saint-Denis Clos Solon, Muga Prado Enea Gran Reserva 2004, Muga Rioja, Non-alcoholic Birch Sap Drink, Offbeat Wines for Ham Street Wines, Recent Wines December 2022 (Pt 2), Swiss Wine, Tim Phillips Seyval Blance 2017, Vin Santo at Christmas, Yann Durrmann, Zurich Blauburgunder
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Recent Wines December 2022 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
Straight from my Wines of the Year we move swiftly on to the wines I drank at home during December 2022. I say wines, but of the eight bottles which form Part 1 (lots consumed in December), one is a … Continue reading
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Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Annamaria Reka-Koncz, Bereche Campania Remensis, Champagne Bereche, Czech Wine, Domaine Giachino Monfarina 2020, Domaine Giachino Savoie, Dva Duby Ex Opere Operato, Dva Duby Moravia, English Wine East Midlands, Equipo Navazos Sherry, Kanpai Sake London, Kumo Cloudy Premium Sake, Manzanilla Pasada Bota 80 Equipo Navazos, Matt Gregory Wines Leicestershire, Moravian Wine, Natural Wine, Recent Wines December 2022, Reka-Koncz A Change of Heart Kekfrankos, Savoie Wine, Wine from Leicestershire, Wine of Eastern Hungary
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Recent Wines November 2022 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
Part 2 of December’s wines (and a cider) drunk at home starts off in Czech Moravia, then we hit closer to home with Hampshire, try a brand-new Sherry (bottled in a flute!), before the run home with Burgundy/Tuscany/Burgundy. “p.a.n” 2020, … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Cider, English Cider, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, André Grape Variety, Artisan Cider, Beaune Cent Vignes 2005 Albert Morot, Beaune Cents Vignes, Charlie Herring Wines, Chianti Classico Riserva Rancia 2004, Czech Wine, Diatomists Manzanilla, Diatomists Sherry Bottler, Fèlsina Berardenga Rancia 2004, Hampshire Craft Cider, Jaroslav Osicka Velké Bilovice, Love and Piff Aligoté, Miraflores Baja Single Vineyard Sherry, Moravian Wine, Natural Aligoté from Burgundy, Natural Wine, Perfect Strangers "Bojo Hack" 2022, Perfect Strangers Artisan Cider, Recent Wines November 2022 (Pt 2), Recrue des Sens Aligoté, Tim Phillips Wine & Cider Maker, Tuscan 100% Sangiovese Riserva, Yann Durieux Winemaker
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Recent Wines November 2022 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
How the year flies by! That’s rather a cliché, but this year does seem to have passed very quickly for us with our move to Scotland taking up rather a lot of the time. But I do look forward to … Continue reading
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Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alice Bouvot Vigneronne, Ancestral Method Bugey-Cerdon, Arbois Wine, Austrian Wine, Bolney Estate Cuvée Noir Brut NV, Bugey, Bugey-Cerdon, Burgenland Wine, Domaine L'Octavin Corvée de Trou-Trou, English Sparkling Dornfelder, English Sparkling Red Wine, English Sparkling Wine, Jura Wine, Mad Dog Warwick Madame Flöck, Madame Flöck Wines Winningen, Mosel Dry Riesling, Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey, PYCM, Recent Wines November 2022 (Pt1), Renardat-Fâche Mérignat Bugey, Rennersistas Gols, Rennerundsistas, Saint-Aubin 1er Cru En Remilly 2011, Superglitzer 2018, Sussex Wine, White Burgundy Saint-Aubin
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Recent Wines October 2022 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
The final eight wines from October include a few which are unusual, even by my standards, though for different reasons, and actually, one isn’t a wine. We have a smart Oregon Pinot, A Furmint from Austria, an Austrian red from … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Austrian Wine, Czech Wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alex & Maria Koppitsch Neusiedl-am-See, Alsace Pinot Noir, Alsace Wine, Cider and Wine co-ferments, Czech Cider, Czech Wine, Domaine Drouhin Oregon, Dominio do Bibei Lalama 2017, Drinking Against Sinking, Drouhin Laurène 2007, Dundee Hills Oregon, Dundee Hills Pinot Noir 2007, Fritz Becker Schweigener Spätburgunder 2013, Heidi Schröck Furmint, Heidi Schröck Rust, Koppitsch Ret 2020, Koráb Drinking Against Sinking, Lucas & André Rieffel Mittelbergheim, Mencia Blend from Ribeira Sacra, Mittelbergheim Pinot Noir, Moravian Orange Wine, Natural Wine, Petr Koráb Boleradice, Pfalz Spätburgunder, Recent Wines October 2022 (Part 2), Ribeira Sacra, Rieffel Pinot Noir Nature 2021, Ruster Furmint, Schweigen-Rechtenbach Wine, Spanish Wine, Utopia Cider feat Milan Nestarec Play, Utopia Cider Play Series, Weingut Friedrich Becker Schweigen Pfalz, Zero sulphur Pinot Noir from Alsace
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Recent Wines September 2022 #theglouthatbindsus
September signalled our first month in Scotland. It has been wonderful, although after a week here I managed to catch Covid. As that took out thirteen drinking days (it was a long dose), I think we did okay on the … Continue reading
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Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Annamária Réka-Koncz Hungary, Australian Riesling, Australian Wine, Australian Zibibbo, Brash Higgins ZBO 2019, Californian Pinot Noir, Californian Wine, Champagne Pierre Péters, Czech Wine, Dane Johns Winemaker, Ehren Jordan, Failla Anderson Valley, Failla Savoy Vineyard Pinot Noir, Furmint from Somló, Gippsland Wine Victoria, Glouglou Zweigelt from Moravia, Grower Champagne, Hungarian Sparkling Wine, Hungarian Wine, Jeff Coutelou, Kis Tamás Winemaker, Krásna Horá Miya, Krásna Horá Winery Stary Poddvorov, Languedoc Wine, Mas Coutelou Couleurs Réunies 2020, Mas Coutelou Puimuisson, Miya Zweigelt, Moravian Wine, Moric Hidden Treasures Project, Moric Roland Velich, Nikau Farm Tolone Riesling, North Coast Pinot Noir, Old Vine Riverland Zibibbo, Pierre Péters Réserve Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs NV, Réka-Koncz Freiluftkino 2019, Recent Wines September 2022, Ricca Terra Farms Zibibbo, Rodolph Péters, Somló Wine Region Hungary, Somlói Wine, Wine from Eastern Hungary, Zibibbo in Australia
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Recent Wines August 2022 #theglouthatbindsus
It may appear that drinking at home was not a thing in August, but if truth be known we were trying to drink up the sort of wines which either I didn’t want to lug up to Scotland along with … Continue reading
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Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Annamária Réka-Koncz Hungary, Antoine Sanzay Saumur, Austrian Wine, Baden Wine, Château Simone Rosé 2020, Chenin Blanc, Eastern Accents Reka-Koncz, Famille Rougier Palette, German Wine, Hungarian Wine, Joiseph Jois Burgenland, Joiseph Neuburger 2018, Királyleányka Grape Variety, Loire Wine, Luka Zeichmann Joiseph, Luuks 2020 Blank Bottle Winery, Max Baumann Winemaker, Max Sein Wein Rouge 2019, Neuburger Grape Variety, Pieter Walser, Recent Wines August 2022, Saumur Blanc, Saumur Blanc Les Salles Martin 2014, South African Wine, Stellenbosch Chardonnay, Still Meunier in Franconia
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Recent Wines July 2022 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
For Part Two of my catchup on July’s wines we have some stunning bottles from Italy’s Veneto, the north of Alsace, two came from around Austria’s Neusiedlersee, one from Zurich in the Deutschschweiz, and to start off, a wine made … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Artisan Wines, Austrian Wine, English Wine, Italian Wine, Natural Wine, Petnat, Swiss Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alsace Petnat, Andert-Wein Pamhagen, Angiolino Maule, Apres L'Heure Christophe Lindenlaub, Bechtel Weine Federweiss Zurich AOC, Burgenland Wine, Christophe & Jacques Lindenlaub Dorlisheim, Deutschschweiz Wine, Eglisau Wines, English Petnat, Federweiss, G'mischter Sotz 2020 Andert, Gut Oggau Winifred Rosé 2021, La Biancara Veneto, Lost in a Field Frolic 2021, Mathias Bechtel Winemaker, Natural Garganega, Recent Wines July 2022, Sassaia 2020 IGT Veneto, Swiss Wine, Tim Wildman MW
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Recent Wines June 2022 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
Part 2 of June’s “Recent Wines” is, as a half-dozen, perhaps, almost as diverse as it can be, although I’m sure someone will be there to shoot down that statement with regard to origin (no Americans, Africans or Antipodeans). I … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Artisan Wines, English Wine, Hungarian Wine, Japan, Languedoc-Roussillon, Natural Wine, Swiss Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alsace Wine, Black Chalk Wild Rose 2017, Côtes Catalanes, Chasselas Grape Variety, Chateau Mercian Yamanashi, Christian Binner Ammerschwihr, Christian Binner Si Rose, Domaine de la Maison Blanche, Fenouillèdes Agly Valley, Fuefuki District Yamanashi, Hampshire Wine, Hegyi-Kaló Cseresznyeérés Rosé 2018, Hegyi-Kaló Eger, Hungarian Wine, Jacob Leadley, Japanese Wine, Koshu Grape Variety, La Côte Wines Switzerland, Le Soula Blanc 2016, Le Soula Roussillon, Mont-sur-Rolle Vaud, Recent Wines June 2022 (Pt 2), Swiss Wines, Yamanashi Wine, Yves and Antoine de Mestral
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