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Recent Wines April 2023 #theglouthatbindsus
For the wines drunk at home back in April, before we headed off to Australia, we have just six, plus an unusual beer. All the wines are classics in their own way (four are what we’d term natural wines and … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Adrian Pike Winemaker, Amphora Wines, Arbois Wine, Austrian Wine, Beer and Cider blend, Domaine A&M Tissot, Domaine Ganevat, Elisabetta Foradori Trentino, English Sparkling Wine, English Wine, Foradori Teroldego Morei 2013, Ganevat Les Cèdres Chardonnay 2015, German Wine, Graacher Himmelreich Spätlese 2010 JJ Prüm, Graff, Italian Wine, JJ Prüm, Jura Wine, Knoll Ried Loibenberg 2007, Loibner Riesling Smaragd 2007, May Provisions & Charlie Herring Graff (2020), Mosel Riesling, Recent Wines April 2023, Stéphane Tissot Trousseau Amphore 2015, Teroldego in Tinaja, Tim Phillips winemaker, Trentino Wine, Wachau Wine, Weingut Knoll Wachau, Westwell Petulant Pink 2021, Westwell Wines Kent
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Recent Wines July 2022 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
Finally, I think I have some time to write, post-move, post-Covid and post-family visits. I’m way behind with my “Recent Wines” articles, so in this case you will get some not so recent wines dating back to July. Here’s what … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Austrian Wine, Czech Wine, English Wine, Georgian Wine, Mosel, Natural Wine, Sparkling Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged A Fermament Sauvignon Blanc Skins 2017, Akacia 2020 Jaroslav Osicka, Anapea Village Winery Kakheti, Austrian Sekt, Best Austrian Sekt, Chardonnay Sekt in Austria, Charlie Herring Wines, Czech Natural Wine, Dermot Sugrue, Ebner-Ebenauer Brut Nature Sekt 2010, Ebner-Ebenauer Poysdorf, English Sauvignon Blanc, English Sparkling Wine, Georgian Qvevri Mtsvane, Jaroslav and Lubos Osicka, Kakheti Mtsvane, Marion and Manfred Ebner-Ebenauer, Moravian Riesling Blend, Mosel Riesling, Qvevri Mtsvane, Riesling Feinherb Silbermond 2018, Rita and Rudolf Trossen Mosel, Sugrue South Downs, The Trouble with Dreams 2017, Tim Phillips winemaker, Velke Bilovice Wine, Weinviertel Sekt
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Recent Wines March 2022 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
Continuing swiftly into Part 2 of the wines we most enjoyed at home during March, we begin with a gorgeous Crémant du Jura, then a long-time friend from Burgenland, my first taste of a natural wine producer from Alsace, a … Continue reading
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Tagged #Crémant du Jura, #theglouthatbindsus, Alsace Wine, Arthur Bohn, Austrian Wine, Blaufränkisch Ried Külm 2017, Bohn L'Indigène 2020, Bugey, Bugey-Cerdon, Burgenland, Buronfosse Crémant du Jura 2016, Charlie Herring Wines, Domaine Bohn Reichsfeld Alsace, Franconia/Württemberg wine, German Wine, Hampshire Artisan Cider, Heidi Schröck Rust, Max Baumann Winzer, Max Sein Wein Blanc 2019, Peggy and Jean-Pascal Buronfosse, Perfect Strangers 2017 (disg 11/20), Perfect Strangers Artisan Cider, Recent Wines March 2022 (Pt2), Renardat-Fâche Mérignat Bugey, Ried Külm 2017, Rotalier Sud Revermont Jura, Ruster Blaufränkisch, Tim Phillips winemaker
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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
Posted in biodynamic wine, English Wine, Natural Wine, Wine
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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Paradise Regained – Visiting Tim Phillips
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to drop by to see Tim Phillips for a couple of hours. We met at his walled vineyard which he rather aptly calls “Clos Paradis”, a short drive from Lymington in Hampshire. … Continue reading
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 January 2021 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
For Part 2 of the most interesting wines we drank at home during January we head first to Beaujolais before a massively contrasting wine made by an Englishman in South Africa. Next up a wine from Italy’s Cinque Terre, a … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Artisan Wines, Austrian Wine, Beaujolais, Bordeaux Wine, Czech Wine, Italian Wine, Natural Wine, Neusiedlersee, South African Wines, Wiener Gemischter Satz, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alex Zahel Vienna, Austrian Field Blend, Beck-Hartweg Dambach Riesling 2017, Beck-Hartweg Dambach-la-Ville, Birgit Braunstein Purbach, Birgit Braunstein Wildwux 2016, Charlie Herring The Durif 2010, Château Phélan Ségur 2004 St Estèphe, Cinque Terre, Er Giancu Az Ag Possa, Florian & Mathilde Beck-Hartweg, Heydi & Samuel Bonanini, Hosteradky-Resov Wine, Kéké Descombes Morgon 2016, Ligurian Wine, Recent Wines January 2021 (Pt 2), Riomaggiore, Stellenbosch Durif, Tim Phillips winemaker, Vienna Wine, Vykoukal Resch Skin Contact Wine, Wiener Gemischter Satz, Zahel Ried Kaasgraben Nussberg 2017, Zdenek Vykoukal Moravia
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Recent Wines September 2020 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
This follow-on from Part 1 (last week) highlights another eight wines drunk at home during September. It’s an eclectic mix which, as always, pays scant attention to the vagaries of the weather, as it does to the norms of civilised … Continue reading
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Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, A Fermament Sauvignon Blanc Skins 2017, Adrien Berlioz Chignin, Australian Wine, Canberra District Viognier 2017, Charlie Herring Wines, Chignin, Chignin Cuvée Clemence, Clonakilla Murrumbateman, Domaine de Beudon Valais, Domaine du Cellier des Cray, English Sauvignon Blanc, English Skin Contact Wine, English Wine, Frankovka Modra Unplugged Magula, German Wine, Hampshire Artisan Wines, Hansjörg Rebholz, Kastanienbusch GG, Keller Grüner Silvaner 2018, Klaus Peter Keller, Lucas Rieffel Mittelbergheim, Magula Slovakia, Pfalz Wine, Rebholz Kastanienbusch Riesling 2007, Recent Wines September 2020 (pt 2), Rheinhessen, Rieffel Pinot Noir Nature 2018, Savoie Wine, Slovakian Wine, Swiss Wine, Tim Phillips winemaker
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Recent Wines June 2020 (Part 1) (and a nod to the Val d’Aosta) #theglouthatbindsus
Before we head into the first part of my monthly article covering the most interesting wines we drank at home over the past weeks, I want to take you on a short diversion. I published an article on Swiss Wines … Continue reading
Posted in Aosta, Artisan Wines, Burgundy, English Wine, Wine
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, A Fermament Sauvignon Blanc 2018, Amélie Vuillet, Champagne Bérêche Brut Réserve, Charlie Herring Wines, English Sauvignon Blanc, Franz Hirtzberger Spitz, Grower Champagne, JJ Prüm Bernkasteler Badstube 2008, Lafon Volnay 2006, Petit Molamboz Jura, Pif, Recent Wines June 2020 (Part 1), Roulot Bourgogne Rouge 2006, Sébastien Jacques, Spitzer Hochrain Riesling Smaragd 2007, Tim Phillips winemaker, Val d'Aosta Article Link, Vinteloper Urban Winery Project, Vinteloper White #3, Wachau Cycle Route, Wachau Wine
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David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 