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Tag Archives: Vienna Wine
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 1) #the glouthatbindsus
The usual format again, we have here eight wines consumed, in fact relished, at home during the first part of September. Actually, one of these is a cider (Czech), so seven actual wines (ha!), which came from Alsace, Arbois, Alto-Piemonte, … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Cider, Natural Wine, Wine
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Aléas Bottes Rouge, Alsace Wine, Annamária Réka, Australian Wine, Austrian Wine, Beck-Hartweg Dambach-la-Ville, Carema Classico, Catalonian Sparkling Wine, Clos Lentiscus, Clos Lentiscus Reserva Familia, Czech Cider, Dave Geyer, Domaine des Bottes Rouge Arbois, Geyer Seaside Cabernet Franc, Geyer Wine, Hungarian Wine, Jean-Baptiste Menigoz, Jura Wine, Kekfrankos Hungary, Produttori Nebbiolo di Carema, Rakete Jutta Ambrositsch, Réka-Koncz A Change of Heart Red Wine, Recent Wines September 2020 (pt 1), Red Gemischter Satz, Sparkling Sumoll Blanc de Noirs, Utopia Cider Czechia, Vienna Wine
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London Wine Fair 2019, Part 1
London Wine Fair is a large affair, to say the very least. It’s the largest of the wine events I attend every year, but that doesn’t mean it’s where I taste the most wines. With a few exceptions, the main … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, biodynamic wine, Greek Wine, Swiss Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Festivals, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings
Tagged Afianes Litani, Afianes Wines Ikaria, Alpine Wines, American Bonarda, Aoton Winery Attica, Aoton Winery Lola, Badoux Murailles Rouge Aigle, Begleri Grape, Calder Charbono, Christ Weissburgunder, Dôle La Liaudisaz, Dlamara Winery Naoussa, Domaine des Muses Syrah Réserve, Donkey & Goat The Bear, Epirus wine, Fokiano Grape, Gavalas Santorini Assyrtiko, Germanier Petite Arvine Valais, Geyer Seaside Cabernet Franc, Glinavos Estate Epirus, Grain Ermitage Chappaz, Grain Nature Champ Drury, Grain Nature Champ Dury, Grain Noble Chappaz, Grains Ermitage 2017 Chappaz, Grains Noble 2016 Chappaz, Gvavalas Assyrtiko Santorini, Icarus Red Afianes, Ikaria Wine, London Wine Fair 2019, LWF2019, Marie-Thérèse Chappaz Fully, Naoussa Paliokalias, Naoussa Xinomavro, Nekter Wines, Nemea Assyrtiko, Paleokerisio Glinavos Estate, Papanaioannou Estate, Petite Arvine Sweet Wine, Pink Retsina, Süd Tirol Grauvernatsch, Schiava Grigia Cantine Cortaccia, Schmölzer & Brown, Sonntaler Grauvernatsch Kellerei Kurtatsch, South African Gamay, Southern Wine Roads, Stand Alone Old Vine Voetstotts Chenin, Stand Alone Stellenbosch Gamay, Swiss Wines, Valais Wines, Vienna Wine, Voetstoots Gamay, Wallis Wines, Weingut Christ Vienna
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New at Newcomer
I read recently, under the Decanter Magazine headline “Bordeaux becalmed”, that for the first time since Sotheby’s started selling wine in 1970 Bordeaux has dipped below 50% in sales. The decline in popularity of this once king of the wine … Continue reading
Posted in Austria, Austrian Wine, Natural Wine, Neusiedlersee, Sparkling Wine, Wiener Gemischter Satz, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops
Tagged Christian Tschida Brutal Red, Christian Tschida Sonja Cabernet Franc, Claus Preisinger Gols, Enderle & Moll Baden, In A Hell Mood Pet Nat, Jutta Ambrositsch Rakete, Michael Grindl Weinviertal, Michael Wenzel Rust, Milan Nestarec, Mythopia Swiss Wine, Neusiedlersee Wine, Newcomer Wines, Prévost La Closerie London Retail Source, Puszta Libre, Rennersistas Gols, Strohmeier Schilcher Frizzante, Vienna Wine, Waiting For Tom White Blend, Wiener Gemischter Satz
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Catching up – Recent Wines
I haven’t written a roundup of “recent” wines since mid-September, so I’ve had to be fairly strict about how many I mention, and culling it down to a case-sized dozen seems reasonable. The fact that the wines below contain four … Continue reading
Posted in Austrian Wine, Jura, Natural Wine, Wiener Gemischter Satz, Wine
Tagged Arbois, Arnold Holzer, Beaujolais, Beaujolais-Villages, Brad Hickey, Brash Higgins, Burgenland, Chardonnay-Riesling, Cuvée L'Automne, Domaine de la Pinte, Domaine des Bottes Rouges, Domaine des Marnes Blanches, Domaine L'Octavin, Dora Bella Poulsard, Eschenhof Holzer, Ganevat Kopin!, Gemischter Satz, Jean-Baptiste Menigoz, Jura, Jutta Ambrositsch, Karim Vionnet, Languedoc Natural Wine, Les Caves de Pyrene, Liberty Wines, Mas Coutelou, McLaren Vale Wine, Meinklang, Meinklang Prosa, Newcomer Wines, Pinot Noir C'est Max, Red Squirrel, Riesling-Semillon, Sankt Laurent, Savagnin Empreinte, Sieveringer Ringelspiel, Solent Cellar, Tete a Claques, Tutto Wines, Vienna Wine, Vintage Roots, Wagram, Wholefoods Wine, Winemakers Club
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