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Trade Tasting at Montrose 9 March 2026 (Part 3: Otros Vinos and La Voluta)
This third and final part of my articles on the trade tasting at Montrose Edinburgh on 9 March covers Spanish natural wine specialist Otros Vinos and one of their estates, La Voluta, which is not in Spain, but in Roussillon … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Languedoc-Roussillon, Natural Wine, Spanish Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings
Tagged Catalonian Wine, Fernando Berry Otros Vinos, Jean-Benoit Vivequain La Voluta, La Voluta Joana 2017, La Voluta Languedoc-Roussillon, Los Comuns Catalunya, Montrose Tasting 9 March 2026, Natural Wine in Edinburgh, Otros Vinos at Montrose Edinburgh, Trade Tastings Edinburgh, Vinyes Tortuga, Wine, Wine Tastings
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Trade Tasting at Montrose 9 March 2026 (Part 2: Beattie & Roberts and Domaine Ami)
Montrose Part 2 covers the wines of North London-based importer Beattie & Roberts and the wines of Domaine Ami in Burgundy. As I have mentioned elsewhere, I’d probably never heard of Beattie & Roberts before I discovered one of their … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Burgundy, Languedoc-Roussillon, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings
Tagged Beattie & Roberts Wine Merchant, Celler 9+ Tarragona Spain, Christope Lindenlaub Dorlisheim Alsace, Domaine Ami Paris L'Hopital Burgundy, Domaine Ami Raeburn Fine Wines, Domaine Cotzé Roussillon, Domaine Fond des Cyprès Languedoc, Domaine Le Temps des Cérises Languedoc, Edinburgh Trade Tasting, Edinburgh Wine Tasting, Montrose Tasting 9 March 2026, Paul Perarnau Domaine Ami, Wine, Wine Tasting, Wine Tasting at Montrose Edinburgh
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Trade Tasting at Montrose 9 March 2026 (Part 1: Wines Under the Bonnet and Wayward Wines)
Montrose has become one of the venues that hosts some of the most exciting trade tastings in Edinburgh since it opened in November 2023, in a former pub near the top of Easter Road. Being under the same ownership as … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Italian Wine, Loire, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings
Tagged 2 Naturkinder Brutal!!! 2023, 2Naturkinder Franken, 2P Production Wines Gaillac, Antonio Gismondi Campania, Complémen' Terre 68 Ares, Edinburgh Wine, Edinburgh Wine Tasting, Elisa Guerin at Chénas, Elisa Guerin Beaujolais-Villages 2024, Fabio Ferracane Marsala Sicily, Géraldine and Meryl Croizier Ardèche Wine, La Tangente Ostara 2023, Manu Landron and Marion Peschaux, Martin Hirsch Kitzingen Franken, Mataburro Otium Rivesaltes, Mikael Bouges La Pente de Chavigny, Montrose Tasting 9 March 2026, Olivier Cousin Le Franc 2022 Anjou, Patricia and Remi Bonneton Ardèche, Pauline Maziou Sorcières 2024, Peltier-Ravineau Cheverny, Petite Nature Pauline Maziou Ardèche, Romain Plageoles and Fanny Papelard, Small Wine Importers Tasting Edinburgh, Thomas Puéchavy Loire Wine, Wayward Wines, Wine, Wine Tasting, Wines Under the Bonnet, Xavière Hardy Anjou Loire
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Clay Wine Fair 2026 (Part 3)
In Part 3 of my coverage of the Clay Wine Fair 2026 at Sotto Restaurant in Edinburgh on Sunday 1 March we have the wines presented by Astral Wines and Passione Vino. Astral Wines also showed a couple of wines … Continue reading
Posted in Amber Wine, Amphora Wine, Artisan Wines, Italian Wine, Lebanese Wine, Natural Wine, orange wine, Piemonte, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Festivals, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings
Tagged Amphora Wines, Aphros Phaunus Loureiro Vino Verde, Astral Wines, Beckham Estate Creta Pinot Noir Oregon USA, Bekaa Valley Wine, Castlewood Vineyards Artefact 2023 Devon, Clay Wine Fair 2026 Pt 3, COS Vittoria Sicily, COS Zibibbo in Pithos 2023, Daw Al Amar Grape Variety, Elevate White 2022 Mersel Wines, Enrico Rivetto Langhe, Georgian Wine, I Mandorli Vermentino Toscana, I Mandorli Zino Zibibbo Pantelleria, Langhe Nascetta Rivetto Langhe, Lebanese Wine, Luke Harbor Artefact Collaboration, Mersel Wines Bekaa Valley Lebanon, Nebbiolo d'Alba Vigna Lirano 2023 Rivetto, Passione Vino, Podere Giodo La Quinta IGT Toscana, Podere Giodo Montalcino, Portuguese wine, Ronchi di Giancarlo Rocca Arneis In Amphoris, Teleda Wines Kakheti, Teleda Wines Orgo Rkatsiteli, Wine, Wine Tasting
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Clay Wine Fair 2026 (Part 2)
In Part 2 of my coverage of the Clay Wine Fair 2026 held at Sotto Restaurant in Edinburgh on 1 March we have wines presented by Fion Edinburgh and Wanderlust Wines. Fion is by now a well-known Edinburgh operation offering … Continue reading
Posted in Amber Wine, Amphora Wine, Artisan Wines, biodynamic wine, Natural Wine, orange wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Festivals, Wine Tastings
Tagged Alpamanta Chardonnay Lujan de cuyo Mendoza Argentina, Biodynamic Chardonnay Argentina, Bodegas de Frutos Marin Segovia Spain, Bodegas Vinificante Cadiz Spain, Bordeaux Amphora Wine, Clarete El Jaguar Juan Jose Martinez Palmero Valencia, Clay Wine Fair 2026 Part 2, Durfort-Vivens Le Hameau 2020, Durfort-Vivens Margaux Bordeaux, English Qvevri Wine, Fion Edinburgh, Koerner Leasingham Clare Valley, Koerner Watervale Riesling 2024, Palomino Dorada Mahara Bodegas Vinificante, Pico Lunar Bodegas Frutos Marin., Tillingham Qvevri Artego 2024, Tillingham Wines West Sussex, Tintilla de Rota Mahara Bodegas Vinificante, Wanderlust Wines, Wine, Wine Tasting
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Recent Wines February 2026 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
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
Posted in Arbois, Artisan Wines, Czech Wine, Italian Wine, Jura, Natural Wine, Spanish Wine, Swiss Wine, Tuscan Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Antoine Le Court-Chedevergne and Julia Naar, Arbois Wine with Beaujolais Fruit, Auvergne Wine, Bierzo, Biodynamic Chianti Classico, Chianti Classico Riecine 2022, Domaine de la Pierre aux Dames Geneva, Gamaret and Garanoir Blend, Geneva Wine, Jean Maupertuis Auvergne France, Jean Maupertuis Puy Long [2023], La Bosse a Rousseau 2023 Geneva, La Vizcaina Las Gundinas Raul Perez, Les Valseuses Jura, Les Valseuses Les Planches-près-Arbois, Love Will Tear us Apart Gamay, Maison Forte Geneva, Mencia Grape, Mira Nestarcova Czech Winemaker, Mira Nestarcová Velké Bilovice, Mira Sauvignon Blanc 2023, Moravian Wine, Puy Long Chardonnay XXIII, Raul Perez Bierzo, Recent Wines February 2026 Pt 1, Riecine Gaiole in Chianti, Vin Auvergnat, Wine
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Recent Wines January 2026 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
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
Posted in Alsace, Artisan Wines, Austrian Wine, Jura, Natural Wine, Neusiedlersee, Rioja, Savoie Wine, Spanish Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Aged Alsace Riesling, Alsace Pinot Noir, Austrian Sweet Wine, Côtes du Jura Chardonnay, Chignin Mondeuse, Domaine AS and J-F Quénard Chignin, Gerhard Kracher Illmitz, Jean-Pierre Rietsch Mittelbergheim, Katie Worobeck Vigneronne, Lindes de Remelluri Rivas de Teresso, Maison Maenad De L'Avant 2020, Maison Maenad Orbagna, Mondeuse, Muscat Ottonel TBA 2005 Kracher, Neusiedlersee, Recent Wines January 2026 Pt 1, Remelluri Rioja, Savoie Mondeuse, Sud Révermont Chardonnay, Telmo Rodriguez Remelluri, Terres Rouge Mondeuse 2023 J-F Quénard, Trimbach Frédéric Emile 2004, Trimbach Ribeauvillé, Wine, Zwischen den Seen Muscat Ottonel TBA Nummer 6
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Wines of Greece Highlights Tasting, Edinburgh (February 2026)
The Wines of Greece Tasting finally made its way up to Edinburgh and took place at Smith + Gertrude’s wine bar in Stockbridge on 2nd February. I’d been very much looking forward to this event. You don’t find a lot … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Greek Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Tastings
Tagged Alpha Estate Macedonia, Assyrtiko, Chateau Nico Lazaridi, Costa Lazaridi, Foundi Estate Naoussa, Gaia Winery Peloponnese, Greek Wines in Edinburgh 2026, Idaia Winery Crete, Karamitros Winery Moi Je M'En Fous, Ktima Dio Ipsi Dialogos 2024, Ktima Gerovassiliou Macedonia, Ktima Kir Yianni, Ktima Pavlidis Thema 2025, Ktima Voyatzi Proposis 2024, Latipes 2024 Malagouzia 2024, Mandilaria Grape, Mega Spileo Estate Achaia, Monemvasia Grape, Moschofilero Grape, Nikolou Winery Botanic Sparkling Savatiano 2022, Novas Winery Peloponnese, Orealios Gaea Cephalonia, Papagiannakos Winery Old Vines Savatiano, Paros Farming Community Cooperative, Rouvalis Winery Assyrtiko and Mavrodaphne, SEIRADI Paros, Semeli Estate Nemea Peloponnese, Tasting Greek Wines in Edinburgh, Theopetra Estate Limniona 2022, Thrapsathiri Grape on Crete, Topos Red and White Wines, Venetsanos Winery Santorini, Wine, Wines of Greece, Wines of Greece Highlights Tasting Edinburgh 2026, Xinomavro
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David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 