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Tag Archives: Wine Tasting
Cork & Cask Winter Wine Fair 2025, Part 2 (Modal, Roland, Vine Trail and Blind Summit)
Following on from Part 1 of my coverage of the Cork & Cask Winter Wine Fair 2025 (see article of 20/11/2025), we have four more tables to enjoy. Three wine agencies, Modal Wines, Roland Wines and Vine Trail, plus a … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Spirits, Whisky, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Festivals, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops, Wine Tastings
Tagged Ardoisières Silice Blanc 2024 Savoie, Bernard Fleuriet Menetou-Salon, Blind Summit Whisky, Bott Frigyes Just Enjoy Orange, Bugey-Cerdon Balivet, Casa de Mouraz Vinho Verde, Clos Sauvage Pouilly-Fuissé, Cork & Cask Edinburgh, Cork & Cask Winter Wine Fair 2025 Pt 2, Cru Godard Côtes de Bordeaux Francs 2022, Daniel Bouland Chiroubles 2024, Domaine de Thalie Macon-Bray, Edgar Brütler Sefu Red, Elodie Jaume Côtes du Rhône, Klabjan Refosk, Léon Boesch Grand Lignes Riesling Alsace, Les Errances Chenin Blanc La Baignade, Malinga Heiss Weiss 2023, Michel Delhommeau Muscadet, Modal Wines, Oskar Maurer Crazy Lud Red 2023, Roland Wines, Strekov 1075 Richard Chardonnay, Vine Trail, Wine, Wine Tasting
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A Taste for Wine by Rose Murray Brown (Book Review)
In all my years of going to tastings, in London and now in Edinburgh, I have never met Rose Murray Brown MW. I think I may have seen her perhaps once, but we have never spoken. I guess that is … Continue reading
Posted in Tasting Wine, Viticulture, Wine, Wine Books, Wine Masterclass, Wine Science, Wine Tourism, Wine Travel
Tagged A Taste for Wine (Book Review), A Taste for Wine by Rose Murray Brown, Exploring Taste, New Tasting Masterclass, Taste (Wine), Urban Wineries, Wine, Wine Book for Christmas, Wine Education, Wine Tasting, Wine Writers, Wineries to Visit Worldwide
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Switzerland 2025 Part 1 – Auvernier/Neuchâtel
I guess a few of you know I like Swiss Wine, and that I’ve just been to Switzerland, a trip that included some fine walking in the Swiss Alps as a prelude to visiting three Swiss wine regions and drinking … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, biodynamic wine, Swiss Wine, Wine, Wine Tourism, Wine Travel
Tagged Auvernier Wine, Domaine de Montmollin Auvernier, Neuchâtel Wine, Oeil de Perdrix Neuchâtel, Swiss Petnat, Swiss Wine Regions - Auvernier, travel, Wine, Wine Tasting, Wine Visit Switzerland, winery
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Rioja by Fintan Kerr – The Smart Traveller’s Wine Guide (Book Review)
Wine books can be pretty expensive these days, at least the serious wine books you and I read. It’s not always the case. Jamie Goode has found a way to make some of his books affordable, but those published by … Continue reading
Posted in Fine Wine, Restaurants, Rioja, Spanish Wine, Wine, Wine Books, Wine Shops, Wine Tourism, Wine Travel, Wine Writing
Tagged Académie du Vin Library, Bodega Visits in Rioja, Club Oenologique, Dining in Rioja, Fintan Kerr Author, food, Rioja Guide, Rioja Wine Routes, Rioja Wine Shops, spain, The Smart Traveller's Wine Guide Series, The Smart Traveller's Wine Guide to Rioja, travel, Visiting Rioja, Wine, Wine Tasting
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One Thousand Vines by Pascaline Lepeltier (book review)
I read quite a few wine books each year, or at least when the publishers drip feed them to us. Some are general books, some specialist, some are an easy read and some require focus and concentration for every paragraph. … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Philosophy and Wine, Tasting Wine, Viticulture, Wine, Wine Books, Wine Science, Wine Writing, Women in Wine
Tagged Defining Wine Quality, History of Wine, Man's influence on vines, Man's influence on viticulture and wine, Natural Wine Movement, New Wine Philosophies, One Thousand Vines Book Review, Pascaline Lepeltier MS, Serving Wine, Terroir, Vines and domestication, Vineyard climate and geology, Vineyard Landscapes, Vineyards and Viticulture, Wine Ecology, Wine Marketing, Wine Tasting, Winemaking
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Sweaty Gym Shoes on Hot Tarmac
The Tasting Note as a form of wine critique is not new. It was around long before Michael Broadbent first published his detailed observations. He reputedly has over 90,000 of them in his famous notebooks. But Broadbent certainly established this concise … Continue reading
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Tagged Future of Wine Writing, Tasting Note, Tasting Terms, Wine Blog, Wine Tasting, Wine writing
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Exploring & Tasting Wine – Berry Bros’ Beginners’ Bible
I’m sometimes asked to write about wine for beginners, but where to start? My answer is that it needs a book. There are many of those, of course. I often find one thing or another I don’t like about them, … Continue reading
David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 