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Clay Wine Fair 2026 (Part 4)

Posted on 10/03/2026 by dccrossley

This Part 4 is the final part of my coverage of the Clay Wine Fair 2026. Here, we have some of the wines presented by Woodwinters with special guest Shota Natroshvilli of Teliani Valley/Ibero Winery in Georgia, and by Slonk … Continue reading →

Clay Wine Fair 2026 (Part 3)

Posted on 06/03/2026 by dccrossley

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 →

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Clay Wine Fair 2026 (Part 2)

Posted on 03/03/2026 by dccrossley

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 →

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Clay Wine Fair 2026 (Part 1)

Posted on 02/03/2026 by dccrossley

A break in the usual flow of articles has been occasioned by the Clay Wine Fair, which I went to on Sunday (1st March). The second part of my “Recent Wines” from February will follow later in March. I tasted … Continue reading →

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Hampshire Wines 2 – Guillaume Lagger and the Wharie Vineyard

Posted on 27/01/2026 by dccrossley

Guillaume Lagger is originally from Switzerland, studying at Switzerland’s best known wine university, the Haut Ecole de Viticulture et Oenologie, Changins, based on the edge of Nyon, the attractive small town in the Vaud on the north shore of the … Continue reading →

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Hampshire Wines 1 – B58 Wines Beaulieu

Posted on 25/01/2026 by dccrossley

I’ve just been down to Hampshire, and would you know it, it has gone and generated a whole raft of articles. With my first tasting of the year coming up in ten days, and some delicious wines being drunk in … Continue reading →

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Annamária Réka-Koncz – New Arrivals

Posted on 01/12/2025 by dccrossley

I’m now ready to turn my attention to a recent trip to London. I’ve got a great restaurant discovery and recommendation which will be of special interest to anyone who loves Austria (or subscribes to Trink Magazine), but before that, … Continue reading →

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Cork & Cask Winter Wine Fair 2025, Part 2 (Modal, Roland, Vine Trail and Blind Summit)

Posted on 24/11/2025 by dccrossley

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 →

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Cork & Cask Winter Wine Fair 2025, Part 1 (Keeling Andrew, Dynamic, Uncharted and Diatomists)

Posted on 20/11/2025 by dccrossley

It’s that time of year again. Mid-November for me means the Cork & Cask Winter Wine Fair. Not many wine retailers put on an event like this. In England perhaps Butlers Wine Cellar in Brighton come closest. Cork & Cask, … Continue reading →

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A Taste for Wine by Rose Murray Brown (Book Review)

Posted on 07/11/2025 by dccrossley

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 →

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Tag Archives: Wine Tasting

Clay Wine Fair 2026 (Part 4)

Clay Wine Fair 2026 (Part 3)

Clay Wine Fair 2026 (Part 2)

Clay Wine Fair 2026 (Part 1)

Hampshire Wines 2 – Guillaume Lagger and the Wharie Vineyard

Hampshire Wines 1 – B58 Wines Beaulieu

Annamária Réka-Koncz – New Arrivals

Cork & Cask Winter Wine Fair 2025, Part 1 (Keeling Andrew, Dynamic, Uncharted and Diatomists)

A Taste for Wine by Rose Murray Brown (Book Review)

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