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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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Recent Wines October 2025 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus

Posted on 13/11/2025 by dccrossley

Back into the swing of Recent Wines, those drunk mostly at home, this first selection from October (Part 1) comprises bottles from Roussillon, Kent, Czech Moravia, Kalecik in Türkiye and Bucelas in Portugal. It’s a nice selection of which you … 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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Switzerland 2025 Part 1 – Auvernier/Neuchâtel

Posted on 24/10/2025 by dccrossley

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 →

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The Sourcing Table – A Source of Excitement in South London

Posted on 21/05/2025 by dccrossley

When I lived in London Peckham Rye was not somewhere I could locate swiftly. That may have reflected the unintended prejudices of someone bound firmly north of the river (if you count the South Bank Centre as an exception), but … Continue reading →

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Rioja by Fintan Kerr – The Smart Traveller’s Wine Guide (Book Review)

Posted on 31/03/2025 by dccrossley

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 →

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The Power of Flor

Posted on 10/05/2015 by dccrossley

Most serious wine lovers have known about the Equipo-Navazos operation for some time now. Peter Liem (in Sherry, Manzanilla & Montilla, Manutius, 2012) describes Equipo Navazos as “The most distinctive and unusual project to come out of the Sherry region in … Continue reading →

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Single Vineyard Champagne – Laugh or Lick Your Lips?

Posted on 24/10/2014 by dccrossley

The common view of Champagne is that it’s a great apéritif, something to get things going before the real wines are wheeled out. It usually comes from a Grand Marque, one of the big houses dotted around Reims and lining … Continue reading →

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Why Blog – A Kind of Mission Statement

Posted on 24/10/2014 by dccrossley

I began this blog after some years of talking about wine elsewhere, occasionally in print, frequently on-line, because I have a passion for what I call the wider world of wine. There’s so much out there to enjoy beyond established … Continue reading →

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