Wise After the Event: Les Caves at Three Wine Men
Whilst we do many small and varied tastings for the trade it’s so important to connect properly with the public and tell the real stories about the wines. Whilst Les…
It’s Raining New Wines
Buy, buy, buy! There ain’t no sanity clause as far as our buyers are concerned as new wines continue to rain/snow/hail into our portfolio from all corners of the globe.…
The Life Inside the Bottle
"Wildness reminds us what it means to be human, what we are connected to rather than what we are separate from.” Every so often, when there is a full moon,…
The Real Alternative Wine Glossary: K
Dr Caligari’s Kabinett – Kubrickballs Kabinett, Dr Caligari’s – A place - and the cult film of the place - where otherworldly expressionist wines are stored. The psychological horror version…
Anatomy of a Wine Dinner
I have just done my last two wine events for the year which involved a mixture of singing for the suppers of others and riding various hobbyhorses in many directions.…
Per L’Amore di Timorasso
Timorasso, hailing from the Colli Tortonesi wine region in south east Piemonte (not far from Gavi in fact), is one of the most exciting Italian autochthonous grape varieties to surface in recent years. Having said that not a…
What’s newing and grooving in our glass?
The following new arrivals on our list are begging for your attention! Not so Primitivo A natty Primitivo del Salento Nataly from Natalino del Prete joins the justifiably popular Negromaro…
The Real Alternative Wine Glossary: J
Jabberwock - Juvescent Jabberwock – The language of certain wine commentators. Jacob’s Creek - Father Ted (hunched over picnic basket to conceal what he is doing): Okay, Father, I’m just getting…
A Matter of Taste
Revisiting Taste, Tasters and Tastings Looking at the glass-twitchers, sniffers and slurpers at one of our recent shindigs made me think that tasting is as much about mood as anything.…
Chatting with Jeff Vejr, Oregon Winemaker. Part Two
Jeff Vejr is the owner/winemaker of Golden Cluster.  He sources grapes from one of the oldest vineyards in Oregon.  His Semillon grapes are the oldest known in the Pacific Northwest. Read Part One…
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