Unbottled – Pascal Doquet Arpège
It has been a while since I reviewed my last bottle of champagne. In this case, I am presenting the Arpège Blanc the Blanc to you. This bottle comes from the pioneer of organic farming in the Champagne.
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Unbottled – Natural Wine Tasting
This was the first wine tasting of my regular’s table in 2026 with the topic natural wine. Well, there are no set rules on what constitutes a natural wine. For this tasting, I chose wines that had undergone minimal intervention in the cellar. Furthermore, all of the wines are hand-harvested, unfiltered and unfined, as these […]
Tropical Month – Hurricane Variation
I guess I am not the first to throw in a little passion fruit liqueur into a Hurricane cocktail. However, I also took the chance and am presenting the Planteray Mr Fogg Navy Rum to you. This rum just seemed as the perfect fit in this recipe.
Unbottled – European Sparkling Wine
Last year we started the tradition of tasting sparkling wines right before Christmas. What better time of the year to do that? This year we took a closer look at sparkling wines from all over Europe. Some countries, especially France, have a long tradition of producing them, others are relatively new to the game. Nevertheless, […]
Unbottled – Pinot Noir Tasting
I struggled to find a catchy way of describing Pinot Noir. Maybe, the phrase “red wine for Riesling drinkers” might be the best possibility. It has the reputation of being more cultured than other reds, at the same time it also comes off as overly-intellectual. All of this is open to debate, but one thing […]
I Appear Missing – Pomatium Gin
The Pomatium Gin comes from the Domaine du Coquerel which usually produces Calvados. Since, it is apple and pear flavoured, it seemed like a perfect fit to pair with a lilac syrup.
Unbottled – French Red Tasting
The latest tasting at our wine regular’s table was on French red wines. I tried to include the most famous regions. On top of that, we also comparted two wines each which had something in common. We started with a Beaujolais / Maconnais comparison, tried a wine from the Northern and one from the Southern […]
Unbottled – Sauvignon Blanc Tasting
Sauvignon Blanc is the favourite grape variety of my mother. So, we did a small tasting to explore the different aspects. With the seven wines we tried, I tried to show where Sauvignon Blanc comes from, what the most famous expressions are and what unusual bottlings can be found. All in all, it was a […]
A Sparkling Wine Tasting
It took me more than a month to find the time to write about the latest tasting by our wine regular’s table. We chose the topic of German sparkling wines and of course I mixed in a little surprise.
Unbottled – Ayala Brut Majeur Champagne
I always wanted to try this champagne, because I was curious to see how Bollinger’s influence plays out here. Luckily, my wife gave me a bottle of the Brut Majeur as a Christmas present.