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Posted On: September 16th 2026, 10:13 pm
The Winemakers Club has become my favourite London winebar, hidden in the grand brick arches of the Holborn viaduct and staffed with the best educated wine staff I know. And... they run professional tastings.
This month was Riesling, with 4 Germans, a Frenchie from Alsace and an Ozzie. All with the characteristic and oddly pleasing petrol smell, and loaded with mixtures of lime, lemon, peach, bruised apple, white pepper, and even watercress. The Alsacian, "Les Longue Lignes", won me over despite its youth (2024), with extra complexity from 3 years on lees and judicious time in quieter oak barrels.
The biggest surprise was the dessert wine, a Rieslaner (Riesling-Sylvaner cross), which I would hold up to aTokaji, Sauturnes, or even icewine.
See you next month!
@winemakersclub #Riesling #londonwinebars
This month was Riesling, with 4 Germans, a Frenchie from Alsace and an Ozzie. All with the characteristic and oddly pleasing petrol smell, and loaded with mixtures of lime, lemon, peach, bruised apple, white pepper, and even watercress. The Alsacian, "Les Longue Lignes", won me over despite its youth (2024), with extra complexity from 3 years on lees and judicious time in quieter oak barrels.
The biggest surprise was the dessert wine, a Rieslaner (Riesling-Sylvaner cross), which I would hold up to aTokaji, Sauturnes, or even icewine.
See you next month!
@winemakersclub #Riesling #londonwinebars
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