Brexit for wine lovers - the 90 day review

Simon Reilly

Sep 27, 20168 min read

Brexit for wine lovers - the 90 day review

This article was first published on JancisRobinson.com on Monday 26th September, 2016 Three months have now past since the UK voted to...

Simon Reilly

Sep 25, 20163 min read

London’s wine community has its own Cru

An edited version of this article was first published in Issue 11 of Root + Bone Magazine, September 2016 Rewind a few years and London's...

Simon Reilly

Aug 22, 20165 min read

Txakoli - not just a holiday wine

So the holiday season is drawing to a close for another summer. Hopefully you have all enjoyed trying new wines in exotic locations....

Simon Reilly

Aug 7, 20165 min read

Andrew Edmunds - a wine restaurant

When dining out, for me the wine list is just as important a factor in picking a restaurant as the menu. A good wine list for me doesn’t...

Simon Reilly

Jul 29, 20166 min read

Baden's 1782 club

An edited version of this article was originally published on jancisrobinson.com on Tuesday 26th July, 2016 On a recent family holiday in...

Domaine des Accoles - home to Burgundy's latest wandering winemaker

Simon Reilly

Jul 11, 20167 min read

Domaine des Accoles - home to Burgundy's latest wandering winemaker

Like most wine lovers, I have my favourite wines that I buy vintage after vintage, safe in the knowledge that I will not be let down. I...

Simon Reilly

Jun 30, 20168 min read

Brexit for wine lovers updated

An edited version of this article was originally published on Jancisrobinson.com on Tuesday, 28th June Back in March, I set out what I...

Pub crawl Paris style - Juveniles Wine Bar & Willis Wine Bar

Simon Reilly

Jun 23, 20165 min read

Pub crawl Paris style - Juveniles Wine Bar & Willis Wine Bar

I have recently returned from a four day trip to Paris to watch Euro 2016 with 6 of my school mates in honour of a significant birthday...

Simon Reilly

Jun 23, 20163 min read

Is terroir bollocks?

Terroir is probably the most commonly used word in wine these days. Terroir is a French word which has no direct translation into...

North Piemonte’s baby Barolos grow up in the Alps

Simon Reilly

Jun 5, 20166 min read

North Piemonte’s baby Barolos grow up in the Alps

I love Nebbiolo. Like many, most of the Nebbiolos I have tasted are from Langhe in South Piemonte in Northern Italy. Langhe is home to...

Simon Reilly

May 30, 20162 min read

Never give up on a good wine

George Benson once sang "Never give up on a good thing". I don't know what he was singing about. It probably wasn't wine. But I think his...

Simon Reilly

May 20, 20167 min read

How good are own label wines?

An edited version of this article was originally published on jancisrobinson.com on 18th May, 2016. I like to think I am not a wine snob....

Simon Reilly

May 16, 20162 min read

Don't be scared of the sommelier

Since I began writing Wineloon, I have noticed a change. All of a sudden my mates seem to think I am some sort of wine expert. This...

Simon Reilly

Apr 21, 20164 min read

Noble Rot Wine Bar, London - 2nd Visit

I wrote a short blog post about my first trip to Noble Rot in February this year (Noble Rot 1) and had not intended to cover my second...

Tasting Bordeaux in 2015 primeurs week ...just not in Bordeaux... and not the 2015 vintage

Simon Reilly

Apr 11, 20163 min read

Tasting Bordeaux in 2015 primeurs week ...just not in Bordeaux... and not the 2015 vintage

I read with interest, but no lack of envy, countless Twitter and Instagram posts of jolly wine critics and writers in Bordeaux tasting...

Holiday wines at L'escargots Blanc,
Edinburgh

Simon Reilly

Mar 28, 20164 min read

Holiday wines at L'escargots Blanc, Edinburgh

After a brutal 11 hour drive from SE London to Edinburgh on Thursday night as part of our annual family tour of duty round the Scottish...

Simon Reilly

Mar 24, 20167 min read

What would Brexit mean for wine lovers?

An edited version of this article was originally published on www.jancisrobinson.com on 23rd March, 2016 I have a significant birthday...

Simon Reilly

Mar 21, 20165 min read

Greece-ing the wheels of recovery

An edited version of this article was originally published on www.jancisrobinson.com on 21st March, 2016 I have a bit of history with the...

Simon Reilly

Jan 1, 20166 min read

Bitter, Sweet, Sweet - a freebie at The Sampler

You know that feeling when you pay someone to do some work for you and you can't help feeling they got the better deal? Well that...

ABOUT WINELOON

My name is Simon Reilly. I am a wine writer based in South East London. I am passionate about discovering new and exciting wines which offer value for money. I write about the wines I taste and other related wine stuff that I think is interesting, brilliant or annoying.

My aim is to write about wine in a straight forward way that is accessible to everyone.

I have had my writing published in Root+Bone magazine, Root + Vine, Jancis Robinson's Purple Pages, Glass of Bubbly and Decanter.

I have been shortlisted for a few awards for my writing; the Louis Roederer International Wine Writers' Awards 2017 in the "Emerging Writer" category and the 2017 Millesima Wine Blog Awards in the "Wine Reporter" category.

I also came second in the Born Digital Wine Awards 2017 in the "Best Investigative/Journalistic Wine Story" category.

One of these days I might win one, but as an Aberdeen FC fan, these days I am happy enough with second place. Stand Free.

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