Mixed Bag Vol. 20
Wines I love to drink at home - a long-overdue evening for supporters, built on personal favourites
By Boris · Hosted by Boris Buliga
It's been a while. The last Mixed Bag was back in October, and somewhere between then and now, the gap grew longer than intended. I owed my supporters a proper gathering - not a themed deep-dive or a masterclass, just an honest evening with wines I genuinely love.
So that's the concept, if you can call it one: wines I actually drink at home. The bottles that come off the shelf on a quiet evening, the ones I keep coming back to, the ones that make me pause mid-sip even when I'm just making dinner. Not wines chosen to impress - wines chosen because they've already impressed me, privately, repeatedly.
The welcome Lambrusco and the closing Champagne sit outside that frame - one to loosen up, one to wind down. But the core seven? That's the real selection. A Roussillon red I can't stop buying, a Loire Chenin that makes me stare at the wall, a Portuguese white that could pass for grand cru Burgundy, Garnacha from the mountains above Madrid, my beloved Barbaresco that people keep guessing blind, a twenty-year-old Piemontese blend that refuses to age, and an Egly-Ouriet that needs no introduction. Home pours, shared with friends.
Cleto Chiarli Lambrusco del Fondatore NV
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Join to read it and the restMatassa Cuvée Romanissa 2023
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Join to read it and the restDomaine de la Taille Aux Loups Montlouis Sur Loire Clos de Mosny Monopole 2022
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Join to read it and the restAnselmo Mendes Parcela Única 2020
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Join to read it and the restComando G Rozas 1er 2023
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Join to read it and the restPiercarlo Culasso Barbaresco Faset Duesoli 2018
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Join to read it and the restTenuta Grillo Pecoranera 2005
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Join to read it and the restEgly-Ouriet Les Vignes de Vrigny 1er Cru (d2024) NV
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Join to read it and the restLa Bulle Libre L'Odyssée pétillante Chapitre 1 2022
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