November Wines of the Month: contemporary Australian Shiraz from Gemtree & Luke Lambert
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Western Australia: Shiraz & Cabernet Sauvignon from Great Southern & Margaret River
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Herdade da Malhadinha Nova: mature vintages in review
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October Wines of the Month: old Douro varieties from InvencĂvel & Casa Ferreirinha
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Class in the glass – two top Australian wines for around ÂŁ15
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Sarah Ahmed, The Wine Detective.
Bagging Wine of Show at this year’s Barossa Wine Show (Saltram 2018 No 1 Shiraz) and McLaren Vale Show (Dandelion Vineyard Lion’s...
The first of two webinars I’m moderating for Wines of Western Australia focused on Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon. Exchanges with the six...
This month I reported for Decanter on the most expensive wine (at launch) that I’ve tasted. At ÂŁ1,000/bottle it’s stratospherically beyond mine...
Portugal
For the fourth year in a row, the Douro has produced Vintage Port quality. Of those samples I’ve received, the declarations are...
It’s strange when two neighbours independently contact you about the same producer the same day. One happens to work for Herdade da...
Sometimes it’s not so very hard to translate Portuguese. InvencĂvel, meaning invincible, is a case in point. And there is a very...