February Wines of the Month: Arras E J Carr 2004 & Brash Higgins CHN Chenin Blanc 2017
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Of Port & Guinness: Niepoort 1863 Port – World record busting & damn delicious
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The Quinta do Noval Collection at Selfridges & The Connaught
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Welcome to my website, a wine lovers’ guide to what to drink from Portugal and Australia. Every wine tasted by me. No points, no scores, just honest, independent recommendations together with up-to-the-minute coverage of the people and places behind the wines.
Sarah Ahmed, The Wine Detective.
I have greatly enjoyed the Grenaches I have tasted from the unusually cool 2017 vintage. Toby and Emmanuelle Bekkers’ Grenache is a...
Wine Australia’s annual Australia Trade Tasting, which kicks off my year, is always fertile ground for my Wines of the Month. Seasonally,...
Arriving in Margaret River last Thursday fresh (or not!) from my flight, I was pitched headlong into the heady whirlwind of fine...
Portugal
This is the sixth release of Taylor’s Single Harvest Tawny Ports (Colheitas) released on their 50th birthday. I received the customary pre-release...
I’ve written a good deal about the wines of the Azores in recent years. I’m noticing that Madeira’s table wine (DOP Madeirense,...
If you’ve visited Niepoort’s Port lodge in Vila Nova de Gaia, chances are you’ve marvelled at the serried ranks of Port in...