Q. do Portal 2017 Vintage Ports & Q. dos Muros Douro (M7) Tinto 2016
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Reflections on talha wine, Alentejo: Herdade do Rocim Amphora Day
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Thistledown Grenache: trophy-bagging McLaren Vale Grenaches & a Roussanne
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November Wines of the Month: Lino Ramble ‘Blind Man’s Bluff’ Bastardo 2019 & S C Pannell Tempranillo Touriga 2018
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McLaren Vale Wine Show 2019 – results & reflections
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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.
Last week I reported (here) on Thistledown Wine Company’s success at McLaren Vale Wine Show. It bagged three trophies for Thistledown Vagabond...
Vinously speaking (how else?!?), I had my Large Hadron Collider experience this last fortnight – the perfect intersection of interests, as Australia,...
My last fortnight was most productively spent in McLaren Vale, judging at the McLaren Vale Wine Show 2019 then visiting with producers. ...
Portugal
This year’s travels ended as they started, with a vibrant wine fair – Amphora Day at Herdade do Rocim in Alentejo. ...
I am pleased that I had the opportunity to re-taste bottled examples of Quinta do Portal 2017 Vintage Ports. First, because the...
Ten years ago, I spent a week in Alentejo. In my subsequent report (here), I remarked how this visit reinforced what a...