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The Quinta do Noval Collection at Selfridges & The Connaught
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Encontro com Vinhos e Sabores 2018: 10 Most Impressive Portuguese Wines
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Tyrrell’s Vat 1 Semillon 160th Anniversary Vertical (1998-2017)
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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.
Arriving in Margaret River last Thursday fresh (or not!) from my flight, I was pitched headlong into the heady whirlwind of fine...
Not all icons cost an arm and a leg. I dub one of my November Wines of the Month Australia’s Grand Cru...
Established in 1858, Hunter Valley leading light Tyrrell’s Wines is 160 years old this year. Fifth generation winemaker Chris Tyrrell was in...
Portugal
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...
I attended a special tasting of five decades of Quinta do Noval Vintage and Colheita Ports on the first of November, all...