Kopke: Wood-aged Ports & Douro DOC at Mere restaurant
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Heads up: over here, Head Wines – beautiful Barossa
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January Wines of the Month: a Dão/Vinho Verde blend & mature Baga
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Far from imperfect – first taste, Carlos Raposo’s Vinhos Imperfeitos
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Swinney Wines: elevating Great Southern with a Rhône focus
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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.
Spoiled for choice, Wine Australia’s annual Australia Trade Tasting last month threw up lots of possibilities for this post. And I came...
Until Tuesday, I’d tasted Head Wines once and once only. Though I’d read much about them, they were not exported to the...
In September, I met Matt Swinney and caught up with his winemaker, Rob Mann, who is making some rather swish Great Southern...
Portugal
I’m looking forward to showing Kopke Colheita Port 1966 – a fabulous example – at Decanter’s Spain & Portugal Fine Wine Encounter...
My white Wine of the Month strikes a positive, upbeat note, banging Portugal’s drum hard (and mighty harmoniously, I might add). It...
Carlos Raposo was Dirk Niepoort’s right hand man for Douro wines for eight years. I always enjoyed talking and tasting Niepoort’s new...