Baga Friends: united and diverse; together exploring 2015, a great vintage
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Margaret River: McHenry Hohnen 2017 newbies from Julian Grounds
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Bussaco Palace Hotel: Rosado rennaissance, new releases & stunning 1968 Branco
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First taste: Bekkers McLaren Vale Syrah 2016
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First taste: Barros 102 Very Old Tawny Port
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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.
It’s International Grenache Day today. Attesting to the grape’s growing popularity down under (and over here, with exports up of Australian Grenache up 30%...
Changes are afoot at McHenry Hohnen. David Hohnen has officially retired from winemaking for the Margaret River label he co-founded. Taking on...
My September Wines of the Month are young but sophisticated, surely with long lives ahead. With terroir in spades, they scream right...
Portugal
This month’s Baga Friends’ visit kicked off with a horizontal tasting of 2015s – the first of a great run of vintages...
As they say, everything new is old, including Buçaco Rosado Reservado – a rosé – from Bussaco Palace Hotel. Re-launched with the 2016...
My September Wines of the Month are young but sophisticated, surely with long lives ahead. With terroir in spades, they scream right...