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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 month was a fertile month for tastings but two wines particularly caught my attention. One for the first time. The other,...
Visiting Margaret River last November, I received an intriguing email from David Hohnen AM, subject-matter “slip the leash.” The acclaimed winemaker has...
I have greatly enjoyed the Grenaches I have tasted from the unusually cool 2017 vintage. Toby and Emmanuelle Bekkers’ Grenache is a...
Portugal
As 2016 Vintage Ports were launched in May last year (my report here), speculation was already rife about 2017 Vintage Port. Well...
Last month was a fertile month for tastings but two wines particularly caught my attention. One for the first time. The other,...
Generally declared, 2017 Vintage Port is grabbing the headlines at the moment. Rightly so based on what I’ve tasted so far. However,...