October Wines of the Month: Jim Barry Watervale Riesling 1974 & Wynns John Riddoch Cabernet 2015
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Ramos Pinto Vintage Port 2017 releases
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Niepoort Vintage Port 2017 – “possibly our best since 1945”
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Over the moon: Vanya Cullen, 30 years Chief Winemaker
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Quinta Noval Vintage Port 2017 releases
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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.
September brimmed with opportunities to taste top notch Australian wine, with many visiting producers. Unsurprisingly, my October Wines of the Month are...
It was good to catch up with Vanya Cullen yesterday. Surfing a wave of success, she flew into London from New York,...
It’s always a pleasure to receive a sample of Toby and Emmanuelle Bekkers’ ultra-refined wines. This latest sample was particularly keenly received...
Portugal
Excited about the 2017 ports “since tasting the first run-off samples from the lagares,” said Johnny Graham, Churchill’s declared back-to-back Vintage Port...
Like Niepoort, Ramos Pinto declared 2015 (my review here) and not 2016 Vintage Port, so the release of Ramos Pinto Vintage Port...
Dirk Niepoort rates Niepoort Vintage Port 2017 as the best Vintage Port he has made – “in the same line of 2015, but...