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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.
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Tasmanian grapes, especially Tasmanian Chardonnay grapes, are in high demand. The wines too. Fortunately, Wine Tasmania has afforded me three bites at...
Bagging Wine of Show at this year’s Barossa Wine Show (Saltram 2018 No 1 Shiraz) and McLaren Vale Show (Dandelion Vineyard Lion’s...
Portugal
I have travelled abroad once and once only since the Covid outbreak, so I made sure November’s visit counted. The headline event...
It may have been short and sweet, but last month’s super-focused visit to Portugal – my first since February 2020 – spoiled...
With apologies for the radio silence – technical hitches interrupted posts – here is my promised Tawny Port follow up to my...