Developments continue apace at Azores Wine Company: changes in grape sourcing, more ‘hands off’ winemaking techniques, new cuvées and a new rock’n...
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As usual, Madeira Wine Company’s 2021 releases are exemplary. Departing from the norm, this year’s four Madeira releases include a rare as...
July is (theoretically at least) ideal Riesling weather. Especially crisp, dry, mouth-watering classic Australian Riesling. So what better time to take a...
Taylor’s 1896 Single Harvest Tawny Port – the ‘stuff’ of perfect scores – would be an obvious choice for my Wines of...
Taylor’s led the charge for limited edition luxury-positioned Very Old Tawny Ports, launching Scion, a pre-phylloxera Tawny from 1855, followed by Taylor’s...
The Adelaide Hills staked its claim to producing cool climate Chardonnay early in the piece, when Brian Croser (then of Petaluma, now...
The Accolade Fine Wines Release 2021 marks the second global release program of the company’s portfolio of prized wines. I caught up...
May proved to be a fine month for Australian wine. It was tough to single out two. The Murdoch Hill was one...
Tasmania is Australia’s sparkling wine capital. Or Méthode Tasmanoise as Jansz put it. Riesling also thrives in the apple isle and, funnily...
Like the proverbial London bus, you wait ages for one, then three come along at once. I seized on a rare opportunity...
Pico, the Azores – the Santorini of Portugal? I have to admit that I’d thought of the Azores…
2011 Vintage Ports round up – 35 Ports reviewed I'm wary of being reductive but, if there's a phrase…
One of the wine world’s great bargains: 2011… A few years ago Luis Sottomayer (Head winemaker for Casa Ferreirinha and…
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