A new chapter for Penfolds unfolded last week with the launch of Penfolds The California Collection. Why Super Calif Australia-istic? Well, two...
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I rarely reproduce press releases, though I receive plenty. But The Primum Familiae Vini’s press release about The PFV Prize struck a...
My April Wines of the Month are made by power couples and next gen winemakers – one of whom went into the...
I spent last week in Antwerp at the ASI Best Sommelier of the World 2019, (the 16th edition). Let me tell you,...
Vintage Port from 2016 has garnered plenty of headlines this year. Rightly so, but now for something quite, if not completely, different...
It would seem that Alentejo winemakers are good news for Portugal’s Macaronesian wines. Antonio Macanita (Azores Wine Company) and Paulo Laureano (consultant...
“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will…,” pronounced the heroine...
Niepoort regularly feature in my Wines of the Month and, once again, it’s with a new, surprising wine from their new and evolving...
Today I head to the Douro with my Arblaster & Clarke Galicia, Vinho Verde, Douro tour clients. But, since we left Rias...
I’ve been crossing borders (and time zones) this week. The Miño or Minho river to be precise (depending on whether you are in...
Pico, the Azores – the Santorini of Portugal? I have to admit that I’d thought of the Azores…
One of the wine world’s great bargains: 2011… A few years ago Luis Sottomayer (Head winemaker for Casa Ferreirinha and…
2011 Vintage Ports round up – 35 Ports reviewed I'm wary of being reductive but, if there's a phrase…
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It's terrifically consistent isn't it. Wishing you all v best too Paul. Sarah
Hi Sarah, Many thanks again for this one! Very happy to read Pintas VP '18 doesn't disappoint but shines like their VP '17! Wish you a