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The Loire region has become an exciting hotbed of activity for the natural wine movement, whose aim is to produce wines with...
The Wine Spectator has recently awarded 100 points to 2 fortified wines that couldn’t be more different: Dow 2007 vintage port (a...
Readers will be familiar with the name van Zeller in the context of my Douro wine and port reports – Cristiano van...
It’s often said that a wine writer’s life is one long holiday. Last September’s trip to Western Australia in which I combined...
Cult & Boutique Wines import a number of wines I’d not previously tasted, many of which, given their name, you’ll not be surprised...
This time last week, I presented a tasting for Waitrose Food Illustrated readers at The Goring hotel, London. I must say, I...
In my September Douro Boys’ report here, I wrote about a unique “Time is on my side” tasting of 2007 ports organised...
A quick post so you’re not pipped at the post! I’m part way though writing up my notes of the Australia Trade...
I’ve not visited Quinta Vale Das Escadinhas/Quinta da Falorca, but their wines were a stand out at a generic Dão tasting I...
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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Hi Sarah, Thanks for this great post! Reading your reviews makes me happy that I have a few bottles of (the regular) Noval from 2015 onwards!! All
Thanks for the suggestion. I know Lance Foyster quite well. However I have just found the Wine Society are now listing an Encruzado for £15.50