This time last year, I was in eager anticipation of my Riesling-focused trip to Australia (reported here). As part of my “limbering...
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ArticlesDomaine Huet – a focus on Demi-sec Vouvray, tasting the 2008s and select older vintages back to 1949
Huet are very probably Vouvray’s top producer, so it’s saying something when Richard Kelley MW describes the 2008 Demi-secs as probably Noel...
Presented my final tasting of the year last night. A couple of the wines, Innocent Bystander Moscato (pictured) and St Hallett Gamekeeper’s...
Just thought I’d share a great veggie/wine food match for a salad of beetroot, pink fir potatoes and mixed leaves, topped with...
En route home from a few days in the Douro, followed by a visit to Esporao in Alentejo, wine report to follow. In...
Presented a superb tasting at The Capital in Knightsbridge yesterday for Waitrose Food Illustrated readers. Lots of positive comments about the wines,...
My return flight to London is delayed but here I am, at Lisbon airport, posting the very good news. It’s been sunny...
Shiraz Viognier blends – fine wine or fashion? Discuss. Not a Master of Wine paper, but Canberra-based Clonakilla’s wine unquestionably falls into...
Just out of a fun blind tasting at McHenry Hohnen of 22 Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre-dominated blends, 11 from the Barossa, 1 from...
In the first week of September, I visited the Douro Boys, the quality focused individuals behind Quintas do Vallado, do Crasto, do...
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, great post, thank you very much! Looking forward to the other announced ones! Hope you are also going to review Pintas VP '18
Hi Wilfried, thanks for your comment - I couldn't agree more about Riesling and, like you, I'm a big Steingarten and Grosset fan. I'm […]