It has been something of a nostalgia trip mentoring/judging at Oddbins The Palate these last two years. It doesn’t feel so very...
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I don’t think I’ve ever gone off piste for both my Wines of the Month but, what can I say, these two...
Last wet and windy Wednesday, when there was not a ray of sunshine in the sky, our solar energy came in Dr...
My second edition of The Oxford Companion to Wine edited by Jancis Robinson MW was thumbed to within an inch of its life when...
If a group of civilians being put through their paces by “veterans” at a boot camp sounds familiar, perhaps you’ve been watching BBC2’s...
I have been in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales for the best part of two weeks. First, visiting producers and getting...
I’m very much looking forward to presenting two Alentejo masterclasses today at Nuno Mendes’ recently launched Taberna do Mercado in Spitalfields market....
Which Portuguese wines are most popular? In a recent interview for Blend All About Wine The Wine Society’s buyer, Jo Locke MW,...
Oddbins’ The Palate is back! The mega amateur wine tasting competition attracted 21,000 entrants last year, clued up amateurs and complete novices...
A dog’s life. I don’t think so. I’m just back from scorching sunshine (37 degrees yesterday), leading a sommelier tour in Portugal’s...
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