Evidently, Quinta do Monte Xisto in the Douro Superior is a precocious site. Planted between 2005 and 2006, the eponymous red –...
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Cullen Wines celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. From a towering base, the wines continue to go from strength and strength. You...
Cullen Wines celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. I cannot believe that a decade has passed since I was in Wilyabrup, Margaret...
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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...
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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...
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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