April has kicked off on a bright note with the long holiday weekend. Even a fair whack of Australian winemakers have...
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I have some exciting news. In the coming year I’ll be leading two exceptional Portuguese wine tours for Blend All About Wine....
I have really enjoyed co-hosting Iberian Nights at Trangallan. And not just because Portugal won four of our five Spain -v- Portugal...
The fifth, final Iberian Nights at Trangallan tasting of the year on 9 December will be a most suitable finale focusing, as it...
Tuesday’s Spain –v- Portugal Iberian Nights at Trangállan face off proved a provocative and surprising night. It focused on Tempranillo, a.k.a northern...
In the fourth of my Iberian Nights at Trangallan Spain v Portugal vinous head-to-heads, we deviate from a regional theme to go...
I’m tee-ing up my palate nicely for my upcoming fortnight in Australia. Tonight I’ll be catching up with Wolf Blass’ Chris Hatcher...
The second Iberian Nights’ Portugal –v- Spain head-to-head tasting at Trangállan last week focused on the river valley wines of the Douro...
Good weekend? I’m already looking forward to the weekend of 18-20 July when Roger & Sue Jones at The Harrow at Little...
The first of five Iberian Nights tastings at Trangallán (pictured) went with a swing last week, with lively debate about the different...
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