Two charismatic white wines impressed me wildy last month. They share qualities of freshness, precision and terrific structure, but are from different...
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September Wines of the Month: Vinho Verde on its ‘A game’ – from Alvarinho to Avesso & an Alvarelhão
I sampled over 100 Vinho Verde wines in July for my Decanter Vinho Verde Regional Profile, which confirmed that Vinho Verde is very...
My July Wines of the Month are a contrary Portuguese pair when in comes to style, provenance and price point. But they...
The bar has been relentlessly high this last couple of months in terms of Australian tasting samples. Lucky me. In April, I...
Usually, I select my Wines of the Month from wines tasted during the previous month. Inevitably, I tasted very much less wine...
Spoiled for choice, Wine Australia’s annual Australia Trade Tasting last month threw up lots of possibilities for this post. And I came...
My white Wine of the Month strikes a positive, upbeat note, banging Portugal’s drum hard (and mighty harmoniously, I might add). It...
This year’s travels ended as they started, with a vibrant wine fair – Amphora Day at Herdade do Rocim in Alentejo. ...
Vinously speaking (how else?!?), I had my Large Hadron Collider experience this last fortnight – the perfect intersection of interests, as Australia,...
September brimmed with opportunities to taste top notch Australian wine, with many visiting producers. Unsurprisingly, my October Wines of the Month are...
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…
Recent Comments
Hi Paul, thanks for the feedback. I'm not travelling so more limited tasting opportunities than usual - especially for the smaller players/quintas. If
Thanks for the feedback Leiv. You might enjoy this report on a Cape Mentelle vertical, back to 1993 - https://thewinedetective.co.uk/blog/margaret-river-cape-mentelle-cabernet-sauvignon-vertical-1993-2014