Regular readers know that Alvarinho from the Vinho Verde sub-region of Monção e Melgaço absolutely floats my boat. So I was in heaven...
My Wines of the Month
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Both my March Wines of the Month are exciting finds from my recent trip Down Under and, if you can find them,...
There’s a common thread between my February Wines of the Month. Both are made by producers from famous winemaking stock. Clos Clare...
They say that dogs reflect their owners. If my ebullient November Wines of the Month, both extreme good value, are anything to go...
September is an intensive month in the London tasting calendar so it’s no easy task to single out my October Wines of...
Did I mention I’d been to Australia recently?!?!? My August Wines of the Month both made a deep impression on me and,...
Call me an optimist – be nice to see more sunshine and less showers – for July’s Wines of the Month I’ve selected two...
Last month’s London International Wine Fair threw up a couple of Margaret River beauts that make the cut for June’s Wines of...
This month, unusually, I’m venturing into the other Iberian country, Spain, but not without good cause! Telmo Rodriguez El Transistor Blanco 2008...
I’ve written a good deal about Hunter Valley Semillon from Australia lately and with good reason! But a South African tasting last week...
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 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