Not all icons cost an arm and a leg. I dub one of my November Wines of the Month Australia’s Grand Cru...
My Wines of the Month
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With so many Australian wine tastings last month, it has been exceptionally tough to single out my Wines of the Month. In...
My September Wines of the Month are young but sophisticated, surely with long lives ahead. With terroir in spades, they scream right...
My August Wines of the Month are two sensual beauties, with terrific mouthfeel and complexity. Mouthfeel might suggest weighty but, fresh and...
It’s July, it’s scorching so I know, I know, Vintage Port. But then this post is all about being smitten, not seasonal. ...
Last month’s Bairrada Masterclass at Portuguese Wine School was postponed, so there’s still a chance to taste a spectacular line up of Bairrada’s best. And...
Ten years apart, poles apart stylistically and, indeed, some 17,000km apart, my April Wines of the Month are a contrasting pair. But...
I am going single varietal this month. It’s not unusual with Australia – especially having just been at at Riesling Downunder, where I...
With Australia Day Tastings x three for me (I was presenting Margaret River Masterclasses in London, Edinburgh & Dublin), I had plenty...
Both these excellent Australian Chardonnays are made by members of Yarra Valley Wine Women (pictured above), for whom I chaired a tasting...
Pico, the Azores – the Santorini of Portugal? I have to admit that I’d thought of the Azores…
One of the wine world’s great bargains: 2011… A few years ago Luis Sottomayer (Head winemaker for Casa Ferreirinha and…
2011 Vintage Ports round up – 35 Ports reviewed I'm wary of being reductive but, if there's a phrase…
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It's terrifically consistent isn't it. Wishing you all v best too Paul. Sarah
Hi Sarah, Many thanks again for this one! Very happy to read Pintas VP '18 doesn't disappoint but shines like their VP '17! Wish you a