Inevitably, fortified wines played a role during December’s festivities. I must admit I feel like I’ve been hankering for more of Blandy’s...
My Wines of the Month
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I tasted so many terrific wines in Australia last month that it has been horribly hard to choose my December Wines of...
Rare red Douro snip sounds a touch violent. In fact it’s a thoroughly green, long certified organic red – my favourite from...
Of the classic top French grapes, for my taste/pocket, Syrah/Shiraz delivers bang for buck most consistently. (And I’m defining “bang” as perfume, flavour...
Given the holidays, August is a quiet month for tastings. A chance for me to catch up on tasting samples at home....
I’m dreaming of a white August. These two whites set my pulse running last month. The first, Eileen Hardy Chardonnay 2009,...
No doubt about it, a Powell & Son single vineyard Shiraz was going to make the cut for July Wines of the...
I submitted my copy for a Decanter Expert’s Choice feature last week, which is focused on a Langton’s Classification of Australian Wine...
I’ve yet to learn the identity of the 652 Portuguese wines I blind-tasted last week at Decanter World Wine Awards. We did,...
How spoiled am I for choice this month? March was my Big Australian Month in terms of the number and diversity of...
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 Billie, the style is dry, but given your medical condition and vintages vary & sometimes producers change the style, I'd recommend you check with […]
Hello Sarah, […]