September is the start of the tasting season for the UK wine trade. A glut of trade tastings at home and last...
My Wines of the Month
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My September Wines of the Month are two terrific Western Australian wines which entranced me on my recent visit. I’ve been a...
I’m down under in Australia at the moment where it’s winter – a wet one too which at least is keeping the...
My July Wines of the Month are stellar examples of wines with a great sense of place and regionality. A quality which...
Generally speaking, I’m a fan of Portugal’s tradition of varietal blending, however this month’s Wines of the Month are two exquisite examples...
Stylistically, my May Wines of the Month could not be more different but they are similar in one way. Both blew my...
My April Wines of the Month shine a spotlight on Portugal’s Dão region which is something of a hotbed of activity. In February...
My mad March Wines of the Month hail from Australia. Why mad? Well I reckon The Wine Society have some mad as...
It’s one apiece from Australia and Portugal. Both are finds from two of the buzziest trade tastings I’ve attended in a while...
Replacing the usual Wines of the Month spot with a (three blog) focus on my Wines of the Year involved a serious...
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