August has been a torrid month weather-wise and in the metaphorical sense for one reason and another, so these vinous tonics went...
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The Adelaide Hills staked its claim to producing cool climate Chardonnay early in the piece, when Brian Croser (then of Petaluma, now...
May proved to be a fine month for Australian wine. It was tough to single out two. The Murdoch Hill was one...
The phrase ‘the journey’ is liberally bandied about on TV these days. From underdog to bookies’ favourite, we are enthralled by the...
Focusing on South Australia’s cooler climes – the Piccadilly Valley (Adelaide Hills’ highest, coolest, wettest sub-region) and Wrattonbully – Terre à Terre’s...
I wasn’t in the least surprised to read that The Lane Restaurant in Hahndorf, Adelaide Hills has been included in The Australian...
I kicked off Tuesday’s Artisans of Australian Wine tasting with Gareth Belton at Gentle Folk Wines (Les Caves de Pyrene). The Adelaide Hills-based label was...
In Monday’s post I reviewed my picks of First Drop’s latest releases. Today I look back at a visit with former St...
Though founded more than a decade after Petaluma in 1989, Shaw + Smith have been one of Adelaide Hills’ modern pioneers. It’s...
I’m pleased to see Adelaide Hills’ pioneering brand Petaluma return to these shores after a four year absence. In town to show...
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 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