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Tag Archives: Australia
It’s often said that a wine writer’s life is one long holiday. Last September’s trip to Western Australia in which I combined...
This is my 3rd report on the annual Australia Trade Tasting. Having already covered Pinot Noir & Chardys and Cult & Boutique’s...
Cult & Boutique Wines import a number of wines I’d not previously tasted, many of which, given their name, you’ll not be surprised...
Presented my final tasting of the year last night. A couple of the wines, Innocent Bystander Moscato (pictured) and St Hallett Gamekeeper’s...
I’ve posted tasting notes of some terrific Australian verticals lately (de Bortoli, Shaw & Smith and Clonakilla). My wines of the month...
Shiraz Viognier blends – fine wine or fashion? Discuss. Not a Master of Wine paper, but Canberra-based Clonakilla’s wine unquestionably falls into...
Western Australian wineries are well up for pitting their wines and wits against the best the Old World can offer – Cape...
Just out of a fun blind tasting at McHenry Hohnen of 22 Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre-dominated blends, 11 from the Barossa, 1 from...
It’s the end of my first week of three in Western Australia. Today the sun is shining and it’s a beautiful day...
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