Last month Bellwether’s Sue Bell was in town to show her wines at her UK importer, Red Squirrel’s portfolio tasting. I knew...
Tag Archives: Australian alternative varieties
The Guardian recently featured an article entitled “Save your teeth – and six other reasons to give up Prosecco.” Is the (40...
At the end of last month Wine Australia hosted an Alternative Varieties Tasting in London with over 130 wines on show. Attendees...
r Iberian red varieties impressed me this last month, as did these two producers (check out my notes on a Rocim Antão...
I’m starting to wonder if, by November when I judge at The Australian Alternative Variety Wine Show, so-called alternative varieties will have...
I’ve tasted some ear-to-ear grin/eye-brow raising fizz this month. In fact, reverse that order! A Douro Grüner Veltliner and Tejo Alfrocheiro from...
Several years ago Max Allen, a leading writer on Australian wine, presented a tasting of Australian so-called alternative varieties (Italian, Spanish and more...
Having presented Shiraz and Riesling tastings earlier in the year, the last of the Wine Australia London Landmark sessions which I presented...
Former St Hallett boys Matt Gant (winemaker) and John Retsas (marketeer, pictured) are “the players” behind First Drop wines. With a Shiraz...
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