Two charismatic white wines impressed me wildy last month. They share qualities of freshness, precision and terrific structure, but are from different...
Tag Archives: Australian Chardonnay
Last month was a fertile month for tastings but two wines particularly caught my attention. One for the first time. The other,...
Conducted at breakneck speed, my report on September’s Mornington Peninsula Masterclass focuses on my tasting notes. This year, the visiting vignerons elected...
Changes are afoot at McHenry Hohnen. David Hohnen has officially retired from winemaking for the Margaret River label he co-founded. Taking on...
Having tasted barrel samples, it’s always fascinating to taste the finished article. This month, I got re-acquainted with 2016 Pinot Noirs and...
I first tasted Shaw + Smith Chardonnay M3 – a consistently excellent Adelaide Hills’ Chardonnay – during a 2004 visit with Michael Hill Smith,...
It has been a hectic but rewarding last week attending all three Australia Day Tastings in London, Edinburgh and Dublin to present...
Both these excellent Australian Chardonnays are made by members of Yarra Valley Wine Women (pictured above), for whom I chaired a tasting...
The festive period is a little more focused around drinking than tasting, but why not push the boat out and do both? ...
Vanya Cullen was in town last week and presented an insightful vertical tasting of Cullen Kevin John Chardonnay (2010-2015) and Cullen Diana...
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 Paul, thanks for the feedback. I'm not travelling so more limited tasting opportunities than usual - especially for the smaller players/quintas. If
Thanks for the feedback Leiv. You might enjoy this report on a Cape Mentelle vertical, back to 1993 - https://thewinedetective.co.uk/blog/margaret-river-cape-mentelle-cabernet-sauvignon-vertical-1993-2014