The festive period is a little more focused around drinking than tasting, but why not push the boat out and do both? ...
Tag Archives: Australian Chardonnay
Vanya Cullen was in town last week and presented an insightful vertical tasting of Cullen Kevin John Chardonnay (2010-2015) and Cullen Diana...
I wasn’t in the least surprised to read that The Lane Restaurant in Hahndorf, Adelaide Hills has been included in The Australian...
What’s in a name? In Onannon, three names and a pun (or was my leg being pulled?) As for what’s in the...
While the Hanigan family, 3rd generation growers at Derwent Estate, have put their back into vamping up their winemaking capability since my...
The annual London Australia Day Tasting (“ADT”) and satellite tastings which surround it presented no shortage of candidates for this post. Not...
This year I tasted Eileen Hardy Chardonnay over its entire 30 year life span. A memorable tasting. And not just for me judging...
Eileen Hardy Chardonnay is 30 years old this year. A brilliant excuse for this eye-opening, unrepeatable vertical (old stocks are too depleted),...
Though founded more than a decade after Petaluma in 1989, Shaw + Smith have been one of Adelaide Hills’ modern pioneers. It’s...
I’m dreaming of a white August. These two whites set my pulse running last month. The first, Eileen Hardy Chardonnay 2009,...
Pico, the Azores – the Santorini of Portugal? I have to admit that I’d thought of the Azores…
One of the wine world’s great bargains: 2011… A few years ago Luis Sottomayer (Head winemaker for Casa Ferreirinha and…
2011 Vintage Ports round up – 35 Ports reviewed I'm wary of being reductive but, if there's a phrase…
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It's terrifically consistent isn't it. Wishing you all v best too Paul. Sarah
Hi Sarah, Many thanks again for this one! Very happy to read Pintas VP '18 doesn't disappoint but shines like their VP '17! Wish you a