It has been a hectic but rewarding last week attending all three Australia Day Tastings in London, Edinburgh and Dublin to present...
Tag Archives: Australian Chardonnay
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...
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),...
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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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
Hi Geoff, The Wine Soc do one offs. Maybe try contacting Clarke Foyster, Carlos Lucas' importer? V best Sarah