I caught up with Penfolds‘ Senior White Winemaker Kym Schroeter last week hot on the heels of his success at the International...
Tag Archives: Australian Chardonnay
Fuelled by the gold rush, the state of Victoria ruled Australia’s first wine wave in the 19th century. What else accounts for...
Giaconda’s Rick Kinzbrunner was in town this month and I felt super lucky to attend his vertical tasting of one of Australia’s...
Matthew Jukes Best 100 Australian Wines (revealed last month) featured some fabulous Chardonnays in a category which is firing on all cylinders at the moment. An...
This month’s selection focuses on two whites which are just about right for this time of year when we’re thinking about summer,...
From the off, Margaret River’s pioneers aimed high, swiftly making their mark on the Australian wine show circuit (read all about it...
UK artisanal wine importers Indigo Wines are renowned for their Spanish portfolio but they’ve been listing some terrific cutting edge Australian producers...
Talk about topical. At last week’s provocative Wine Australia History, Evolution and Revolution tasting, one taster questioned if the solids and sulphides’...
A bird may feature in the name and on the labels but Caroline Mooney’s distinctly un-worked, terroir-driven wines could not be further...
Given Vasse Felix’s towering reputation for Chardonnay these days I must admit that I was taken aback to discover that the Margaret...
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