My white August Wine of the Month is a Margaret River Chardonnay and here’s another beaut, also from the Wilyabrup region, plus...
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I’ve just posted my notes (here) of last week’s vertical tasting of Ten Minutes By Tractor’s Pinot Noir presented by owner, Martin Spedding, which...
Decanter’s March edition features an Australian Chardonnay panel tasting in which I participated and, to whet your appetite, you’ll find a taster...
Today and tomorrow I’ll be judging Australian Chardonnays for a Decanter panel tasting. It’s a variety that still suffers from outmoded prejudices...
In recent years, Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays from Mornington Peninsula have really excited not just me, but also consumers to whom I’ve...
Back from last week’s holidays in beautiful Teeside and I realise I’m becoming a twitcher. So much so, that I’m posting this...
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