Mornington Peninsula’s glitterati have regularly graced these shores the last few years, presenting masterclasses focused on the maritime Victorian region’s flagship varieties...
Tag Archives: Australian Pinot Noir
Mornington Peninsula has cast itself as Australia’s Pinot Noir Coast. I tasted eight examples of said coastal Pinot Noir at a producer-led...
I haven’t travelled since February – not on a plane, barely on a bus or tube in London, where I live. Tasmania...
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 am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will…,” pronounced the heroine...
Great wine is art, craft and, oh yes, graft. All words which well describe Garry Crittenden’s contribution to the genre. So Big...
While the Hanigan family, 3rd generation growers at Derwent Estate, have put their back into vamping up their winemaking capability since my...
Today I arrive in Portalagre, Alentejo’s northernmost, most elevated sub-region. Home to some uncommonly fresh reds for a region this far south....
The 2015 vintage has been touted as a great year for Yarra Valley Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Giant Steps has proclaimed it...
How do I love thee Australian Semillon? Let me count the ways. For dry, firm long lived styles, the Hunter Valley is,...
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 Sarah, Thanks for this great post! Reading your reviews makes me happy that I have a few bottles of (the regular) Noval from 2015 onwards!! All
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