Last week I reported (here) on the Yarra Valley Chardonnay masterclass presented by Phil Sexton (Giant Steps/Innocent Bystander) at Wine Australia’s Independence...
Tag Archives: Australian Pinot Noir
Former Tasmanian wicket-keeper Joe Holyman is well travelled around wine. He grew up on the island where his father had “a hobby...
Perfumed and silky, Pinot Noir reds are as summery as they come but, given how wet and cold it’s been, I’m thinking...
My there are some good Aussie Pinot Noirs about at the moment and, following on from Friday’s blog about Eldridge Estate (here),...
At the end of last month I caught up, at last, with David and Wendy Lloyd of Eldridge Estate, Red Hill, Mornington...
Gary and Nick Farr (pictured) are the father and son team behind By Farr in Geelong, Victoria. At last year’s Landmark tutorial Michael Hill-Smith...
They say one man’s meat is another man’s poison and so it was for Pinot Noir specialist William (Bill) Downie in the...
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...
How do you make a small fortune in wine? Start out with a big one, so the joke goes. But it didn’t...
The Landmark Tutorial 2010: Australian Pinot Noir, no Usain Bolt but fast catching up with very best
We stole our first glimpse of great Australian Pinot Noir (By Farr Sangreal Pinot Noir 2007 Geelong, Victoria) during Michael Hill-Smith MW’s...
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