My April Wines of the Month are a top tier classic Clare Valley Riesling from Pikes and a new flagship Douro red...
Tag Archives: Australian Riesling
I have tasted Pikes’ Rieslings many times in the past, but not for a while. Now with Enotria & Coe, the importer...
This sweltering week has most definitely been one for a G & T or wine lovers’ equivalent – classic dry Australian Riesling. ...
Eight years ago, I enjoyed my first taste of Pewsey Vale Riesling 1982. A marvel, which had been sealed under screwcap with...
I am going single varietal this month. It’s not unusual with Australia – especially having just been at at Riesling Downunder, where I...
Riesling is notoriously beloved by the wine trade, but something of a hard sell among end consumers. So it was reassuring to...
Arresting impression, abiding memory. My mind (as if still tickled by my taste buds) keeps returning to this White Wine of Show...
Including the entry-level classic Riesling in his 100 Best Australian Wines, Matthew Jukes observed, “after three quiet years JC is back.” When...
Andrew Mitchell has been making Riesling in the Clare Valley for 40 years. These days he has a helping hand from his...
When I visited Grosset back in 2008, there was talk of Fiano. This year, he has released the first fruits of his...
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