Not all icons cost an arm and a leg. I dub one of my November Wines of the Month Australia’s Grand Cru...
Tag Archives: Australian Semillon
Established in 1858, Hunter Valley leading light Tyrrell’s Wines is 160 years old this year. Fifth generation winemaker Chris Tyrrell was in...
How do I love thee Australian Semillon? Let me count the ways. For dry, firm long lived styles, the Hunter Valley is,...
Clare Valley is best known for its Rieslings but I’m a fan of the region’s Semillons too. Like the Rieslings, vibrant acidity...
Following last year’s post about the Old Vine Masterclass which I chaired for Wine Australia, a wine club client asked if I’d...
True to his word, following a recent vertical of Mount Pleasant’s iconic Lovedale Semillon winemaker Jim Chatto sent me a bottle of this...
I completely forgot to take any photos at this tasting but I reckon this photo of the venue (St Pancras Renaissance hotel)...
This time next week I shall be in Hunter Valley heaven. How delighted was I to receive an invitation to participate in...
It had escaped my attention until last week’s Australia Day Tasting that Hart & Hunter had hit these shores. Not just the...
I’m a huge fan of Australian Semillon and, after my South East Asian fellow Landmark delegates called for a bit more specificity...
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