I was mighty impressed with Powell & Son’s wines when I first tasted them with Dave Powell in 2016. So it was...
Tag Archives: Australian Shiraz
This week Decanter online published the results of a Value (sub-£20) Australian Shiraz panel tasting, just as I come to write up...
I kicked off my last (2009) report of a vertical of Clonakilla’s flagship wine with a question: ‘Shiraz Viognier blends – fine...
Next month I’ll be presenting a masterclass for Wine Australia looking at cool climate wines which, though from high altitude, fly under...
The Blackwell name is associated with St Hallett. Stuart Blackwell has been Senior Winemaker for decades. St Hallett’s Reserve Shiraz is even...
Of the classic top French grapes, for my taste/pocket, Syrah/Shiraz delivers bang for buck most consistently. (And I’m defining “bang” as perfume, flavour...
Wednesday’s post looked at Alex Head’s thrilling single vineyard ‘Blonde’ & ‘Brunette’ Barossa Shiraz. Sticking with the theme, today’s retro-post looks at...
Did anyone else experience lashings of shed envy watching Channel 4’s Amazing Spaces Shed of the Year? Well multiply that by...
I spent last month seeking out elegant styles of Shiraz from warm climate South Australian regions McLaren Vale and the Barossa and...
I’m a big fan of 2010 reds from South Australia, so it was a thrill to discover that Johan Henschke had snuck a...
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