Changes are afoot at McHenry Hohnen. David Hohnen has officially retired from winemaking for the Margaret River label he co-founded. Taking on...
Tag Archives: Australian Syrah
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote up a thrilling trio of new wave, finely honed, aromatic McLaren Vale Grenaches. Winemaker Emmanuelle...
In September, Mornington Peninsula winemakers will be visiting London again to showcase signature varieties Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Burgundy’s grapes perform extremely...
I saw red last month. Not just in terms of my most memorable wines of the month, but also having heard various...
Next month I’ll be presenting a masterclass for Wine Australia looking at cool climate wines which, though from high altitude, fly under...
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...
I spent last month seeking out elegant styles of Shiraz from warm climate South Australian regions McLaren Vale and the Barossa and...
Fuelled by the gold rush, the state of Victoria ruled Australia’s first wine wave in the 19th century. What else accounts for...
UK artisanal wine importers Indigo Wines are renowned for their Spanish portfolio but they’ve been listing some terrific cutting edge Australian producers...
A bird may feature in the name and on the labels but Caroline Mooney’s distinctly un-worked, terroir-driven wines could not be further...
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 Donna - lucky you, living in Sintra and close to Bairrada. So much going on. And thanks for your feedback too -
Hi Sarah, I so enjoyed finding this, what great wine writing! I had all but given up reading wine blogs, laden as they are with […]