Visiting Margaret River last November, I received an intriguing email from David Hohnen AM, subject-matter “slip the leash.” The acclaimed winemaker has...
Tag Archives: Australian wine
I have greatly enjoyed the Grenaches I have tasted from the unusually cool 2017 vintage. Toby and Emmanuelle Bekkers’ Grenache is a...
Wine Australia’s annual Australia Trade Tasting, which kicks off my year, is always fertile ground for my Wines of the Month. Seasonally,...
Not all icons cost an arm and a leg. I dub one of my November Wines of the Month Australia’s Grand Cru...
Established in 1858, Hunter Valley leading light Tyrrell’s Wines is 160 years old this year. Fifth generation winemaker Chris Tyrrell was in...
Conducted at breakneck speed, my report on September’s Mornington Peninsula Masterclass focuses on my tasting notes. This year, the visiting vignerons elected...
Cape Mentelle’s Estate Director Cameron Murphy was in town last month and took the opportunity to present a vertical tasting of Cape...
Lower key and more intimate than usual, The Penfolds Collection 2018 UK press preview with Peter Gago took the form of a...
With so many Australian wine tastings last month, it has been exceptionally tough to single out my Wines of the Month. In...
Changes are afoot at McHenry Hohnen. David Hohnen has officially retired from winemaking for the Margaret River label he co-founded. Taking on...
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 […]