I caught up with Shaw & Smith’s Michael Hill-Smith MW last week who, understandably, was keen to show off his 2012 vintage...
Tag Archives: Australian wine
Waking up to snow this morning, it’s hard to believe that Australia has been in the grip of unprecedented heatwaves. In Western...
This time last week I was en route to The Wine Society in Stevenage for a thought-provoking peek at a selection of...
Dusting off the jewels may seem a strange title for this blog post in Australia but, in the UK, a fair few...
Former Tasmanian wicket-keeper Joe Holyman is well travelled around wine. He grew up on the island where his father had “a hobby...
Yesterday, wine-searcher.com published my Q&A interview with Margaret River’s Cabernet queen, Vanya Cullen (here), to coincide with Cabernet Day. Caught me on...
While recent export figures for Australian wine (year ending June 2012) show a decline in volume, on an optimistic note, value increased....
Last Wednesday I wrote up a visit with Vaughn Dell & Linda Morice of Sinapius. During our visit Dell observed, with the...
My last report on Tasmania (here) focused on the island’s biggest new player, Brown Brothers’ Tasmanian Estates. The umbrella brand was established...
Earlier this year, amidst much fanfare, Berkmann Wine Cellars announced the revamp of their Australian wine range – “the most significant range...
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