Having tasted barrel samples, it’s always fascinating to taste the finished article. This month, I got re-acquainted with 2016 Pinot Noirs and...
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Friday, 21st September is International Grenache Day, so why not raise a toast to this variety’s exciting turn around in Australia? Here...
With this prolonged hot spell of weather, I’m drawn to wines with a lightness and energy about them. As I waited for...
In September, Mornington Peninsula winemakers will be visiting London again to showcase signature varieties Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Burgundy’s grapes perform extremely...
It’s July, it’s scorching so I know, I know, Vintage Port. But then this post is all about being smitten, not seasonal. ...
This sweltering week has most definitely been one for a G & T or wine lovers’ equivalent – classic dry Australian Riesling. ...
Last week’s Wine Australia One Day Wine School showcased a couple of excellent 2011 New South Wales’ wines, whose grapes experienced rather...
Following on from last Friday’s post about Warramate, today’s report focuses on its iconic sister-label, Yarra Yering. It was good to re-visit...
My February visit with Yarra Valley Wine Women provided an opportunity for an extensive tasting with Sarah Crowe at Yarra Yering in...
In my last McLaren Vale post I focused on the South Australian region’s new wave Grenache. Thrilling stuff. But an old timer...
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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