Wine Australia’s annual Australia Trade Tasting, which kicks off my year, is always fertile ground for my Wines of the Month. Seasonally,...
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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...
My September Wines of the Month are young but sophisticated, surely with long lives ahead. With terroir in spades, they scream right...
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote up a thrilling trio of new wave, finely honed, aromatic McLaren Vale Grenaches. Winemaker Emmanuelle...
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 Paul, thanks for the feedback. I'm not travelling so more limited tasting opportunities than usual - especially for the smaller players/quintas. If
Thanks for the feedback Leiv. You might enjoy this report on a Cape Mentelle vertical, back to 1993 - https://thewinedetective.co.uk/blog/margaret-river-cape-mentelle-cabernet-sauvignon-vertical-1993-2014