Gary and Nick Farr (pictured) are the father and son team behind By Farr in Geelong, Victoria. At last year’s Landmark tutorial Michael Hill-Smith...
Tag Archives: Australian wine
They say one man’s meat is another man’s poison and so it was for Pinot Noir specialist William (Bill) Downie in the...
By all accounts, big picture, 2011 was a challenging vintage for Australia’s winemakers in the eastern states (South Australia, Victoria, New South...
My white August Wine of the Month is a Margaret River Chardonnay and here’s another beaut, also from the Wilyabrup region, plus...
This is where it all started at Tyrrells. The ironbark slab hut in Pokolbin, the Hunter Valley. Hand built in 1858 by Edward...
It’s day two of a Decanter panel tasting of regional Australian Shiraz today. Yesterday, we focused on South Australia and the ripe...
Off to McLaren Vale today after a couple of days in the Adelaide Hills. I can report that the Hills are alive...
Last November I tasted a couple of new kids on the block from Penfolds, as well as some glorious old vintages of iconic wines...
This week has had a bit of an Aussie focus with Stonier International Pinot Noir Tasting, Jacobs Creek’s release of their new...
The end of the year is an opportunity to reflect on which wines made the most lasting impression. This week, find out which...
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