Back from last week’s holidays in beautiful Teeside and I realise I’m becoming a twitcher. So much so, that I’m posting this...
Tag Archives: Australian wine
My interest in wine really took off when I attended a wine tasting course with The Wine Education Service in the late 90s. ...
In the last few weeks I’ve been catching up with the ranges of three of the Australian wine industry’s giants – Fosters Wine...
At last Thursday’s Harvey Nichols’ staff training (see here) Teusner Joshua 2007, a Barossa Valley Grenache Mourvedre Shiraz blend proved a big hit with...
Last week I caught up with boutique Barossa producer Dean Hewitson (pictured) of Hewitsonin London. Fresh out of the inaugural Grenache Symposium in the Rhone...
I’m teeing up for tomorrow’s celebration of Western Australia’s Foundation Day by whetting my whistle in style on the latest 2008 Chardonnay releases...
My June Wines of the Month reflect an inspiring month of tasting really great Australian wines. Both these wines come from members...
Volcanic ash got in the way of judging in Portugal this week, but there was a silver lining to this particular cloud. ...
The Wine Spectator has recently awarded 100 points to 2 fortified wines that couldn’t be more different: Dow 2007 vintage port (a...
Brian Croser is the man who founded pioneering winery, Petaluma, the first in the Adelaide Hills. He is known as Australia’s original...
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