Not all icons cost an arm and a leg. I dub one of my November Wines of the Month Australia’s Grand Cru...
Tag Archives: Australia’s First Families of Wine
Whenever I visit Australia, I’m always blown away by the freshness and quality of the fish and shellfish. Blue swimmer crab is...
When I joined Oddbins, if there was a name on everyone’s lips, it was d’Arenberg. Flagship Shiraz The Dead Arm was referred to in...
Time for another vertical from Australia’s First Families of Wine, this one an unusual co-fermented blend I’ve not come across before, incorporating Savoie’s...
Attending a tasting is a guerilla attack-like affair – it’s all about focus, prioritising, what to cover so you can get back...
Volcanic ash got in the way of judging in Portugal this week, but there was a silver lining to this particular cloud. ...
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