Henschke Hill of Grace 2015 launches on 6th May. Expressive, very complete, I had a sneak preview of this stunning 54th release...
Tag Archives: Barossa Shiraz
Until Tuesday, I’d tasted Head Wines once and once only. Though I’d read much about them, they were not exported to the...
This week Decanter online published the results of a Value (sub-£20) Australian Shiraz panel tasting, just as I come to write up...
Double barrel no longer extends just to the name Jacob’s Creek, but also to the winemaking process for a recently introduced Shiraz...
The Blackwell name is associated with St Hallett. Stuart Blackwell has been Senior Winemaker for decades. St Hallett’s Reserve Shiraz is even...
In Monday’s post I reviewed my picks of First Drop’s latest releases. Today I look back at a visit with former St...
In Wednesday’s post I reviewed some thrilling new additions to the Barossa/Eden Valley wine scene from Powell & Son – Dave Powell’s...
Dave Powell needs no introduction. The founder of Torbreck took the brand from zero to hero, making among the Barossa’s most iconic...
Wednesday’s post looked at Alex Head’s thrilling single vineyard ‘Blonde’ & ‘Brunette’ Barossa Shiraz. Sticking with the theme, today’s retro-post looks at...
Did anyone else experience lashings of shed envy watching Channel 4’s Amazing Spaces Shed of the Year? Well multiply that by...
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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Great wrap-up on one of the most challenging vintages in living memory (for so many reasons). Thanks for sharing the stories and more about the amazing
Hi Sarah, great post, thank you very much! Looking forward to the other announced ones! Hope you are also going to review Pintas VP '18