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...
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Did anyone else experience lashings of shed envy watching Channel 4’s Amazing Spaces Shed of the Year? Well multiply that by...
Following on from last week’s pictorial report on my McLaren Vale pinosity adventures, here’s some pics with my Barossa picks. Once again,...
I’m a big fan of 2010 reds from South Australia, so it was a thrill to discover that Johan Henschke had snuck a...
The Australian wine industry is blessed with great raconteurs. Elderton’s Cameron Ashmead is one of them. In London at the end of...
This post about Saltram was prompted by my current research on Australian alternative varietal wines for an Expert’s Choice feature for Decanter. ...
Wolf Blass (the man) used to be known as “the master blender” but, as the brand’s Chief Winemaker points out, “when...
Back in my Oddbins’ days Elderton Command Shiraz lived up to its name. It commanded terrific respect among Oddbinites, staff and customers...
Magnificent Seven or Artisans of Barossa? No matter, Kym Teusner is one of their number. And, good news, Hallowed Ground are now...
Following on from yesterday’s blog focusing on St Hallett’s single vineyard Shiraz range, here’s a hot off the press link to my...
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