Until Tuesday, I’d tasted Head Wines once and once only. Though I’d read much about them, they were not exported to the...
Tag Archives: Barossa wine
In Monday’s post I reviewed my picks of First Drop’s latest releases. Today I look back at a visit with former St...
Alex Head’s first newsletter of the year reminded me that I’d not written up his excellent Barossa reds. I’d hoped to catch...
How spoiled am I for choice this month? March was my Big Australian Month in terms of the number and diversity of...
Following on from last week’s pictorial report on my McLaren Vale pinosity adventures, here’s some pics with my Barossa picks. Once again,...
This post about Saltram was prompted by my current research on Australian alternative varietal wines for an Expert’s Choice feature for Decanter. ...
This month’s Imbibe magazine will feature my in depth look at Barossa Shiraz following up on my visit last July to this...
Former St Hallett boys Matt Gant (winemaker) and John Retsas (marketeer, pictured) are “the players” behind First Drop wines. With a Shiraz...
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...
Barossa-based Yalumba is Australia’s oldest family owned winery and yet remains one of its most innovative. This tasting celebrates 160 years of...
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