Hyperbole? Not at all. I am all too aware that it is a great privilege to taste rare and iconic Barossa museum...
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Double barrel no longer extends just to the name Jacob’s Creek, but also to the winemaking process for a recently introduced Shiraz...
Inevitably, fortified wines played a role during December’s festivities. I must admit I feel like I’ve been hankering for more of Blandy’s...
How do I love thee Australian Semillon? Let me count the ways. For dry, firm long lived styles, the Hunter Valley is,...
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...
Following last year’s post about the Old Vine Masterclass which I chaired for Wine Australia, a wine club client asked if I’d...
No doubt about it, a Powell & Son single vineyard Shiraz was going to make the cut for July Wines of the...
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...
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