The first of two webinars I’m moderating for Wines of Western Australia focused on Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon. Exchanges with the six...
Tag Archives: Cabernet Sauvignon
I was due to judge at The Limestone Coast Wine Show in October, so my November Wines of the Month – two...
This week I caught up with Virginia Willcock, Chief Winemaker at Vasse Felix, Margaret River, since 2006. When she scooped Australia’s Gourmet...
Referring to Margaret River’s three “unofficial” sub-regions, Langton’s Andrew Caillard MW described Wilyabrup’s powerful reds as having “Pauillac-like stature and richness” when he...
Yesterday, wine-searcher.com published my Q&A interview with Margaret River’s Cabernet queen, Vanya Cullen (here), to coincide with Cabernet Day. Caught me on...
On Monday, I wrote up an idiosyncratic wine from Margaret River, Western Australia – Gralyn Artizan. Idiosyncratic because it’s fortified and I...
I’ve tasted Vergelegen’s wines numerous times, both at home and in the Cape. Marvellously consistent and beautifully executed they’ve always been a beacon...
I’m a staunch supporter of Portugal’s native grape varieties. With over 450, why stray elsewhere? But even I have to admit that Quinta da...
Today is Cabernet Day and I can think of no better way to celebrate this, the world’s most fêted red variety, than...
Last year I was thrilled that The Great Wine Estates of Western Australia agreed to show their wines at The Circle 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