During July’s heat spikes, refreshment was at a premium. According to the Met Office, we can expect more of the same in...
Tag Archives: Clare Valley
My April Wines of the Month are a top tier classic Clare Valley Riesling from Pikes and a new flagship Douro red...
I have tasted Pikes’ Rieslings many times in the past, but not for a while. Now with Enotria & Coe, the importer...
Last month, Mitchell Taylor, MD of Wakefield Wines, presented a comprehensive low down about the challenges and opportunities of the 2020 vintage...
September brimmed with opportunities to taste top notch Australian wine, with many visiting producers. Unsurprisingly, my October Wines of the Month are...
Clare Valley is best known for its Rieslings but I’m a fan of the region’s Semillons too. Like the Rieslings, vibrant acidity...
Andrew Mitchell has been making Riesling in the Clare Valley for 40 years. These days he has a helping hand from his...
Cloud. Rain. Not quite the weather we expected to encounter on day 1 of Arblaster & Clarke’s vintage tour of South Australia...
When I visited Grosset back in 2008, there was talk of Fiano. This year, he has released the first fruits of his...
It took me a while to realise that my chauffeur from Ochota Barrels in Adelaide Hills to Clare Valley was my host...
Pico, the Azores – the Santorini of Portugal? I have to admit that I’d thought of the Azores…
One of the wine world’s great bargains: 2011… A few years ago Luis Sottomayer (Head winemaker for Casa Ferreirinha and…
2011 Vintage Ports round up – 35 Ports reviewed I'm wary of being reductive but, if there's a phrase…
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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
Hi Geoff, The Wine Soc do one offs. Maybe try contacting Clarke Foyster, Carlos Lucas' importer? V best Sarah