My December Wines of the Month are a contrasting pair from Australia – a Clare Valley Riesling and Rutherglen Muscat. What they...
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September brimmed with opportunities to taste top notch Australian wine, with many visiting producers. Unsurprisingly, my October Wines of the Month are...
Eight years ago, I enjoyed my first taste of Pewsey Vale Riesling 1982. A marvel, which had been sealed under screwcap with...
I am going single varietal this month. It’s not unusual with Australia – especially having just been at at Riesling Downunder, where I...
Riesling is notoriously beloved by the wine trade, but something of a hard sell among end consumers. So it was reassuring to...
Andrew Mitchell has been making Riesling in the Clare Valley for 40 years. These days he has a helping hand from his...
Jeffery Grosset, Australia’s classic Riesling king, has described the 2014 vintage as “outstanding.” I’m not begging to differ. Rather it’s a case...
Remember the tagline “Australians wouldn’t give a XXXX for anything else,” from the 1980s/90s advertisements for Castlemaine beer? I’m surprised I do because...
It being the season of new growth, perhaps my April Wines of the Month should have been ingénues? However, I cannot help myself...
Last week (here) I wrote up quite the most amazing aged Australian Riesling – Jim Barry Watervale Rhine Riesling 1977 – 36...
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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It's terrifically consistent isn't it. Wishing you all v best too Paul. Sarah
Hi Sarah, Many thanks again for this one! Very happy to read Pintas VP '18 doesn't disappoint but shines like their VP '17! Wish you a