Arriving in Margaret River last Thursday fresh (or not!) from my flight, I was pitched headlong into the heady whirlwind of fine...
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Vanya Cullen was in town last week and presented an insightful vertical tasting of Cullen Kevin John Chardonnay (2010-2015) and Cullen Diana...
The annual London Australia Day Tasting (“ADT”) and satellite tastings which surround it presented no shortage of candidates for this post. Not...
Today I arrive in Portalagre, Alentejo’s northernmost, most elevated sub-region. Home to some uncommonly fresh reds for a region this far south....
My “Wonderful Wines of Aus” dinner takes place a week today at Pont de la Tour (details here) while, this Friday, Emma...
It’s the annual Australia Day Tasting in London tomorrow. It’s a biggie so I’m always glad to have the chance to pick...
On Monday I wrote up the outstanding 2013 vintage of Mount Horrocks Cordon Cut Riesling – a stand out of last week’s...
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...
How to sum up this iconic Cabernet Merlot? A daunting task – but if there’s a thread to be pulled from Cullen’s...
Cullen Wines Annual Chardonnay tasting took place last weekend. The blind tasting, which was the brainchild of the late Dr Kevin John...
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 Donna - lucky you, living in Sintra and close to Bairrada. So much going on. And thanks for your feedback too -
Hi Sarah, I so enjoyed finding this, what great wine writing! I had all but given up reading wine blogs, laden as they are with […]