I missed my glasses of Pewsey Vale Riesling as I talked vintage 2020 with Louisa Rose on Monday. But moderation seemed best,...
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The bar has been relentlessly high this last couple of months in terms of Australian tasting samples. Lucky me. In April, I...
Henschke Hill of Grace 2015 launches on 6th May. Expressive, very complete, I had a sneak preview of this stunning 54th release...
Until Tuesday, I’d tasted Head Wines once and once only. Though I’d read much about them, they were not exported to the...
I was mighty impressed with Powell & Son’s wines when I first tasted them with Dave Powell in 2016. So it was...
No doubt about it, a Powell & Son single vineyard Shiraz was going to make the cut for July Wines of the...
Dave Powell needs no introduction. The founder of Torbreck took the brand from zero to hero, making among the Barossa’s most iconic...
I submitted my copy for a Decanter Expert’s Choice feature last week, which is focused on a Langton’s Classification of Australian Wine...
Alex Head’s first newsletter of the year reminded me that I’d not written up his excellent Barossa reds. I’d hoped to catch...
I’m starting to wonder if, by November when I judge at The Australian Alternative Variety Wine Show, so-called alternative varieties will have...
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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Great wrap-up on one of the most challenging vintages in living memory (for so many reasons). Thanks for sharing the stories and more about the amazing
Hi Sarah, great post, thank you very much! Looking forward to the other announced ones! Hope you are also going to review Pintas VP '18