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: Great Southern
In September, I met Matt Swinney and caught up with his winemaker, Rob Mann, who is making some rather swish Great Southern...
With Australia Day Tastings x three for me (I was presenting Margaret River Masterclasses in London, Edinburgh & Dublin), I had plenty...
My New Year kicks off with something of a Western Australian focus. I’ll be presenting three Chardonnay and Cabernet-focused 50th Anniversary Margaret...
The Government of Western Australia European Office’s annual London tasting is getting bigger and bigger. It was good to see such depth...
And here they are – a.k.a winemaker Tony Davis (Snake) and marketeer Redmond Sweeney (Herring). I did (somewhat hesitatingly) ask why Snake...
It’s often said that a wine writer’s life is one long holiday. Last September’s trip to Western Australia in which I combined...
I love tasting and writing about wine but a part of me yearns to get my hands dirty and get involved in...
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