Just as the Western Australia Government announced the temporary closure of the Western Australian border, from midnight this Sunday, cheering news came...
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It has been a hectic but rewarding last week attending all three Australia Day Tastings in London, Edinburgh and Dublin to present...
Vanya Cullen was in town last week and presented an insightful vertical tasting of Cullen Kevin John Chardonnay (2010-2015) and Cullen Diana...
Given Vasse Felix’s towering reputation for Chardonnay these days I must admit that I was taken aback to discover that the Margaret...
Flowstone is the creation of Stuart Pym and fellow “wine tragic” Phil Giglia. Recently awarded James Halliday’s Best New Winery Award (Wine...
Having recently presented a vertical of Suckfizzle Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2001, 2005, 2008 – one of Margaret River’s finest examples – it...
The Australia Day Tasting (ADT) in London presented an opportunity to taste the latest top notch Art Series releases from leading Margaret...
Waking up to snow this morning, it’s hard to believe that Australia has been in the grip of unprecedented heatwaves. In Western...
Atrocious weather this bank holiday weekend. I’m sure even the most hardened republicans felt sorry for the royals and well wishers at...
Niepoort Ladredo 2008 (Ribeira Sacra, Spain) Though made by Portugal’s Dirk Niepoort this wine didn’t qualify for my top five Portuguese wines because...
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