Just before I headed off to South Africa, I caught up with Margaret River winemaker Virginia Willcock of Vasse Felix. Interviewing her...
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David Hohnen of McHenry Hohnen, Margaret River, shared a selection of vinous gems last week at Australia House, London. I’ve been following...
Sticking with Margaret River after Monday’s write up of Cullen Wine’s 40th Anniversary vertical tasting of Diana Madeline (1981-2010) here, the Margaret River Wine Industry...
How to sum up this iconic Cabernet Merlot? A daunting task – but if there’s a thread to be pulled from Cullen’s...
This year, I’ve shown Leeuwin Estate’s Art Series Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 twice. It was a big hit at a London International Wine...
Cullen Wines Annual Chardonnay tasting took place last weekend. The blind tasting, which was the brainchild of the late Dr Kevin John...
It’s Cabernet Day today and having recently tasted 30 years of Australia’s finest, Cullen Wines Diana Madeline Cabernet Merlot from 1981-2010, I think...
My white August Wine of the Month is a Margaret River Chardonnay and here’s another beaut, also from the Wilyabrup region, plus...
I’m teeing up for tomorrow’s celebration of Western Australia’s Foundation Day by whetting my whistle in style on the latest 2008 Chardonnay releases...
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...
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