Clarendon Hills produces no less than six single site Grenaches from three McLaren Vale sub-regions: Clarendon, Blewitt Springs and Kangarilla. What’s more,...
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After 25 years, Ministry of Clouds‘ Julian Forwood and Bernice Ong jacked in their successful wine marketing careers to make wine for themselves....
My first pit stop on last month’s visit to South Australia was to Bekkers Fine Wine in McLaren Vale. A great place...
Last month I presented a Grenache masterclass for Wine Australia. The variety may only represent around 1% of Australia’s crush, however premium...
Following my great Grenache round up last October Giles Cooke MW dropped me a line to suggest I take a look...
When I caught up with d’Arenberg’s Chester Osbourne last month he was thrilled that his project to build a ‘Rubik’s cube’-shaped visitors...
I’ve been on a bit of a McLaren Vale Grenache gig of late, especially for so-called warm climate Pinot Noir expressions like McLaren...
Former St Hallett boys Matt Gant (winemaker) and John Retsas (marketeer, pictured) are “the players” behind First Drop wines. With a Shiraz...
It’s day two of a Decanter panel tasting of regional Australian Shiraz today. Yesterday, we focused on South Australia and the ripe...
I arrived in Perth, Western Australia yesterday having spent a couple of days in McLaren Vale exploring its (unofficial) sub-regions. The region’s...
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