Even Colleen Miller describes typical Australian Merlot as “very ‘blah’…going from green unripe plum straight to prune in most years.” The country’s longstanding clone...
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Granite is an acidic, well drained soil which seems to imbue wines with lovely freshness and lift. Fruit is juicy, well-defined and intense...
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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