Mornington Peninsula’s glitterati have regularly graced these shores the last few years, presenting masterclasses focused on the maritime Victorian region’s flagship varieties...
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Mornington Peninsula has cast itself as Australia’s Pinot Noir Coast. I tasted eight examples of said coastal Pinot Noir at a producer-led...
I recently reviewed Moorooduc Estate’s current and forthcoming releases for Decanter Premium, additionally penning a producer profile. It was good to catch...
Great wine is art, craft and, oh yes, graft. All words which well describe Garry Crittenden’s contribution to the genre. So Big...
What’s in a name? In Onannon, three names and a pun (or was my leg being pulled?) As for what’s in the...
On Monday I wrote up May’s Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir Masterclass. Continuing on the theme of evolution, this vertical of 10 Minutes by...
Australian winemakers are famously co-operative. A quality which, to my mind, explains why the country has such a dynamic, fast-moving wine...
Last Monday I had the pleasure of presenting five mini-vertical flights of top Australian Pinot Noir from the Yarra Valley and Mornington...
Last week I reported (here) on the Yarra Valley Chardonnay masterclass presented by Phil Sexton (Giant Steps/Innocent Bystander) at Wine Australia’s Independence...
Perfumed and silky, Pinot Noir reds are as summery as they come but, given how wet and cold it’s been, I’m thinking...
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