What’s in a name? In Onannon, three names and a pun (or was my leg being pulled?) As for what’s in the...
Tag Archives: Mornington Peninsula
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...
It feels naughty to write up ‘the other Pinot’ before Mornington Peninsula Wineries’ recent ‘Making Waves’ Pinot Noir masterclass and tasting,...
Last week I reported (here) on the Yarra Valley Chardonnay masterclass presented by Phil Sexton (Giant Steps/Innocent Bystander) at Wine Australia’s Independence...
Main Ridge Estate was founded in 1975 by Rosalie and Nat White. The Mornington Peninsula pioneers produced their maiden vintage in 1980 in a...
Perfumed and silky, Pinot Noir reds are as summery as they come but, given how wet and cold it’s been, I’m thinking...
At the end of last month I caught up, at last, with David and Wendy Lloyd of Eldridge Estate, Red Hill, Mornington...
How do you make a small fortune in wine? Start out with a big one, so the joke goes. But it didn’t...
In recent years, Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays from Mornington Peninsula have really excited not just me, but also consumers to whom I’ve...
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