Mornington Peninsula’s glitterati have regularly graced these shores the last few years, presenting masterclasses focused on the maritime Victorian region’s flagship varieties...
Tag Archives: Pinot Noir
Mornington Peninsula has cast itself as Australia’s Pinot Noir Coast. I tasted eight examples of said coastal Pinot Noir at a producer-led...
Having tasted barrel samples, it’s always fascinating to taste the finished article. This month, I got re-acquainted with 2016 Pinot Noirs and...
While the Hanigan family, 3rd generation growers at Derwent Estate, have put their back into vamping up their winemaking capability since my...
The 2015 vintage has been touted as a great year for Yarra Valley Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Giant Steps has proclaimed it...
How do I love thee Australian Semillon? Let me count the ways. For dry, firm long lived styles, the Hunter Valley is,...
I tasted so many terrific wines in Australia last month that it has been horribly hard to choose my December Wines of...
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...
I touch down in Australia two weeks tomorrow to lead an Arblaster & Clarke tour to South Australia and Victoria. We finish...
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