Eight years ago, I enjoyed my first taste of Pewsey Vale Riesling 1982. A marvel, which had been sealed under screwcap with...
Tag Archives: Riesling
I am going single varietal this month. It’s not unusual with Australia – especially having just been at at Riesling Downunder, where I...
Riesling is notoriously beloved by the wine trade, but something of a hard sell among end consumers. So it was reassuring to...
Arresting impression, abiding memory. My mind (as if still tickled by my taste buds) keeps returning to this White Wine of Show...
Including the entry-level classic Riesling in his 100 Best Australian Wines, Matthew Jukes observed, “after three quiet years JC is back.” When...
Jeffery Grosset, Australia’s classic Riesling king, has described the 2014 vintage as “outstanding.” I’m not begging to differ. Rather it’s a case...
Remember the tagline “Australians wouldn’t give a XXXX for anything else,” from the 1980s/90s advertisements for Castlemaine beer? I’m surprised I do because...
While Jacob’s Creek is among the UK’s best selling brands, the same cannot be said of brand Riesling. Ironic then that Riesling is something...
While Jacob’s Creek is among the UK’s best selling brands, the same cannot be said of brand Riesling. Ironic then that Riesling...
When I taste Jeffrey Grosset’s Rieslings, though I’m sure their tremendous purity and vigour is the perfect cobweb cleaner, I like to feel grounded,...
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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Great wrap-up on one of the most challenging vintages in living memory (for so many reasons). Thanks for sharing the stories and more about the amazing
Hi Sarah, great post, thank you very much! Looking forward to the other announced ones! Hope you are also going to review Pintas VP '18