My December Wines of the Month are a contrasting pair from Australia – a Clare Valley Riesling and Rutherglen Muscat. What they...
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To ‘moderate’ was my challenge for Wine Australia’s Rutherglen Muscat webinar last week. Rutherglen Muscat is one of the world’s headiest, most...
Portuguese fortified wines have been my focus this last week (watch out for my top tips in next Monday’s post) but, in...
The Downer Room at Australia House (pictured) might well be described as classic, grand, rarified even. All words which describe the Muscats...
This year, for the first time, an Australian wine scored 100 points in The Wine Spectator. It was a fortified wine and, if you’ve...
Not for the first time this week, I’m playing around with the Old World, New World concept (see my Wines of the...
Rutherglen in North East Victoria probably has Australia’s best known cluster of fortified wine producers. It fielded some of the region’s finest...
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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It's terrifically consistent isn't it. Wishing you all v best too Paul. Sarah
Hi Sarah, Many thanks again for this one! Very happy to read Pintas VP '18 doesn't disappoint but shines like their VP '17! Wish you a