I know, I know, Penfolds Grange keeps cropping up lately. But if a friend celebrates her 50th by opening a magnum of...
Tag Archives: Shiraz
Focusing exclusively on cool climate examples, Clonakilla’s Tim Kirk confounded his audience (me included) when he presented his Shiraz masterclass at the...
Eating out in Australia is always a treat. Colourful, with multi-stranded influences, Melbourne (pictured) is as exciting a melting pot as any...
Drier and warmer than the rest of Tasmania, the southerly Coal River Valley has form when it comes to vinous surprises. Who would...
This is where it all started at Tyrrells. The ironbark slab hut in Pokolbin, the Hunter Valley. Hand built in 1858 by Edward...
Last November I tasted a couple of new kids on the block from Penfolds, as well as some glorious old vintages of iconic wines...
When I joined Oddbins, if there was a name on everyone’s lips, it was d’Arenberg. Flagship Shiraz The Dead Arm was referred to in...
So we’ve had South Africa -v- the Loire on the blancs, Sauvignon and Chenin. What about this pair of seemingly evenly price matched...
Penfolds house style famously emerged from the constraints of a fortified wine culture when the iconic flagship, Penfolds Grange, was created by Max...
Cult & Boutique Wines import a number of wines I’d not previously tasted, many of which, given their name, you’ll not be surprised...
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