I haven’t travelled since February – not on a plane, barely on a bus or tube in London, where I live. Tasmania...
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Wine Australia’s annual Australia Trade Tasting, which kicks off my year, is always fertile ground for my Wines of the Month. Seasonally,...
Having tasted barrel samples, it’s always fascinating to taste the finished article. This month, I got re-acquainted with 2016 Pinot Noirs and...
Next month Wine Australia is hosting the largest gathering of Australian women winemakers and principals ever assembled. Naturally, there are tastings, both for...
When I visited Tasmania last November, I just missed Effervescence, Tasmania’s sparkling wine festival. This week, I received a press release about...
Since I last visited with Nick Glaezter in 2012, he has left Frogmoore Creek to focus 100% on his and his journalist...
Tasmanian winemaker Rebecca (Bec) Duffy told me she was “lucky” that, having taken on Holm Oak in 2006, the brand and seven...
While the Hanigan family, 3rd generation growers at Derwent Estate, have put their back into vamping up their winemaking capability since my...
Champagne absolutely dominated the market for fizz when I worked in retail. While first Cava, now Prosecco succeeded in providing a cheaper...
Continuing this week’s ‘turning over a new leaf’ theme, today we switch focus from the Azores to an Australian island. Tasmania’s Derwent...
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 Paul, thanks for the feedback. I'm not travelling so more limited tasting opportunities than usual - especially for the smaller players/quintas. If
Thanks for the feedback Leiv. You might enjoy this report on a Cape Mentelle vertical, back to 1993 - https://thewinedetective.co.uk/blog/margaret-river-cape-mentelle-cabernet-sauvignon-vertical-1993-2014