Located two hours north of Sydney, the Hunter Valley has long been a popular retreat for Sydneysiders three of whom, solicitors Tony Albert, John...
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Ask anyone why the Douro Valley is famous and they’ll say Port – most likely vintage port, which accounts for a measly...
Symington Family Estates are easily the Douro’s largest landowners with no less than 25 quintas (estates) totalling 1,769 hectares, of which 940 are...
In the last week, I’ve presented a couple of blind tastings focused on Chardonnay and regionality in Australia. My line up, the...
If you could create your own list of seven wonders of the world, what would you include? For me, with not a...
Robert Hill Smith and Peter Barry dug deep into their reserves to show some older wines at a well over-subscribed Riesling masterclass...
For members of the trade, cask samples of Fladgate’s 2008 Single Quinta Vintage Ports (SQVPs) will be available to taste at theLondon...
Attending a tasting is a guerilla attack-like affair – it’s all about focus, prioritising, what to cover so you can get back...
Volcanic ash got in the way of judging in Portugal this week, but there was a silver lining to this particular cloud. ...
Taylor’s (owned by Taylor, Fladgate & Yeatman), is the brand leader for aged tawnies, so I grabbed the chance to participate in a...
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