Presented my final tasting of the year last night. A couple of the wines, Innocent Bystander Moscato (pictured) and St Hallett Gamekeeper’s...
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Howard Park is one of Margaret River’s famous names, but the winery kicked off a full decade before the first “Margs” vines were...
Presented a superb tasting at The Capital in Knightsbridge yesterday for Waitrose Food Illustrated readers. Lots of positive comments about the wines,...
I last visited the Alentejo in 2007 but it wasn’t until this more extensive visit that I fully realised how young the...
I’ve posted tasting notes of some terrific Australian verticals lately (de Bortoli, Shaw & Smith and Clonakilla). My wines of the month...
Shiraz Viognier blends – fine wine or fashion? Discuss. Not a Master of Wine paper, but Canberra-based Clonakilla’s wine unquestionably falls into...
Just out of a fun blind tasting at McHenry Hohnen of 22 Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre-dominated blends, 11 from the Barossa, 1 from...
I’m off to Western Australia today on various journo missions, also guesting at the Howard Park International Riesling tasting and judging Qantas...
Cullen Kevin John Chardonnay 2007, Margaret River, Western Australia – I must declare an interest, albeit minor…my biceps played some part in...
In the first week of September, I visited the Douro Boys, the quality focused individuals behind Quintas do Vallado, do Crasto, do...
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