With so many Australian wine tastings last month, it has been exceptionally tough to single out my Wines of the Month. In...
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My August Wines of the Month are two sensual beauties, with terrific mouthfeel and complexity. Mouthfeel might suggest weighty but, fresh and...
With this prolonged hot spell of weather, I’m drawn to wines with a lightness and energy about them. As I waited for...
Following on from last Friday’s post about Warramate, today’s report focuses on its iconic sister-label, Yarra Yering. It was good to re-visit...
My February visit with Yarra Valley Wine Women provided an opportunity for an extensive tasting with Sarah Crowe at Yarra Yering in...
Yeringberg‘s wines are eagerly sought out in Australia and a visit (by appointment only) is a must for any wine fan. Built...
In honour of International Women’s Day, I give you portraits of two ladies – Yarra Valley Wine Women, Caroline Mooney and Kate Goodman. You...
I hadn’t appreciated quite how lucky I was to visit Wantirna Estate until (a) I saw the tiny barrel cellar and (b)...
I saw red last month. Not just in terms of my most memorable wines of the month, but also having heard various...
This year Xanadu celebrates its 40th anniversary, so what better excuse to run through the portfolio, including a vertical of Xanadu’s flagship...
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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Great wrap-up on one of the most challenging vintages in living memory (for so many reasons). Thanks for sharing the stories and more about the amazing
Hi Sarah, great post, thank you very much! Looking forward to the other announced ones! Hope you are also going to review Pintas VP '18