WINE OF THE WEEK: Blind Spot Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2016, Yarra Valley, Australia
£10.95, The Wine Society I’ve tasted seven of the latest Blind Spot Australian wines and it’s difficult to choose only one as Wine of the...
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Feb 16, 2017
WINE OF THE WEEK: Vasse Felix Filius Chardonnay 2016, Margaret River, Australia
£12.99, Waitrose I love a good Chardonnay – anything from taut, streamlined, mineral Chablis to fuller, richer, barrel-aged styles. But...
Oct 16, 2016
A Corker of an Afternoon: checking into the recorking clinic
Caught in the act: me snapping the documentary cameraman from National Geographic photographing my three bottles of Grange just before we...
Jul 28, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Wakefield Estate Shiraz 2014, Clare Valley, Australia
£11.99, or £8.99 in any 6-bottle mix, Majestic Most red wine is drunk too warm, but people are reluctant to put it in the fridge for the...
May 13, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Tim Adams The Fergus 2012, Clare Valley, Australia
£10, Tesco I hadn’t planned to recommend this juicy, round, oak-matured red this week, although it’s a perennial favourite, but the...
Apr 19, 2016
Penfolds Grange and Special Bins: a unique vertical tasting in Paris
Hosted by the Australian Ambassador to France at "an intimate dinner", it was billed as "the first ever monumental vertical tasting of...
Apr 5, 2016
Iconic, historic... it must be Penfolds Grange and a Rewards of Patience tasting
Penfolds' fifth Rewards of Patience was a remarkable, unrepeatable tasting over four days in September 2003. It included the complete set...
Mar 23, 2016
Wines to Pair with Chocolate – and how to make them tango
Chocolate can be a tricky customer when it comes to matching wines, but it’s certainly not a no-go area. Believe me, after years of...
Jan 10, 2016
Moderate Alcohol, Persuasive Flavour
If you know where to look, there are plenty of wines with modest alcohol but bags of character and flavour Prompted by the UK...
Jan 7, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Barossa Riesling 2015, Eden Valley
£8, Marks & Spencer If you’re going for the complete January detox and diet, you have my sympathy – and more usefully a recommendation...
Dec 4, 2015
WINE OF THE WEEK: Tim Adams Clare Valley Semillon 2011
£9.75, selected Tesco and tesco.com/wine This dry Australian Semillon is an old favourite, not only for its citrus-zest freshness,...
Aug 13, 2015
WINE OF THE WEEK: La Bohème Act Four Syrah Gamay 2013
£14.75, Oddbins A wine for opera lovers, Puccini fans, incurable romantics and anyone who likes full, generously fruity, soft-textured...
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