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Cirillo 1850 Ancestor Grenache

 The Cirillo Ancestor Grenache is one of the few wines I buy on an annual basis....

Yarra Yering No1 Cabernet Blend

 I am digging into a number of wines from the 2018 vintage. It is regarded as a ...

The Untold Charm of Aged South African Sauvignons

Sauvignon Blanc is South Africa’s biggest export cultivar, and its most consumed...

Let Me Count The Ways

Once, many moons ago, I was in a bar in Sanlúcar de Barrameda with my friends Ti...

Wine’s Epiphany

When did you last cry? From pain, relief, elation? Was it a book, a movie? Were ...

A Wine Of One’s Own

“The closer you get to the equator, the warmer it becomes,” says the Wine and Sp...

Under The Influence

It wasn’t the most sublime wine moment of 2024 but it was the most watched. Duri...

Making A Shift

Haut-Brion holds a hallowed place not only in today’s luxury wine market and win...

Tasting Terroir

My scientific credentials are embarrassing. I struggled to get a C grade in Phys...

Why I Like Wine People

The times we live in being what they are, I need to start with a few disclaimers...

What Have Wine Merchants Ever Done for Us?

Of course, I stole the title of this article from Monty Python. One reason I did...

A Different Path

Did any grower ever say, ‘I’m looking for a really cold, wet site – Yorkshire, m...

Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape

 Vieux Télégraphe is the largest holder of the famous La Crau field, with its la...

Elio Grasso Ginestra Casa Maté

 Last year was the first time I visited the Elio Grasso Estate. Once you have ma...

Pooley Cooinda Vineyard Pinot Noir

 Time for a potentially controversial post. Pooley is a Tasmanian winery which h...

Langton's Classification Tasting, Part 1

 This tasting of the best Australian wines according to Langton's 'empirical' da...

Langton's Classification Tasting, Part 2

                                                            There was a lot of s...

Elanto Vineyard

 There are not many high density projects in Australia. The new Bindi vineyards ...

Rieslingfreak No.2

 Sometimes, not very often, when I drink a new wine, I am simply astonished. Thi...