Sarah Ahmed – The Wine Detective

My kind of progressive alliance: Australia’s First Families of Wine

Volcanic ash got in the way of judging in Portugal this week, but there was a silver lining to this particular cloud.  It meant I could make it to dinner last night with members of Australia’s First Families of Wine (AFFW): Brown Brothers (Victoria) Campbells (Victoria) D’Arenberg (South Australia) De Bortoli (NSW) Henschke (South Australia) [...]

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Australia Trade Tasting 2010 – Pinot Noir & Chardonnay report

At last year’s Australia Day tasting, varietal tables for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay reinforced how a new generation of winemakers are really starting to get under the skin of these Burgundian varieties (you can find my notes here). This year, I made a bee-line for Mornington Peninsula and Yarra Valley producers who are leading the [...]

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The real amber nectar: De Bortoli Noble One vertical

Forget the beer, this is what I call amber nectar! If you’ve ever wondered how that bottle of Noble One you’ve stashed away might age, or how the wine once labelled De Bortoli Sauternes stacks up against Sauternes from Bordeaux, now’s your chance to find out. In celebration of the 25th anniversary of Noble One, [...]

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