Unusual in the New World: McCrea Counoise 2006
An interesting shape shifter of a wine: XXVI Mestre Daniel Vinho de Talha Branco 2023
Drinking nicely now: Quinta das Marias Alfrocheiro 2007
Amazingly fresh and bright: Dry River Chardonnay 1997
Very long, very complex, very interesting: Muddy Water Pinotage 2000
Brilliantly self-confident NZ syrah: Stonecroft Syrah 2008
A serious wine with terrific persistence: Trinity Hill Pinot Noir 2004
Deeply viscous and well-balanced: Highfield Riesling 2000
Tasting History: Borges Terrantez 1846 Madeira: where every wine is a performance in its own right, every glass of very old Terrantez becomes a final, unrecordable swan song.
Talha wine: Herdade do Rocim Amphora 2020 Alentejo, Portugal. Taste wines today like the best made in Roman times.
Great art: DFJ Grand' Art Alvarinho 2020 Portugal. Who needs boring old Chardonnay when you can have this!
Happy Sauvignon Blanc day: Les Ormes de Cambras Sauvignon Cuvee Reservee 2020 Languedoc, France
Pitch-perfect Port: Quinta do Noval Nacional 1997 Douro, Portugal
Black wines matter: Les Galets d’Olt Malbec 2016 Cahors, France
Ticks all the boxes: Guerila Retro 2017 , Vipava, Slovenia
Ethically farmed: Carstens Cinsault 2016 , South Africa
Vines older than time: Zorah Yeraz 2015 , Armenia
La belle epoque: Epoque Sauvignon Gris 2016 , Bergerac, France
Haro heroine: Vina Bosconia 2008 Rioja, Spain