Leeuwin Estate: producer profile and 22 wines tasted
Behind the success of the Art Series labels…
Sarah Ahmed, aka The Wine Detective, is an independent, London-based wine writer, educator and judge. She was awarded the Vintners Cup in 2003, the Portuguese Annual Wine Awards’ Wine Writer of the Year 2009, and was short-listed for the International Wine & Spirit Competition Communicator of the Year in 2009 and 2010.
In addition to publishing thewinedetective.co.uk, since 2006, Ahmed has contributed on Portugal, Port and Madeira to Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book.
She consulted on Portugal and Australia for the seventh edition of The World Atlas of Wine by Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson MW, and has contributed on Portugal for the upcoming 4th edition of Jancis Robinson MW’s The Oxford Companion to Wine.
In 2013, she was admitted to the rank of Cavaleiro of the Confraria do Vinho do Porto for her commitment and contribution to Port wine.
She is also s a consultant for Bar Douro in London.
Behind the success of the Art Series labels…
Eight vintages tasted and rated...
First taste of Henschke's 2017 Hill of Grace…
Tiny quantities and low yields...
Favourite bottles from tastings throughout the year
Eighty-three Australian Cabernet Sauvignon's tasted and rated...
‘Caring for the earth has become a way of life for us.’
12 wines tasted from the Elderton range...
A £1,000 Portuguese talha wine named Jupiter Code 01...
New releases from Margaret River's famous biodynamic estate
Among Australia's most collectable wines…
Six new wines, including Mount Edelstone and the rare Hill of Roses…
Tradition and innovation at Australia’s oldest family-owned winery…
Two powerhouse wine families from opposite sides of the world, entwined by marriage and making waves in South Australia…
Sarah Ahmed picks her favourites
The work of this publicity-shy winemake has propelled his wines to the top of the Australian ranks
This Portuguese wine region is experiencing a revolution...
A pioneering, risk-tasking family estate in Mornington Peninsula
Portugal’s Alvarinho grape can produce stunning, long-lived wines...
Sarah Ahmed takes a tour of Portugal’s Atlantic-influenced wine regions...
Sarah Ahmed profiles Chryseia and rates the latest releases...
Single-vineyard Chardonnays, Cabernet Sauvignons and Bordeaux blends...
10 charismatic ‘works of time’ wines...
Giving the Rhône Valley a run for its money...
Behind McLaren Vale's iconic Amery vineyard...