Yalumba: producer profile and latest releases tasted
Tradition and innovation at Australia’s oldest family-owned winery…
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.
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
New releases from Margaret River's famous biodynamic estate
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...
Top wines to try...
First taste of these red and white releases
Some of Australia's top family-run estates bring out their flagship wines...
Sarah Ahmed meets Garry Crittenden for a retrospective tasting...
These are hedonistic wines...
Progress in the region has gained momentum, says Sarah Ahmed...
Book yourself a trip to the Portuguese capital and its Lisboa wine region
A great-value selection and the ideal way to discover what makes the wines tick...
Top Pinot and Chardonnay from the cool Mornington Peninsula...
When one region isn't enough...
Tastings notes and scores for this top Aussie Chardonnay back to 1987...
Bringing a bit of France to the Douro Valley...