Tom Cannavan's Wine-Pages.com

Tom Cannavan, the founder and editor of wine-pages.com, is a renowned wine writer who also hosts exceptional Festivals of Wine throughout the UK. He was a trailblazer in the online wine community, launching wine-pages.com back in 1995. Tom has received several accolades, including the prestigious trophy for Louis Roederer International Online Wine Writer of the Year, as well as the title of Wine Journalist of the Year from the Portuguese wine industry. In addition to his writing, Tom is a well-known broadcaster, featuring a weekly wine segment on Scottish TV and making regular appearances on BBC Radio Scotland (see below).

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Ken Forrester: new vintages and new wines

2 days ago | wine-pages.com | Tom Cannavan

As a professional wine critic I’ve always been wary of forming more than a business relationship with winemakers, but the force of nature that is Ken Forrester is hard to resist and over the decades we’ve formed a friendship that means I cannot realistically be in the Stellenbosch area without meeting up for a tasting and a catch up.
Miguel Torres Chile, The Green Road Sauvignon Blanc 2024

3 days ago | wine-pages.com | Tom Cannavan

Miguel Torres Chile, The Green Road Sauvignon Blanc 2024 Central Valley, Chile, Dry White, Screwcap, 13.0% abv (2025) Miguel Torres (the man) has a deep felt commitment to sustainability and environmental causes, and this wine from a small new range is the first time his Chilean wines have been shipped to the UK in bulk, for local bottling. For many producers that's a cost-saving measure, but I believe the 40% saving to CO₂ emissions that it brings is a driving force. The wine is also packed...
Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir

1 week ago | wine-pages.com | Tom Cannavan

Notes from an online Pinot Noir tasting with the winemakers of six of the premium producers from the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, Australia: Ocean Eight, Paringa, Crittenden, Handpicked Wines, Ten Minutes by Tractor and Kooyong. Pinot Noir may be one of the stars of the Victorian scene (as well as in Tasmania, Adelaide Hills and other Australian regions of course), but Aussie Pinot remains a comparative rarity in overall World terms.
Dandelion Vineyards, Lion’s Tooth Shiraz Riesling 2021

1 week ago | wine-pages.com | Tom Cannavan

Dandelion Vineyards, Lion’s Tooth Shiraz Riesling 2021 South Australia, Australia, Dry Red, Screwcap, 13.8% abv (2025) An unusual blend, I guess modeled on Côte-Rôtie, where instead of Viognier the local white variety, Riesling is blended with 95% Shiraz.
Laithwaites, W/O Organic Grillo Spumante

2 weeks ago | wine-pages.com | Tom Cannavan

Laithwaites, W/O Organic Grillo Spumante Sicily, Italy, Sparkling White, Cork, 11.0% abv (2025) Winemaker Dino Tascehtta describes the indigenous Sicilian variety Grillo as very versatile, and having a "thick skin, which means it can stand the heat of the Sicilian sun while maintaining a natural freshness." That made it his choice for a Prosecco-style sparkling wine, packaged in recycled glass and weighing in with just 11% abv. It is also certified organic and pretty dry, opening with apple...
Unconventional Madeira

2 weeks ago | wine-pages.com | Tom Cannavan

Over the years many wine companies have attempted to shake off what they perceive as a slightly fusty image. This almost exclusive relates to the great fortified wines of Europe, like Sherry, Port and Madeira. Three more classic names are hard to imagine, yet it is true that for some they conjur up a slightly old-fashioned image of what’s in the bottle, but also who drinks them. Afficionados recognise these as some of the world’s most profound wines.
Cline Family Cellars, North Coast Viognier 2022

3 weeks ago | wine-pages.com | Tom Cannavan

Cline Family Cellars, North Coast Viognier 2022 California, United States, Dry White, Screwcap, 14.5% abv (2025) Viognier is a variety that is naturally high in sugar and low in acidity, so some examples can weigh in with 14.5% or 15% alcohol, sweetness, but without the necessary acid to balance.
The Other South America: Uruguay

3 weeks ago | wine-pages.com | Geoffrey Dean

While the number of hectares under vine in Uruguay has fallen in recent years to just under 6,000, it remains the fourth largest producer in South America with around 150 wineries. 95% of that area is farmed for wine production, and since the new millennium quality levels have risen. That’s thanks in part to some major investment from overseas: one of Uruguay’s top wineries, Bodega Garzón was founded only in 2008 and is owned by Argentinian billionaire, Alejandro Bulgheroni.
Zuccardi, Valles Bonarda 2023

1 month ago | wine-pages.com | Tom Cannavan

Zuccardi, Valles Bonarda 2023 Mendoza, Argentina, Dry Red, Cork, 13.5% abv (2025) Though Argentina equals Malbec for many people, the Bonarda grape is another stalwart of the country and its second most planted red variety.
50 year old Ports tasted

1 month ago | wine-pages.com | Tom Cannavan

The Port lodges of Vila Nova de Gaia contain many secrets. Slumbering casks of very old wines sit quietly waiting for the right moment to be bottled or blended – sometimes forgetten in the corner of a cellar. Port afficionados have long appreciated 10-, 20-, 30- and 40-year-old bottlings of ‘age indication’ tawny Port, but it is only since recent changes in the rules for very old wines by the Port Institute that we can enjoy 50 Years Old Tawny and White Ports.