The results from the 2021 Winewise Championship (that I first talked about here) are out, and what a pleasure it is to look at this list and sagely nod that, …
It's that time again. With a voucher or two floating around my inbox and a slew of new releases to tantalise, it's time to buy wine (again). I bought one of the …
Australian airport terminals are odd places right now. Even at peak hour on Wednesday, the Sydney Qantas terminal was hauntingly empty, with 3 pm masquerading as 10 pm, complete with a …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ok drinks. And some are just bad. Here is a selection of wines that almost made it in March 2021. You can …
Longtime readers will know that I have a soft spot for sparkling red. Especially grand old Seppelt Great Western, or any disgorgement of Primo Joseph. Great sparkling red I'd happily …
Notch this up as another set of impressive, lavish reds from Eisenstone. After the first tranche of Eisenstone Shiraz went down so very well at Graham HQ, winemaker Steven Cook kindly …
For many NSW vignerons, 2020 will go down as one of the most joyfully forgettable vintages of this century. Thanks to the insidiousness of widespread smoke taint (detailed here, here, …
During long runs, when my internal monologue is the main thing to keep me company, I wonder about questions liks this. Why do people fawn over aged reds, when there is …
Mark this new Torzi Matthews Schist Rock Shiraz 2020 as another absolute winner from Dom Torzi. Chocolate and coffee bean oak, but not oaky, the palate taut, mid-weight, surprisingly tannic, and …
Wes Pearson & the Dodgy Bros couldn't work out what to call this red, hence the dilemma. The Dodgy Bros The Dilemma 2019 is not a dilemma of a wine …
The kick off point for Clyde Park’s range of Pinot, and still dead serious. The Clyde Park Locale Pinot Noir 2018 trades in bony early picked fruit, the acidity fizzes …
For Marlborough, which is driven by conservative winemaking, this is an outlier. Something different for Beavertown. This Deep Down Marlborough Pinot Noir 2020 hits all the right buttons too, even …
This Clover Hill Cuvée Exceptonelle Brut Rosé 2015 is really well done Australian fizz. Not as glorious as the non rosé bubbles, perhaps, but still very good. Importantly, it's tight and …
At 18, I started working in a small suburban bottleshop, largely to buy cheap beer. It was my first year of university, slogging through physics and chemistry, so a liquor shop seemed like fun. Needless to say, I discovered wine, and my life evolved with a unique dual focus - wine and the environment.
Twenty one years later and I spend my days wearing many (wine) hats, mostly as a writer, presenter and marketer. and judge at wine shows around the world...Read more