Lark Hill Canberra Viognier 2015 I loved Lark Hill's Mr.V, but this straight Viognier is just a little behind the mark. Still a good example of the V weed, but nowhere …
I bemoaned just a few months ago just how shit most Australian Rhone white blends are, so today it's time to feature two 2014 vintage wines that get the formula just …
It's official - Lark Hill & Hahndorf Hill make Australia's best Gruners. Not that there has been a challenge, we've seen a proliferation of Aussie Gruner Veltliner over the past few …
Lark Hill Shiraz Viognier 2014 Clonakilla has done amazing things for Canberra. A region that once was once small and insignificant, is now the premier cool climate red wine region in …
Lark Hill Riesling 2015 There has been a considerable uplift at Lark Hill over the last few years, the quality on a constant, welcome, upwards arc. This Riesling, one of of …
Lark Hill Mr. V Marsanne Roussanne Viognier 2013 White Rhone blends seem particularly hard to get right in Oz. I can't think of many that really satisfy. Plenty of great single …
Australia's top Gruners - the annual face-off between Lark Hill and Hahndorf Hill Gru Following what has become a semi-regular tradition, today I'm looking at what is arguably Australia's top …
Lark Hill Riesling 2014 (Canberra district) 11.5%, Screwcap, $35 Each year the wines of Lark Hill get that little bit more distinctive. Not that they weren't distinctive before, but over the last few …
Lark Hill Viognier 2013 (Canberra) 12%, Screwcap, $25This is the best Lark Hill Viognier to date. Lark Hill have clearly worked the V weed to show its best here, with the Carpenter's …
Lark Hill Chardonnay 2012 (Canberra) 12.5%, Screwcap, $35Source: Sample www.larkhillwine.com.au There is simply no questioning that this Chardonnay has become more vital wine since the vineyard switch to biodynamics. Of course the quality …
Lark Hill Eliza Riesling 2013 (Canberra) 10.5%, Screwcap, Source: Sample www.larkhillwine.com.au Lark Hill is really on a roll with these 2013 whites, first the Gruner and now this off-dry Rizza. The key to the success …
Lark Hill Gruner Veltliner 2013 (Canberra) 13%, Screwcap, $35 Source: Sample www.larkhillwine.com.au Step up Australia's top Gruner Veltliner. This vintage sees Lark Hill's Gruner cast in a much fuller mode, moving from the Riesling-esque, leaner …
Lark Hill Pinot Noir 2011 (Canberra) 12.5%, Screwcap, $30 Source: Sample www.larkhillwine.com.au From a particularly tricky, cool and wet season in Canberra, this actually looks much better than expected. Winemaker Chris Carpenter believes it …
The Grüner files: 2012 Lark Hill & Hahndorf Hill Half of the currently available Australian Gruners It's been quite satisfying to watch the progression of these two wines over the last few …
Lark Hill Chardonnay 2010 (Canberra District) 13%, Screwcap, $35Source: Samplewww.larkhillwine.com.au Whether it is biodynamics, vine age or the increased influence of Chris Carpenter, switched on son of founders Sue & David, these …
Lark Hill 'Dark Horse Vineyard' Viognier 2012 (Canberra district)12%, Screwcap, $25Source: Samplewww.larkhillwine.com.au QR code ahoy! From the Carpenter family's Dark Horse Vineyard, located in Murrumbateman. Thankfully the Viognier wasnt wiped out by …
Lark Hill Riesling 2011 (Canberra District)11.5%, Screwcap, $30Source: Samplewww.larkhillwine.com.au If ever there was an Australian advertisement for the benefits of biodynamics (and attentive viticulture) it lies in this Riesling, a wine …
Lark Hill Gruner Great packaging too Lark Hill Gruner Veltliner 2011 (Canberra district)12%, Screwcap, $40Source: Samplewww.larkhill.com.au Just a few (3) vintages down now and already kicking goals. I can't say I love this …
Lark Hill Shiraz Viognier 2010 (Canberra district)13.5%, Screwcap, $40Source: Samplewww.larkhillwine.com.au Lark Hill has hit a new high in recent years, driven by the input (I think) of founding couple Dave and …
Lark Hill Grüner Veltliner 2010 (Canberra District) 12.5%, Screwcap, $45 Source: Sample www.larkhillwine.com.au As an unabashed Grüner fan, it warms my heart to taste this. For it smells and tastes properly varietal, interesting 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 environment.
Twenty years later and I spend my days wearing many (wine) hats, mostly as a writer, presenter and marketer.
I now judge at wine shows around the world, sit on the Australian Wine List of the Year awards panel and was once a Wine Journalism Young Gun (but baby that was years ago).
Currently, I write features for a variety of publications including National Liquor News, Gourmet Traveller WINE and the RAS, plus I'm a former Lifestyle FOOD channel wine expert.
In 2019 and 2020 I was voted in the Top 30 Best Wine Critics in The World, and in my spare time, I'm a sucker for punishment and run trail ultra marathons, much to the delight of my long-suffering family. Read more about me here or get in touch to book your next wine event with me here