We're a little down on celebrations here at Australian Wine Review HQ of late, with illness putting a temporary dampener on festivities. Still, it was my dad's 70th on the weekend, …
There was a welcome visitor yesterday with Matt East, of Rouleur Wine Co. dropping by for a chat with a whole bag of new 2021 releases in tow. Long-time readers of …
There isn't much Grenache planted in the Yarra, which makes this Boat O’Craigo Kincardine Grenache 2020 a bit of an outlier. I still maintain that Grenache needs more heat than …
There is a lot of delicious Mornington/Yarra Pinot hitting the market of late, and I'm very here for it. This In Dreams Pinot Noir 2021 is exactly what a reasonably …
Classic lines in this Dalwood Estate Semillon 2021. A little lemongrass and straw, the palate is grassy lemon, somewhat subdued and tight, just lemons to finish. Not harsh, but it's not …
The tip-top top dog for De Bortoli, and even comes in an old-school claret bottle. Reach for the stars! This De Bortoli Melba Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 tastes like classic …
Freshness, that's the main game with this Hungerford Hill Tumbarumba Chardonnay 2021. It's such a light and airy Chardonnay. White flower and marzipan, milky peach fruit with acidity to the fore. …
It's that time again. Time to fill me in on what you're currently drinking, what you want to drink, or what you have drunk in the last 4 weeks. And …
As I was tasting this Torzi Matthews Syrah, I kept thinking about the Souhaut I had on holidays back in May. That Saint Joseph had the same peppered red fruit …
There is so much promise in the Hilltops that I'm always surprised we don't see more focus on the region. Plenty of mature alternative plantings in the ground too, as …
On the Friday of a long weekend, what better than an entirely drinkable Central Otago for an entirely impressive $14.99 a bottle? Something that proudly fits into the 'inexpensive wines …
Top tier. Top Tiers. This Tapanappa Tiers Chardonnay 2021 is just a super Chardonnay. Something that does justice to the Tiers name, from a great (cool vintage), and in classical form. …
There is something very reassuring about the style of Yalumba's The Signature. Something unchanging. Stoic. Idiosyncratic, maybe, but also wholly assured. You know what it will taste like before you …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just 'ok drinks', and some are just bad… Here is a selection of 13 wines that almost made it in May 2022. An important …
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. But then, I fell in love with wine and craft beer, and it took over my life.
Twenty three years later and I spend my days wearing many beverage hats and judge at wine shows around the world...Read more