What a pleasure it is to have more and more Nebbiolo grown in Australia. We're not quite at Mascerello levels yet - it's going to take decades - but more …
I'm late here, but I want to talk about an event from last year worth celebrating. In October, a pack of Clare Valley Riesling producers did a mini-tour of the east coast …
Sometimes, you just need a wine of volume. Something luscious, indulgent, dense and cosseting. Something like a 14%+ Australian Shiraz. On a thousand per cent humidity Sydney January day, I don't …
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 four weeks. And …
Between the excellent Lanson duo, this Pommery Louise and another bottle of the excellent Roger Coulon from the cellar, there has been a pleasing amount of fancy Champagne at Graham …
I can well remember the lumpy and raw early editions of the Longview Cabernet wines. Every time I'd shake my head and say 'why do it?' Adelaide Hills Cabernet is …
Great Margaret River Cabernet Shiraz is not a thing. You can blame the Shiraz component, which so often struggles with exact ripeness, but also the relative strength of Merlot and …
It's rare to see a modern Yarra Pinot Noir that is released too early, but that's my call with this Oakridge 864 Henk Aqueduct Pinot Noir 2021. This top dog …
If you ever wanted a reminder of just how cool the Macedon Ranges can be, look no further than this Curly Flat Chardonnay 2021. It's so tight, so crystalline so barely …
It's easy to dismiss wines like this Small Gully Wines Black Magic Shiraz 2018 as something contrived. A 16.4% alcohol monster that should be turned into port rather than table …
Matt Burton draws fruit from all over the countryside for the Gundog label and it helps deliver all sorts of oddities. This Gundog Estate Hilltops Shiraz No. 2 2021 comes …
Last week we warmed up for 2023 with a collection of the wines that almost made it, a few more easy drinkers that did, and today we're into the main …
December through to February are the big drinking months here at Australian Wine Review HQ. Peak drinking season. Sure, there is something open every day on the tasting bench, but …
Let's get 2023 kicked off properly, hey? Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ‘ok drinks’, and some are just bad… Here is a collection of 23 wines that …
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