Again, Shaw + Smith deliver the goods with this new 2019 Shiraz & 2020 Chardonnay. Both wines are too young, the Chardonnay positively pre-pubescent, but that's probably the only quibble. …
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Meerea Park vs the world. A proper wine 30th birthday bash
May 20, 2021
To celebrate 30 years of Meerea Park Wines, Garth & Rhys Eather went out to lunch. Except they spent this milestone meal with about 15 other wine media types, and repeated …
Three classy new 2019 Pinot Noir from Tapanappa, Tokar Estate & Dalrymple
May 13, 2021
Always a pleasure to have more drinkable Pinot Noir pass the desk, and these three have all been delicious. I didn't try them together but would be a fascinating exercise …
This Longhop Shiraz 2019 is the best $20 SA Shiraz you’ll try this year. Here’s why?
May 11, 2021
It's only May, but I'm calling it - this Longhop Shiraz 2019 is the most impressive $20 South Australian Shiraz you'll buy this year. Lofty words, but it's not just a …
Happy Thirteenth Birthday Australian Wine Review
May 10, 2021
Today (or at least this week) is the thirteenth birthday of Australian Wine Review, as this little website notches up another year in action. That's thirteen years of me banging …
Longview’s impressive new Macclesfield Cabernet + 6 more solid Cabs
May 4, 2021
Cabernet is probably the least appreciated grape in the Graham household, even though I have a cellar full of Margaret River, Coonawarra & Hawke's Bay reds. Cab's unpopularity is purely a …
Review: Tokar Estate Special Release Amphora Tempranillo 2019
May 3, 2021
Just when I was starting to muse about a lack of interesting Australian Tempranillo, and then this Tokar Estate Special Release Amphora Tempranillo 2019 lands on the doorstep. So Tokar Estate …
A quick look at the latest Australian wine exports 20/21
April 30, 2021
This analysis might be a bit dry, but the movements of our wine exports are at a fascinating point right now and well worth a look. In figures released yesterday, Wine …
Review: Tim Smith Grenache 2020 & the Grenaissance
April 29, 2021
Grenache is back. And wines like this Tim Smith Grenache 2020 show just how disarmingly delicious the best wines can be. That drinkability is a key to the Grenaissance (yes, I'm …
WATCH: An introduction to wine tasting masterclass (with me)
April 26, 2021
It's been a long time since my last video, but last week I stepped out from behind the camera to talk about wine tasting for The Wine Collective. It was fun …
Review: Rouleur Strawberry Fields Pinot Meunier 2020
April 22, 2021
I'm very here for the rash of new varietal Pinot Meunier releases. This Rouleur Strawberry Fields Pinot Meunier 2020 is such a drinkable wine too, with charisma aplenty. I've covered off …
Review: Rameau d’Or Rosé 2019
April 22, 2021
Classic styled Provence rosé is this Rameau d’Or Rosé 2019. The price is up there, but if you hunt around this can be had for closer to $23 which is …
The wildly drinkable Tokar Estate Carafe & Tumbler Pinot Shiraz 2020
April 21, 2021
This Tokar Estate Carafe & Tumbler Pinot Shiraz 2020 is, very simply, a good drink. It shouldn't need to be anything else. Especially with the name of 'Carafe and Tumbler'. No, …
Review: Apricus Hill Pinot Noir 2019
April 21, 2021
If I had a vineyard in beautiful Denmark (WA Denmark, not the European one), I wouldn't plant Pinot. Why bother? You know it's going to be a slog, and mostly …
About me – Andrew Graham
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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
