What is this? Australian Shiraz Review? I can't help that I get sent a lot of Shiraz, and nor am I discounting it. Please, send me your good Shiraz, winemakers of …
Just days after the mind-spinning $500 Rutherglen Shiraz, along comes this Eldorado Road Perseverance Old Vine Shiraz 2019 to remind everyone that pricetags and cost of production aren't always miles …
Home grown Australian sparkling doesn't get the love it deserves. And wines like this Daosa Blanc de Blanc 2016 show it. More table wine with bubbles than aperitif Champagne style, but …
Pyrenean or Pyreneean? Both sound dangerously close to perineum. Anyway, that's the only lingering question about this Blue Pyrenees Estate Shiraz 2018, which is a poster child for what makes …
The Mudgee-sourced brother of the Orange Shiraz, this Logan Ridge of Tears Mudgee Shiraz 2019 is clever stuff. Retains the black earth core of Mudgee, but presented with polish. It’s just …
The Ridge of Tears range is Logan's Shiraz highlights package, with both an Orange release and another from Mudgee. I like them both, although this Logan Ridge of Tears Orange …
I can't remember the last Taylors Cabernet Shiraz that I tried, but it was a long time ago. On the showing of this Taylors Masterstroke Cabernet Shiraz 2016, it shouldn't …
I've just discovered a fascinating press release that I missed a few weeks back. It's trumpeting the release of the brand-new Mount Ophir Shiraz 2019 that will be released next week …
Tim Smith's signature Eden Valley Riesling is typically a charming wine, but this Tim Smith Wines Riesling 2021 s one of his best iterations in many years. I wonder if a …
This Eldridge Estate Clonal Blend Pinot Noir 2018 is a blend from 4 barrels, covering all seven clones of Pinot Noir planted at Eldridge Estate. It's ripe, generous and silken, although …
Mercurial. What a great word. And the quality and personality of Dalrymple's Pinot is best described as mercurial too. In some vintages, it has been surprisingly hulking. In other years, …
One of the more challenging releases, this Yangarra Ovitelli Grenache 2019 is a fascinating, layered wine, if not as loveable as the current release High Sands. From the 2ha Block 30, …
Please, wineries of Australia, send me more glorious aged Riesling like this Howard Park Museum Release Riesling 2014. It even has the old school label too! Reminds of the superb …
I didn't mention it when talking about the Shiraz, but interesting to note that (like the Balgownie) this is another wine that is rolling out 'old vine' on the label. …
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