I’m back across the Great Dividing Range again, swapping the cool and dry of Canberra for endless moistness here in Sydney. Before I left our nation’s capital there was a final …
I've just wrapped up the second day of Winewise Championship judging here in Canberra, and pleased to announce that it was another smorgasbord of gold medal wines. The 2020 Chardonnay bracket …
For the back half of this working week, I'm in our nation's capital, Canberra, to judge at the Winewise Championship. This is one of my favourite wine shows on the calendar, …
I have a load of Yarra new releases hitting the sample cupboard over the next week or so, and I'm not unhappy about it. I'm judging at the Winewise Championship …
No matter what happens, there will always be a place in the world for thick, full-flavoured South Australian reds. And when they're delivered for just $20, like this Longhop Cabernet …
It's that time again. Despite flood, sickness and other minor plagues hitting the Graham household, the time has come to replenish the cellar once again - especially now that I'm about …
Besides the obvious wine quality, what I always like about the new vintage release of the latest Tapanappa wines is the commentary from Brian Croser. Come for the Chardonnay, stay …
2020 was a tricky vintage for the Hills (fire, uneven flowering, the lot). You can see it in this lean and unready Longview Macclesfield Chardonnay 2020. Part of the excellent Macclesfield …
I don't know how much this new Paisley Maeve Shiraz Cabernet 2019 (there is no sticker on the bottle and I can't find the piece of paper with it), but …
Now this is a structured red. Maybe a bit minty, but gee it's got a sense of purpose. And at $25, this Smith & Hooper Cabernet Merlot 2019 (sub $20 …
Firstly, the good news - for anyone who has loved the epic concentration and other-worldly power of Rick Burge's Burge Family Winemakers reds previously, you'll be happy to know that …
Sunshine Creek may be Yarra focussed but draws fruit from Heathcote too. Because why not? It's not that far from Heathcote to the Yarra (about an hour and a half …
Will it ever stop raining? That's the question this week in Sydney, where mushrooms are growing on mushrooms, and floods are the buzzword everywhere. Everyone is tired of the rain, or …
I haven't been opening anywhere near enough fizz lately. Maybe it's because I've taken my eye off the bubbles train. Or maybe it's a lack of celebrations/excuses to open fizz. Maybe …
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