Welcome to 2022! Taking out the recycling over the past few days reminded me that a) I drink plenty of beer b) there were some seriously fine wines opened over the …
From the almosts to the always. These are twenty of the most impressive Shiraz and Syrah to pass the desk during November 2021. What I like most when I scan down this …
I've never been to Alsace. Like Corsica, It is a missing page in my French wine region passport. I've got as far as Neuchâtel, circa 2hrs south, but Gamaret plots …
An 'Exploration of Australia’s Distinguished Sites'. What a lofty title for this Zoom tasting, held last week by a group of prominent Australian family winemakers (all of whom are in the …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ok drinks. And some are just bad. Here is a selection of wines that almost made it in July and August 2021. Sometimes …
Craiglee has one of the grand old sites for Australian wine, and the Carmody's are great people. The Shiraz from here, in particular, is always effortless, always endearing. Indeed the …
The name says it all. 12 quality that are ready to go, no need to wait. They're wines of drinking appeal, whether it's luxurious textures or even just simple fruit. …
I've written recently about the absolute glory of the commemorative release Balgownie Old Vine Cabernet, and although this Balgownie Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 is just the 'standard' wine, it shares …
We Happy Few is a wine project for a group of Australian veterans, with proceeds going to veteran warfare. This We Happy Few War Horse Shiraz 2017 'memorialises the ongoing …
Brian Croser's vision of a great Right Bank Bordeaux, realised. Or at least that's the drift with this Tapanappa Whalebone Vineyard Merlot Cabernet Franc 2017. Sometimes this Wrattonbully red can …
One of the single biggest growth hurdles that Tasmanian wine faces is a lack of wineries. I'm not talking about a shortfall of producers - Tassie has a whole smorgasbord of …
14% alcohol. It's a mark in the sand. One of those (unconscious) ripeness expectations, where anything north of 14% is going to have ripe fruit (in table wine) with minimal …
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 …
Easily the most impressive of Nick Haselgrove's wines to pass the desk recently, this The Old Faithful Cafe Block Shiraz 2017 comes off a block in McLaren Vale planted in …
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