The tip-top top dog for De Bortoli, and even comes in an old-school claret bottle. Reach for the stars! This De Bortoli Melba Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 tastes like classic …
There is something very reassuring about the style of Yalumba's The Signature. Something unchanging. Stoic. Idiosyncratic, maybe, but also wholly assured. You know what it will taste like before you …
It's starting to feel cold and shitty here in Sydney town this week, which is a huge contrast from the humid 26C humid glory of Noosa I had last week. …
Breathe out, it's holiday time. I'm in Noosa this week, for a family holiday that has been postponed twice in the last 18 months (thanks to COVID). It's easy to love this …
If ever there was a good excuse to crack out one of those silly Riedel decanters that look like a melting trumpet crossed with a soft serve, then surely it …
My trips to the post office to pick up wine at this time of year are always more battle than a trip. Not only is it always raining (Yes, the La …
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, …
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 …
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 …
Real cool climate wines these Patina releases. You can almost feel the cold Orange winter in every bottle. This Patina Pinot Noir 2018 is dead serious too. Very firm and a …
Right, let's get back into a few wines. This is another excellent red under the Quilty & Gransden label. $15 is incredible. An Orange Merlot of real concentration, it is all …
We don't get out much anymore (small child + COVID), so when a birthday/excuse to celebrate comes up, it's an opportunity to drink and eat well. On Saturday, I turned 41, …
What a pleasure to check in on another top dog Chardonnay from the Burch family (after the Marchand & Burch) that really delivers. This Howard Park Allingham Chardonnay 2018 comes …
When it's still 25C at 9pm who wants to drink heavy oaky reds? Not me. So today, let's look at six red wines that champion drinkability instead of trying to be …
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