Vinea Marson Col Fondo Prosecco 2015 More Col Fondo! In Australia! For the uninitiated this is Prosecco made in the traditional method, with a second fermentation in bottle but without a disgorgement. The best Italian Col …
Oh yes, this is a big edition! As the name suggests, these are the 34 wines that almost made the Australian Wine Review top grade (of 17/20 or 90/100+) this month. Some missed the mark by a …
Obviously it's July now (not June), but I did a quick trawl through the tasting book today and it revealed an interesting stat - Riesling, Chardonnay and Semillon make up the bulk of the white …
The 2016 Young Guns of Wine (YGOW) awards came to Sydney on Saturday, with ten of this year's finalists turning up to show their wares and help decide the 'People's Choice Award'. Sadly I've missed the last …
The Vinea Marson Viognier yesterday was a fair warmup, but it this Friulian blend that really impresses. A blend of Pinot Blanc (Pinot Bianco according to the Vinea Marson website. Italian style. I like it), Malvasia d'Istria …
MT.0° Shiraz 2012 (Grampians/Alpine Valleys, Vic) 14%, Screwcap, $25 This comes from the Grant Burge owned 'Vignerons of the world'. A blend of Grampians/Alpine Valleys fruit in some quite modern packaging. I'd love to know where the Alpine …
Robert Oatley Ovens Valley Shiraz 2008 (Alpine Valleys, Vic) 14.5%, Screwcap Luxe, $35 Source: Sample www.robertoatley.com.au Robert Oatley Ovens Valley Shiraz Must not spill it on the keyboard This is drawn from the renowned Mayfield vineyard at Porepunkah, Victoria (just down …
At 18 I started working in a small suburban bottleshop, largely to buy cheap beer. It was my first year of university, doing a degree that I didn't really like, and a liquor shop seemed like fun. Needless to say I discovered wine, my uni degree morphed into something completely different and wine/beer took over my life.
Almost twenty years later and I currently spend my days wearing many (wine) hats, mostly as a writer, presenter and marketer.
While wearing my writer cap I write features for the likes of National Liquor News, Gourmet Traveller WINE and the RAS plus I'm a Lifestyle FOOD channel wine expert. Read more about me here or get in touch to book your next wine event with me here.