Hot on the heels of this month's Almost Club (highlighting wines that didn't make the silver medal standard), here is a selection of ten wines that DID make it (if …
There so many wines out there that I hear about/keep meaning to try but never get there. Like the Phase Three Dero wines, as an example. Brendan Hilferty's Sparrow & …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ‘ok drinks’, and some are just bad… Here is a collectin of 15 wines that almost made it in November 2022. Notably, many …
Right, so here is an example of a rosé that is not shit to start my dive into the blush wine pile. Dom 'Midas' Torzi can make magic happen with all …
Tim Smith was crowned a Baron of the Barossa the other week, which means he now gets to swan around in colourful robes to all the Barossan wine events. I joke, …
I loved Alex Head's top dog Ancestor Vine Grenache a month ago, and this isn't far behind (for a smidgen of the price). From 35-160yr old Barossan vines. Foot trod, all …
LuLu, or maybe it's Lu Lu Barossa Shiraz. I've seen it with both. Choose your adventure. Anyway, from a 'cooler' Barossa Valley site (which feels like a bit of a misnomer …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ‘ok drinks’, and some are just bad… Here is a collectin of 15 wines that almost made it in October 2022. As ever, …
I love these tastings, The Young Guns of Wine (YGOW) is an annual awards program designed to celebrate new/young wine producers. But YGOW has now expanded beyond the awards to a …
Alex Head dropped this, and a pack of other Grenache, around in person a few weeks back, purely to get into the Grenache Day vibe (which started back here). I'm …
While it doesn't hit the same heights as the first release, this Tim Smith Wines Barossa Rosé 2022 is entirely drinkable. Barossan Mataro fruite, crafted using barrels and tank for fermentation, …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ‘ok drinks’, and some are just bad… Here is a selection of 22 wines that almost made it in September 2022. As ever, …
Want to know what the best part about wine show judging is? The judge's dinner. That's because the judging is less glamorous than you'd think. Often, it's a mouth-destroying slog, with …
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