Firstly, apologies for the little number of recent posts. More beaching, less writing for me this Christmas (not a bad thing at all). Today, I'm too sunburnt for the beach, so instead I'm attacking the …
A self explanatory title, here are 12 of the best 12 Chardonnay to pass the desk in July 2018. If anything, this list just highlights the high standard of Chardonnay in Australia. Still our most planted white …
I first tasted the Virago wines back in 2015, describing it as a 'label to watch'. After retasting the range now in 2018, I'm noting that down as a great call - these are some of …
Each year Voyager Estate do a masterclass that is not to be missed. Pitting their own Cabernet and Chardonnay against the very best in a blind tasting, it's one of those events you don't miss …
Forgive the clickbait title, but that was how the 'Yves Cuilleron vs Australia' tasting I went to today was pitched. This event, organised by the local Cuilleron distributors, saw 4 of Yves Cuilleron's finest wines up …
Xanadu Reserve Margaret River Chardonnay 2014 Xanadu's run of great Chardonnay continues. This is superb modern Margaret River Chardonnay, of the type that makes people wax lyrical about Chardonnay from the region. There's a depth of …
The Story Grampians Shiraz 2014 Rory Lane's latest Shiraz and it's a beauty - if in need of another 2 years minimum to show it's best. Sourced from three Grampians Shiraz vineyards - Rice's Vineyard, Hyde …
Warner Vineyard 'The Rest' Beechworth Chardonnay 2013 The Warner Vineyard Roussanne blend looked great when I tried it a month or so back, and this Chardonnay looked even better again. Well priced too ($33 direct from …
Vignerons Schmölzer & Brown Pret-a-Rosé 2016 Mark my words, this will be the summer of rosé. The stats back up that observation, with a recent ALSA/IRI report suggesting the pink wine category is up 16% in 2015. While …
Now here's something worth tracking down. The Warner Vineyard is considered to be one of Beechworth's finest plots, made famous by Giaconda (via the Warner Vineyard Shiraz), with fruit also going to other top makers (like …
On the back of a week of Victorian Shiraz (including top wines from Lethbridge and Willow Creek), I thought it only natural that we carry on the theme this week, with a collection of Victorian …
James & Co. Beechworth Sangiovese 2013 An ambitious new Sangiovese from Rutherglen winemaker Ricky James. Caramel and sweet vanilla on the nose - almost milky oak. Underneath there's a lovely leathery Sangio core but it's just a …
A new star producer from Beechworth : Domenica & Two Cells I was wandering around the huge 3 Winos tasting today and spotted a name that rang a bell in the back of my mind - …
Voyager Estate Masterclass As The Great Man himself noted in an article over the weekend (here), there are few wineries out there that do an annual benchmark tasting as well as Voyager. Sure plenty of other producers benchmark, …
The second label of Giaconda, The 'McClay Road' range was first introduced with the smoky 2003 vintage, which was entirely declassified. This pair comes off the Warner Block (Shiraz) & the younger vines on the …
These two were consumed at a Parisian themed degustation at Mrs Top (Cremorne, Sydney) - a lovely little French restaurant that serves real French food with no BYO charge.Domaine Leflaive Macon Verze 2006 (Macon, Burgundy, …
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.