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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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) & …
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 …
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