Review: McWilliam’s Hanwood Estate Classic Tawny NV
This McWilliam’s Hanwood Estate Classic Tawny NV is the five-year-old, entry-level wine the Hanwood Tawny range, and it's a relative bargain. Rich and sweet and mouthfillin in that rich tawny …
This McWilliam’s Hanwood Estate Classic Tawny NV is the five-year-old, entry-level wine the Hanwood Tawny range, and it's a relative bargain. Rich and sweet and mouthfillin in that rich tawny …
I was chatting with Andrew Calabria after the Fontanafredda Barolo vertical, and he mentioned how amazed his family were at the trove of ancient McWilliams fortifieds they'd uncovered in the …
McLaren Vale via Portugal. Just don't call it port or everyone will be pissed. This Dodgy Bros Vintage Fortified 2018 is built in a fashion that is mod-Port too. An …
Not all wines can be great. In fact plenty are just ok drinks. And some are just bad... Here's a selection of wines that didn't quite excite me in May. Several …
I'm finally getting back into some sort of normal programming this week, or whatever that means when you're a new parent. The little one is sleeping, but the days now …
Wine shows cop a lot of flack. You need only read the feedback to my post on the 2018 Sydney Royal Wine Show exhibitors tasting to see that. But is …
Eldorado Road IV Nations Vintage Fortified 2015 An excellent NE Vic producer with an intriguing fortified that couples grapes from four nations - Nero/Durif/Tinto Roriz/Shiraz. Light red coloured, it's actually a …
Here's a selection of wines that were almost great. Some are just good, solid wines that are occasionally unready, through to slightly underwhelming/unexciting, and rounded out with a few wines that …
De Bortoli Old Boys Show Reserve Tawny 21yo (Riverina, NSW) 19%, Screwcap, $40 for 500ml Source: Sample www.debortoli.com.au Sadly, tawny ports like this one are so desperately uncool in the modern scheme of things, …
Burge's fortified treasure trove (FYI: I've written this with my 'print publication' hat on so the tone is a little different to most of the rest of the posts on this …
Taylors 40 Year Old Tawny Port (Oporto, Portugal) 20%, Cork, circa €80 Source: Kind friend Port-a-licious! Fancy box too I had the pleasure of sampling several very old Australian fortifieds from barrel just last …
Alvear Pedro Ximénez Solera 1927 $50 (375ml), Cork, 16%Source: Retail http://www.alvear.eu/ We normally have a bottle of fortified on the counter here at Australian Wine Review HQ, with Rutherglen Muscat (Morris or Chambers) the …
Flaxman Wines Shiraz VP 2008 (Eden Valley, SA)$20, Screwcap, 17.5% Vintage Port, when done well, is such delicious stuff, it's just a pity that it no longer has a defined …
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
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