Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just 'ok drinks', and some are just bad… Here is a selection of 13 wines that almost made it in May 2022. An important …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ok drinks. And some are just bad. Here is a selection of wine that almost made it in December 2021 & January …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ok drinks. And some are just bad. Here is a selection of wine that almost made it in October and November 2021. As …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ok drinks. And some are just bad. Here is a selection of wines that almost made it in September 2021. Thanks, also, to …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ok drinks. And some are just bad. Here is a selection of wines that almost made it in July and August 2021. Sometimes …
From near misses to faulty junk. Here is a collection of the wines that almost won me over in October 2018. A special, frustrating mention to the two Leasingham wines. I …
It's roundup time! These are some of the odds and ends that haven't quite made it up on to the site so far this month. Wines are listed from higher to …
Paul Mas Sauvignon Blanc 2011 (France)12%, $7.99 (Exclusive to Dan Murphys) While the Chardonnay has some winemaking cleverness to cover up the holes, this looks like ordinary grapes laid bare. Green and …
Paul Mas Chardonnay 2011 (France)13.5%, Screwcap, $7.99 (Dan Murphys exclusive) Forget Chile or Brazil, the real cheap wine onslaught is going to come from a more traditional sources - such as …
Marcel Deiss Riesling 2011 (Alsace, France)Cork, circa $40Source: Tastingwww.marceldeiss.com From Marcel Deiss' 'fruit' series, this looks particularly rich and botrytised this vintage, apparently representative of a year with quite a bit …
Paul Mas Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 (France)13.5%, Screwcap, $6.99 Source: SampleA Dan Murphy exclusive apparently, the most importantly thing to notice is the price. $6.99 is cask wine territory and …
Charles Heidsieck - my new favourite NV Champagne That title is a bit of a misnomer actually. The Charles Heidsieck 'standard' NV is not actually all that new to me. Indeed, …
Domaine de la Grange des Pères Blanc 2007 (Languedoc, France) 13%, Cork, $150+ Source: Dinner Guest Apparently French restaurateurs fight to get this cult white, such is its heralded reputation. The appeal is …
Delamotte Blanc de Blancs 2002 (Champagne, France) 12.5%, Cork, $135 Source: A glass from someone else's bottlewww.salondelamotte.com The Champagne you're having when you're not having Salon, Delamotte is usually a wine of some …
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