Following on from my post about 2015 vintage generalisations, here is a roundup of a swag of 2015 reds from Victoria and South Australia that have passed the desk recently. Mornington and Yarra the winners here, …
Here's a producer that consistently overperforms in the value stakes. Sons of Eden is the brand of ex-Pinnacle Drinks/Dorrien Estate winemaker Corey Ryan and noted grapegrower and viticulturist Simon Cowham (ex-Yalumba) - two well-known figures in …
I've been engrossed in moving house this month so less wine than usual. Will be rectifying that this week. Eden Road The Long Road Canberra Pinot Gris 2016 A 'ramato' style skin contact Pinot Gris from Team Eden …
Old Jarvie 'The Even Hand' Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2015 Old Jarvie is the new Hither & Yon label dedicated to Admiral John Jervis, the First Earl of St Vincent (whom South Australia's Gulf of St Vincent …
Chapel Hill The Parson Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2015 The Wine Formerly Known As Parsons Nose. This is exactly what you'd want in an inexpensive South Aussie red too. Bright, juicy, primary purple fruit, a hint of nuts …
Exclusive to Dan Murphys. Clever little wine this - taps into the easy attractiveness of juicy Barossa Grenache (and the rest)... Deep ruby, the nose is all red fruit and little oak, with the Grenache dominating …
Grenache is the future. It's not quite at the 'so hot right now' critical mass of cool, but Grenache and Grenache blends are well on their way to becoming a trend. I'm calling it now... It's not …
Jason Schwarz seems to be on quite a roll of late, with this Barossa grower-turned-winemaker producing very smart, modern Barossa wines in a style that I would want to be making (if I was a …
What else do you on a rainy Boxing Day afternoon than get stuck into some fine Barossa wine? Christmas was a boozy affair here at Graham HQ, with my drinking highlight Primo Estate's 2013 Joseph Sparkling …
For this week's sample pile raid I've focused on premium red wines from McLaren Vale, including a whole swathe of new '13 reds. Always interesting to look at a horizontal like this. Of particular note is …
Is Grenache on the up? Tony Keys wrote recently about this just recently, noting that Grenache and Grenache-based reds were enjoying increased popularity in the states. Is this the start of a Grenachaissance? If it does, no …
Despite the initial steam of the Rose Revolution some years ago, it seems that the premium Australian rosè train still hasn't quite arrived. Sure, there are plenty of wines out there, but the highlights remain …
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.
More than fifteen years later and I currently spend my days wearing many (wine) hats, mostly as a writer, presenter and marketer.
While wearing my writer hat I contribute to the likes of The Retiree; Gourmet Traveller WINE, National Liquor News and the RAS plus I'm a Lifestyle FOOD channel wine expert.
Crowned the 2009/10 WCA Wine Journalism 'Young Gun', in my spare time I'm a wine judge and recently graduated with a Masters in Wine Technology & Viticulture from Melbourne University.
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