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 …
There isn't much local Sangiovese that floats my boat/turns my knobs/insert analogy here. But this Pizzini Forza di Ferro Sangiovese 2016 is good. Real good. Importantly, there's this ferrousness here, a …
It's new release season in the wine industry, which means that I came home to a small mountain of samples to pickup from the post office. But this is new …
Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio, you do my head in. Here's a variety capable of textural magnificence. Of mouthfilling richness in Alsace or Central Otago, then pure, saline delicacy and effortless freshness in …
The premise with this collection is very very simple - I've been hitting the sample pile hard over the past week or two, and these 30 wines were not only …
From solid drinks to faulty train wrecks (and everything in between), the Almost Club is for wines that didn't hit the Australian Wine Review 'recommended' mark (17/20, 90/100) in August …
Pizzini La Volpe Nebbiolo 2014 Tangy, light bodied King Valley Nebbiolo with easy appeal. Hints of mint, a liberal dose of Neb brickdust and light cherry flavours. I like the varietal …
Following on from yesterday's rosé report, today I've pulled out four of the best pink wines to pass the desk recently. Four standouts in an ocean of simple, sometimes sweet, …
Pizzini Nebbiolo 2012 No, it's not from Piedmont. That's the Nebbiolo caveat. It's the assumption that anything outside of the Langhe is ultimately inferior. I can only imagine how hard it is …
Pizzini Lana Nebbiolo Barbera Blend 2015 'Lana' is Pizzini's new range and is named after the family's home town home in northern Italy. Classic Langhe blend (in a King Valley form) and …
The Story Wines Whitlands Close Planted Riesling 2015 One of the annoying things in Australia is that we still value wineries considerably more than Vineyards. To see evidence of this you only …
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 …
It's that time again - time to roundup a selection of wines that didn't quite make it onto the site. Some because of time and space, others because they failed …
Pizzini Pietra Rosa Sangiovese 2014 Pizzini now have a whole suite of different Sangiovese-based wines in the portfolio, making them one of the few Australian wineries to really push out the …
It’s that time of the month again – time to collate a range of wines that didn’t quite make the grade. Plenty opened this month, which is why this list is …
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, …
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 …
Pizzini Forza di Ferro Sangiovese 2013 This is Pizzini's unreleased (comes out in January next year) new premium Sangiovese Forza di Ferro - 'strength from iron'. Great name and a nod …
Pizzini Pietra Rossa Sangiovese 2013 This is the new name for Pizzini's Sangiovese, with 'Pietra Rossa' a reference to the vineyard's red stone. A little Canaiolo in the blend too (authentic!). Dark …
Pizzini Nona Gisella Sangiovese 2013 Love the revamped Pizzini Sangiovese line. Good packaging too. This wine is named after Nonna Gisella, who was Alf Pizzini's grandmother. Nonna Gisella was 'strong, warm …
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.