Chateau Pierre-Bise 'Sur Spilite' Anjou Villages 2010 Stupidly, I'm not tired at all tonight, as I managed to nod off on the plane back from New Zealand tonight and slept for just a bit too long. …
More imported goodies from the Negociants portfolio Negociants Australia can not only lay claim to the finest range of imported wine in Oz, but they put on some great tastings too. These goodies came from a …
Chateau Pierre-Bise 'Les Rouannières' Coteaux du Layon 2010 (Loire Valley, France) Source: Tasting www.terroir-selections.com.au What a magical wine this is. A magical wine that showcases just how perfect sweet Loire Chenin can be. Claude Papin, proprietor of Chateau …
Much imported goodies Some imported goodies from the Negociants portfolio Whilst there is a whole multitude of importers bringing wine into Australia, I don't think any can really compete with the scale of Negociants, the import arm …
'The World's Greatest Wines that aren't...' When I first started this blog, almost four years ago now, I did so with purpose - I wanted somewhere accessible (online) where I could store all my tasting notes …
Domaine de Vigneau-Chevreau Vouvray Moelleux Cuvée Clos Baglin 2005 (Vouvray, France) 12%, Cork, $55 Source: Retail www.vigneau-chevreau.com Vigneau-Vhevreau Vouvray Fabulous juice It was a bit of a Chenin evening for me last night as I drank another bottle of the Blind …
Knappstein Cabernet Merlot 2008 (Clare Valley, SA) $23 It's a solid effort from a tough year, though personally I found it a bit hard going. The wine itself smells pretty good, with cocoa/coffee oak, mint and eucalypt …
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.