The Almost Club: March 2018 edition
April 3, 2018
It's 3 days late I know, but here are a few wines that almost hit the mark this month. Some are just good, simple drinks. Others are genuinely average to …
The Almost Club January 2018 Edition
January 30, 2018
Here are a few of the wines that have passed the desk this month and almost made the grade. Some weren't far off the mark, others are absolute disasters. A few …
The Almost Club: November 2017 edition
November 27, 2017
As you can see the volume of posts has dropped off a bit lately as I'm still not feeling great. My ankle issues turned out to be an arthritis flare …
The Almost Club: October 2017 edition, feat. 37 wines that are almost really good (or not)
October 25, 2017
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 …
Rosé Roundup 2017: The rest
June 24, 2017
This is the third part of a look at rosé - one of the fastest growing categories in the Australian wine industry. Best to start here. While this is a roundup …
Brash Higgins and the 2016 Merlot that tastes gloriously un-Merlot like
April 21, 2017
Brash Higgins MRLO Merlot 2016 This is the best Australian Merlot I've had in some time. Importantly, this doesn't taste anything like your average Aussie Merlot. Instead, it reads from a song …
Chateau Picoron Les Terrasses 2014
April 4, 2017
Chateau Picoron Les Terrasses 2014 This comes from the estate of Frank Kalyk and family, ex-pat Aussies who have taken over a Chateau in Sainte-Colombe. This wine was made before they arrived, …
February 2017 Roundup
February 21, 2017
A few of the wines to have passed the tasting bench this month that didn't quite make it onto the full site. La Bise Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris 2016 From the Kozned …
June tasting notes roundup (2016 version)
June 17, 2016
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 …
Brash Higgins new ’15 MRLO & FRNC
March 2, 2016
I've decided that the single biggest challenge with these two Brash Higgins reds is deciding what to attack first - is it the flesh and round generosity of the MRLO …
11 Victorian reds that aren’t Pinot Noir
November 24, 2015
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, …
An excellent Australian Merlot from an unexpected source – Brash Higgins MRLO 2014
May 4, 2015
Brash Higgins MRLO 2014 Brash Higgins (Brad Hickey) is clearly no fan of vowels. He's a generous man, so that really surprises me. Then again, who need vowels anyway, eh? Now, this Merlot …
Grant Burge Hillcot Barossa Merlot 2012
April 27, 2015
Grant Burge Hillcot Barossa Merlot 2012 This has always been a quiet star of the Grant Burge range (Grant has grown Merlot in the Barossa for 30+ years, so maybe not …
November Tasting Notes Roundup
November 30, 2014
November Tasting Notes Roundup A few wines that passed the Australian Wine Review tasting bench during November - lots of 'almosts' this month, plus some real surprises from Taltarni. Tenefeate Creek Merlot …
About me – Andrew Graham
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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. Needless to say, I discovered wine, and my life evolved with a unique dual focus - wine and the environment.
Twenty one years later and I spend my days wearing many (wine) hats, mostly as a writer, presenter and marketer. and judge at wine shows around the world...Read more
