Almost Club January 2022 Edition – 23 wines that almost made it this month
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 December 2021 & January …
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 March 2021. You can …
Oh yes, this is a big edition! As the name suggests, these are the 34 wines that almost made the Australian Wine Review top grade (of 17/20 or 90/100+) this month. Some …
For the final post in my 'wines that moved me in April' series comes this final collection - that I'm calling the 'better reds that aren't Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz or …
Calabria Private Bin Montepulciano 2016 While most of the Calabria Private Bin wines are just easy drinks, this has some substance to it - and for very few dollars. Dark deep and …
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 …
Australian Montepulciano shouldn't be this good, surely? That was going through my brain when I tasted the Amadio Heritage Selection Kersbrook Montepulciano 2014. Here, you're looking at a ripe and plush, Australian …
While I am slowly wearing down the mountain of samples that have arrived at Graham HQ over the past few weeks, it has still required frequent raiding, and today's target …
Tscharke The Master Barossa Montepulciano 2013 This wine is dedicated to Damien Tscharke's father, who persuaded him to plant Montepulciano. Lots of potential here methinks. Monte has a nice Aussie ring …
Way Wood Wines McLaren Vale Montepulciano 2013 This is a breakout wine. A wine to make you think 'maybe Monte could really work in McLaren Vale'. Fruit is sourced from a …
October tasting notes roundup These are some of the odd hits and misses from the ozwinereview tasting bench this month, all coupled together in a collection of tidbits. Tscharke The Master Montepulciano …
From the notebook: Grand Italian Wines from the Grandi Marchi Masterclass I was doing a little tidying tonight of some old unpublished notes and discovered this little gem - a collection …
2014 Royal Sydney Wine Show - results and musings The 2014 Macquarie Group Sydney Wine Show results were officially announced on Thursday night, with this wine scribe present at the trophy …
Kirrihill Montepulciano 2012 (Adelaide Hills, SA) 14.9%, Screwcap, $28Source: Sample www.kirrihillwines.com.au Montepulciano is hardly the first wine grape you'd imaging to be planted in the Adelaide Hills (particularly cool Mt Lofty), but hey, …
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
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