My trips to the post office to pick up wine at this time of year are always more battle than a trip. Not only is it always raining (Yes, the La …
I've just wrapped up the second day of Winewise Championship judging here in Canberra, and pleased to announce that it was another smorgasbord of gold medal wines. The 2020 Chardonnay bracket …
For the back half of this working week, I'm in our nation's capital, Canberra, to judge at the Winewise Championship. This is one of my favourite wine shows on the calendar, …
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 …
I've enjoyed so much of Sam Coverdale's recent releases under the Even Keen/Polperro labels. Aside from the overly broad Field Blend, there have been no misses and many gold medals. …
This needed to happen, really. After last week's list of the Top 4 wines of 2021 was so bluntly biased to unaffordability (would you like the $350 Cab Shiraz of the …
Despite what you might expect, getting rosé right is a challenge. Well, it has to be, because so much rosé is terrible. What always irks with typical monosyllabic modern pink wines …
Gee the 2020 vintage in Victoria and South Australia throws a few curveballs. Yeah, vintage generalisations are junk and all that, but no doubting that '20 in certain regions is irregular. …
Ahhh, the perpetual love-hate relationship. I love textural white wines so much, with the intoxicating sensuality of a mouthfilling Gewurz or the absorbing contrasts of a classic Bordeaux blend something bloody …
This Eldridge Estate Clonal Blend Pinot Noir 2018 is a blend from 4 barrels, covering all seven clones of Pinot Noir planted at Eldridge Estate. It's ripe, generous and silken, although …
David Lloyd's barrel-fermented Sauv Blanc, whcih was made by Imogen Dillon from 10x By Tractor in 2020. This Eldridge Estate Fumé Blanc 2020 was fermented in barrel, where it then spent …
Yesterday was International Pinot Noir Day. I hate the grape days. Marketing guff, woven around a grape variety. It's the ultimate opener, though - a subject line waiting to happen. Hey …
Long live the richer, more buxom style of Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay. While modern, finessed, 'no malo here' Australian Chardonnay has its place, there is a lot to be said for …
The name says it all. 12 quality that are ready to go, no need to wait. They're wines of drinking appeal, whether it's luxurious textures or even just simple fruit. …
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