More birthday wines (2021 edition)
February 17, 2021
This is where I was for the past week: Well, not right there, but just a few clicks off to the right on the beautiful NSW South Coast. Would you look …
Review: Longview Vineyard Nebbiolo Rosato 2020
January 29, 2021
This is great dry Australian rosé. More importantly, it's delicious. Apparently the key here is the clone, with 1-11 tagged as the rosato clone. Early ripening, nice aromatics. Fits the bill. This …
New Years Wines, Beers 2020-2021 Edition
January 2, 2021
This didn't feel like a normal NYE. But with a toddler, what counts a 'normal' NYE anyway? More importantly, who cares about New Years? Regardless, I opened plenty of tasty drinks …
Review: Vino Intrepido Spanna in the Works Nebbiolo 2019
December 16, 2020
Another wine from the Malakoff Vineyard, and fascinating to see the results in context of the other Malakoff-sourced wines recently. Classy wine this Vino Intrepido Spanna in the Works Nebbiolo …
Review: Susuro Farfalla Nebbiolo 2019
December 15, 2020
Fascinating wines in this Susuro range. They don't always work, but modern style and swagger. This is Pyrenees Nebbiolo from the Malakoff Vineyard, with plenty of glacé cherry varietal charisma, …
Review: Born & Raised Heathcote Nebbiolo 2017
December 15, 2020
Ambitious Nebbiolo from the Willoughby Bridge Vineyard. Spends 54 days on skins and 16 months in barrel. Light coppery red, the nose is quite floral, if tinged with brick dust …
The Top 12 Rosé of Spring 2020
October 20, 2020
It's halfway through spring. Already. That escalated quickly... As the name suggests, these are the best pink/blush/salmon orange/reddish coloured Australian rosé to pass the Australian Wine Review tasting bench this springtime. …
Review: Longview Nebbiolo Saturnus 2018
August 25, 2020
Another successful release, with this Longview Nebbiolo Saturnus 2018 another solid varietal Aus Nebb. Glossy red raspberry kirsch fruit, fine tannins. Might need a bit more tannic drive to be sublime …
Review: Pizzini La Volpe Nebbiolo 2018
August 4, 2020
Energetic nouveau style King Valley red. This Pizzini La Volpe Nebbiolo 2018 has bright raspberry fruit and light tannins, the delivery unadulterated by oak, the overall effect so energetic. Even …
The Almost Club Lockdown edition: 68 wines that almost made it over the past 3 months
July 8, 2020
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ok drinks. And some are just bad. Here then is a selection of wines that almost made it over the past few …
Chiavennasca and a very different Longview Nebbiolo Saturnus 2017
September 17, 2019
Longview Nebbiolo Saturnus 2017So much of our contemporary Nebbiolo benchmarks are based on Barolo and Barbaresco. Much like Pinot Noir to Burgundy or Assyrtiko to Santorini, this is what we …
Magnificent Massolino Vigna Rionda Barolo 2013
July 17, 2019
Massolino Vigna Rionda Barolo 2013 On Monday I was banging on about the beauty of the 'standard' Massolino Barolo. Here is its older, more famous, and utterly delicious brother. The Vigna Rionda …
Ever wanted to know why people love Barolo? This Massolino Barolo 2015 shows why…
July 16, 2019
Massolino Barolo 2015 Want to know what the Barolo fuss is about? Why people go nuts about Nebbiolo? Here's one wine that shows the beauty of what Jancis Robinson describes as 'the world's …
Pizzini Estate Nebbiolo 2014
July 12, 2019
Pizzini Estate Nebbiolo 2014 Pizzini's range of Nebbiolo has exploded in recent years, and headed by quality varietal wines like this. It's good. It's real and, importantly, varietal. Close your eyes and …
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
