Pizzini Nebbiolo 2012 No, it's not from Piedmont. That's the Nebbiolo caveat. It's the assumption that anything outside of the Langhe is ultimately inferior. I can only imagine how hard it is …
It's that time again - time to roundup a selection of wines that didn't quite make it onto the site. Some because of time and space, others because they failed …
It's that time again. These wines didn't quite make it up onto the site in October... Yelland & Papps Devote Roussanne 2015 From Greenock. Wild fermented, basket pressed and matured in 29% …
It's that time again. These wines haven't quite made a full write up this month. Odds and ends... Sunshine Creek Yarra Valley Cabernets 2013 No back label. Feel the mystery! Not quite in …
Ah the frustration of the acute accent on the e in rosé! So often missing in action, leaving you to wonder why someone is talking about how delicious it is …
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, …
You'd think that the daughter of Piedmont producer Angelo Gaja - long feted as a king of Italian wine - would be anything but approachable. Gaia Gaja is exactly that. Seriously …
Nebbiolo Files: 3 more (challenging) Aussies The search for good Aussie Nebbiolo continues, even though it felt a little masochistic with this trio. As ever, patience is required, with all of …
8 fine Aussie and Italian Nebbiolo I'll be the first to admit that Australia is yet to 'crack' the Nebbiolo formula. Sure, as some of the wines in this tasting show, we're …
G.D. Vajra Langhe Nebbiolo 2010 (Piedmont, Italy) The approachable face of Piedmont Nebbiolo, from a producer with a knack for getting it right lately. Plenty to like. Can't see the value …
Longview Boat Shed Nebbiolo Rosato 2014 Trophy winner at the recent Sydney Wine Show. Good work the Longview boys for pushing forward with more Nebbiolo styles too. As the name suggests …
Out of Step Wine Co. Pyrenees Nebbiolo 2013 It seems that if you want to make Nebbiolo in Australia and you don't grow it yourself (few do), then you either …
Quealy Pyrenees Nebbiolo 2012 The final wine in a little trio of Australian Nebbiolo that I've been looking at over the week (a Pizzini and a Coriole). This was the odd one …
Coriole Adelaide Hills Nebbiolo 2010 Tasted alongside the Pizzini and the Quealy in a little Nebbiolo trio, which I looked at over the course of this week (best to start here). Unlike …
Pizzini King Valley Nebbiolo 2010 I've been looking at a small bracket of Australian Nebbiolo this week, pouring a little daily sip of three different wines to watch them evolve. Fun. Happily, …
Clever imports (and more) from Terroir Selections While it's been brutally hard for our export focused winemakers, the record strength of our Aussie dollar has been useful for one thing - …
Working With Wine: The Nebbiolo Sessions It's rare when you leave a large tasting and immediately start thinking about how much wine you can buy. Bu there I was, trawling through …
Bruno Giacosa Nebbiolo d'Alba 2008 (Langhe, Piedmont, Italy) 12.5%, Cork, $50 I'm not the biggest fan of '08 Langhe reds, with the scorched flavours never looking all that appealing. Here we see a …
Mauro Veglio Langhe Nebbiolo 'Angelo' 2012 14%, Cork, $35 Wines like this remind that Langhe Nebbiolo doesn't always need years in barrel to impress. Imported by Beaune & Beyond, the importer business …
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 environment.
Twenty years later and I spend my days wearing many (wine) hats, mostly as a writer, presenter and marketer.
I now judge at wine shows around the world, sit on the Australian Wine List of the Year awards panel and was once a Wine Journalism Young Gun (but baby that was years ago).
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