If you ever need a reminder of how devastatingly hard the life of a farmer/vigneron can be, look only at New England's Topper's Mountain 2019 'vintage gonski'. On Feb 13th the …
Symphonia King Valley Petit Manseng 2013 I do wonder why we see few attempts at a more richly textured Jurançon style of Aussie Petit Manseng, as this naturally tart grape seems …
Symphonia Petit Manseng 2008 (King Valley, Vic) 13.5%, Screwcap, $10 (runout price apparently) Source: Sample www.symphoniafinewines.com.au What a curious wine this is. Inspired by Jurancon apparently but made more like a simply unoaked white, …
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