These single block Curly Flat Pinot Noir releases are entertaining dives into Macedon Ranges terroir expressions aren't they? I like different blocks every year too, just for more spice. Speaking of …
2020 was not the easiest of vintages on the Australian east coast, even though some Mornington and Yarra types fared better than further north. Yields are all over the place, …
Definitus is the absolute big dog of the Tapanappa portfolio. Drawn from a defined set of rows within the Foggy Hill Vineyard, this expression of windswept Fleurieu Peninsula Pinot is …
From what is technically the most immediate range of wines for Moorilla, although this Moorilla Estate Praxis Pinot Noir 2019 could probably do with more time in bottle. From the St …
Something of a trove of Pinot Noir reviews hitting the site this week (and some Prosecco). To kick if off comes this deadly serious Even Keel Pinot Noir 2021 from …
It's been another rough week here at Graham HQ, which means another noticeable lack of bottles opened. The wine sample department doth spilleth over, now extending from cupboard to a …
After 3 long, COVID-interrupted years, today saw the return of the famed Shaw + Smith Yum Cha lunch. This (normally) annual event sees the S + S team dispatched to different …
We're a little down on celebrations here at Australian Wine Review HQ of late, with illness putting a temporary dampener on festivities. Still, it was my dad's 70th on the weekend, …
There was a welcome visitor yesterday with Matt East, of Rouleur Wine Co. dropping by for a chat with a whole bag of new 2021 releases in tow. Long-time readers of …
There is a lot of delicious Mornington/Yarra Pinot hitting the market of late, and I'm very here for it. This In Dreams Pinot Noir 2021 is exactly what a reasonably …
On the Friday of a long weekend, what better than an entirely drinkable Central Otago for an entirely impressive $14.99 a bottle? Something that proudly fits into the 'inexpensive wines …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just 'ok drinks', and some are just bad… Here is a selection of 13 wines that almost made it in May 2022. An important …
It's starting to feel cold and shitty here in Sydney town this week, which is a huge contrast from the humid 26C humid glory of Noosa I had last week. …
Today was the tasting of the Young Gun of Wine Awards (YGOW) finalists for 2022, with 31 'young' producers opening their wares for the trade. YGOW is a an initiative spearheaded …
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