It's almost like Spain doesn't exist. Here in Australia we bow down at the feet of the best French and Italian red wines, willingly forking out mega dollars for Burgundy and wads of cash for Barolo. …
It wasn't my intention, but yesterday I turned up at Priorat's Mas Igneus on the first day of vintage 2015. Bugger. That meant winemaker Yolanda Carazo had little time to chat. It's hard when loads of Grenache …
Two superstar Priorat from Terroir Al Limit They really don't get much coverage here in Australia, but for my money the stunning Carignan and Grenache (or Carinena and Garnacha) based reds of Priorat are right up …
Brilliant Priorat: Vall Llach 2006 (Priorat, Spain)15.85%, Cork, $180Source: Tasting www.vallllach.com It's wines like this that make me wish I was a wealthier man. Wealthy so that I could afford to buy cases of this, rather than …
At 18 I started working in a small suburban bottleshop, largely to buy cheap beer. It was my first year of university, doing a degree that I didn't really like, and a liquor shop seemed like fun. Needless to say I discovered wine, my uni degree morphed into something completely different and wine/beer took over my life.
Almost twenty years later and I currently spend my days wearing many (wine) hats, mostly as a writer, presenter and marketer.
While wearing my writer cap I write features for the likes of National Liquor News, Gourmet Traveller WINE and the RAS plus I'm a Lifestyle FOOD channel wine expert. Read more about me here or get in touch to book your next wine event with me here.