It slipped out with a low-key press release. The University of Tasmania's Climate Futures Group has recently released a seminal document (funded by Wine Australia) that maps out the future climate …
The Sydney wine trade is a fickle beast. On the one hand, there is a whole squad of motivated and knowledgeable merchants/somms/etc who crowd out tastings for super cool imports. But then, …
The Northern Territory government announced on Wednesday a suite of alcohol policy reforms that could pose a risk to the whole Australian wine industry. While most of the reforms (read them …
When you think about it, opening a bottle of wine can be quite challenging. Whether it is sharp and/or heavy foil capsules, corks stuck fast in the neck of a bottle, …
Cheap Australian Chardonnay - is it dead? It was all about Chardonnay today, with this afternoon's National Liquor News (NLN) panel covering 22 blind Chardies at a whole spectrum of price-points. The …
2014 wine wrap: 5 things I'd like to see less of in 2015 At this time of year everyone seems to have a 'best of' list, preferably pointing out the best …
2014 Scarce Earth release Trade tastings in Sydney are embarrassing affairs. It doesn't seem to matter how high quality the wines are, how good the food is on offer or even how …
The problem with Dry July (revisited) A year ago I wrote a little rant about why I thought Dry July is conceptually flawed. Flash forward a year and as the subject …
A quick rant about Dry July I encountered no fewer than three wine professionals today who are all on the Dry July bandwagon (what is Dry July you ask? more information …
The wine critics dilemma - to publish or not? Being a wine blogger/critic/writer/whatever sounds like a sweet life. All you do is drink (typically) free booze, often accompanied by fine (free) …
In a rather worrying, if plain silly move, NSW Police this week have (allegedly) abused their powers with a wowserish plan that threatens the very freedom of everyday drinkers.According to …
Blain Gagnard Chassagne Montrachet 'Clos St Jean' 2005 (Burgundy, France) $105, Cork I don't really 'buy' much white Burgundy. I taste a bit, think about buying a bit, but end up actually …
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