Domaine Tissot Château-Chalon Vin Jaune 2009 Now here is a wine that deserves it's reputation. I'd put it up against the fine wines of the world, sitting alongside the greatest Burgundy, the most luscious Trockenbeerenauslese, the …
Some very brief highlights from Rootstock 2016 I only managed a single morning session at Rootstock 2016 (the sustainable wine/food fair - see previous iterations here or here) this year, mainly because I was originally slated to be …
'Albarino - potentially Australia's great white hope' With influencers like Dr Richard Smart pumping up Albarino, is it any wonder that so many Aussie producers got excited by the variety? Of course, that all blew up in …
Domaine de la Pinte Savagnin 2007 Old school Jura Savagnin style, this spent 5 years in oak. It's every bit the fusty oxidative style, with mothball and a hint of decay, if still firm to finish. …
December Tasting Notes Roundup A few hits and misses from the tasting bench this month. A special mention to the Streiker (hit) and the Bleasdale (miss).La Linea TRKN Riesling 2013 (Adelaide Hills, SA) 12%, $26 Bright, extremely …
Soumah Savarro 2013 (Yarra Valley, Vic) 13.5%, Screwcap, $26Source: Sample www.soumah.com.au Another instalment for Soumah's Yarra Valley Savagnin and again an interesting wine (I would expect nothing less from this label). What's most intriguing is just how much latent acidity …
Soumah Al Fiori 2013 (Yarra Valley, Vic 13.5%, Screwcap, $24Source: Sample www.soumah.com.au Soumah is the unashamedly Italian-leaning wine operation of Brett and Greg Butcher, the wines produced from a well-sited vineyard established in 1998 on the edge of …
Soumah Savarro 2012 (Yarra Valley, Vic) 13.8%, Screwcap, $26 You can't see it properly but this is a lovely blue colour Source: Sample www.soumah.com.au Love the packaging on this. That duck egg blue label, replete with a bottling date, TA, …
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.