Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ok drinks. And some are just bad. Here is a selection of wine that almost made it in October and November 2021. As …
I aimed high, I really did. I wanted a snapshot of good new release rosé for your spring drinking pleasure. But, there were so many big misses that I couldn't …
An 'Exploration of Australia’s Distinguished Sites'. What a lofty title for this Zoom tasting, held last week by a group of prominent Australian family winemakers (all of whom are in the …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ok drinks. And some are just bad. Here is a selection of wines that almost made it in September 2021. Thanks, also, to …
Enter, the latest majestic McLaren Vale red the Hickinbotham stable, the Hickinbotham Clarendon Vineyard Brooks Road Shiraz 2019. For anyone who loves Penfolds Shiraz, this is the alternate choice - a …
What is this? Australian Shiraz Review? I can't help that I get sent a lot of Shiraz, and nor am I discounting it. Please, send me your good Shiraz, winemakers of …
Just days after the mind-spinning $500 Rutherglen Shiraz, along comes this Eldorado Road Perseverance Old Vine Shiraz 2019 to remind everyone that pricetags and cost of production aren't always miles …
Pyrenean or Pyreneean? Both sound dangerously close to perineum. Anyway, that's the only lingering question about this Blue Pyrenees Estate Shiraz 2018, which is a poster child for what makes …
The Mudgee-sourced brother of the Orange Shiraz, this Logan Ridge of Tears Mudgee Shiraz 2019 is clever stuff. Retains the black earth core of Mudgee, but presented with polish. It’s just …
The Ridge of Tears range is Logan's Shiraz highlights package, with both an Orange release and another from Mudgee. I like them both, although this Logan Ridge of Tears Orange …
I've just discovered a fascinating press release that I missed a few weeks back. It's trumpeting the release of the brand-new Mount Ophir Shiraz 2019 that will be released next week …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ok drinks. And some are just bad. Here is a selection of wines that almost made it in July and August 2021. Sometimes …
In the same vein as the superb Cabernet comes this commanding Balgownie Estate Old Vine Shiraz 2015. Much like the Cab too, this comes from 12 rows of the oldest plantings …
Dom Torzi & Tim Freeland's Adelaide Plains powerhouse, this Old Plains Power of One Shiraz 2019 is an ode to the old vineyards in Adelaide's outer suburbia - a region …
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