The Top 20 Shiraz of August 2020
August 28, 2020
As the name suggests, these are the Top 20 Shiraz of August 2020. There was more Shiraz this month, there always is. But these are the wines I want to …
20 great Australian Riesling (and more) to distract you from our looming viral hellscape
March 20, 2020
It feels a little dirty to be writing about wine right now. Or maybe it's a sense of futility - I'm that guy talking about wine while sitting on one …
Almost Club October 2019 edition – more than 45 wines that almost made it this month.
October 16, 2019
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ok drinks. And some are just bad. Here’s a selection of wines that almost made it in October 2019. I like plenty …
2019 Sydney Royal Wine Show – I tasted the trophy winners (so you don’t need to)
September 1, 2019
In what has become something of a tradition (posts here, here, here, here and here for starters), I went to this year's 2019 Sydney Royal Wine Show exhibitor event tasting …
14 of the best Cabernet based reds this August: Feat. Oates Ends, Voyager, Levantine Hill & more
August 15, 2019
It's been a rough week or so at Graham HQ, as a sniffly 5 month old meant little sleep and not enough wine... So let's keep this tight. As the name …
Almost Club May 2019 edition: 25 wines that almost made it
June 12, 2019
Not all wines can be great. In fact plenty are just ok drinks. And some are just bad... Here's a selection of wines that didn't quite excite me in May. Several …
Almost Club January 2019 edition: A bumper new year of almostness inc. a $500 red
January 27, 2019
I missed December's Almost Club edition (holidays), so this is a huge crop of almostness... As the name suggests, here are the wines that almost hit the mark for me in …
15 Australian Cabernet (and blends) that looked good in late 2018
January 2, 2019
Happy New Year! I'm celebrating the start of 2019 with a little tasting note house cleaning, how about you? Actually I'm mainly at the beach. Before we crack out the towels …
Almost Club November 2018 Edition feat. 18 wines
November 29, 2018
It's been a long month here at Graham HQ, and the next few weeks promise to be just as intense. I can't wait for that glorious period in between Christmas …
Finally, a great budget Viognier: Yalumba Y Series Viognier 2018
November 27, 2018
I love great Viognier. Textural, viscous, rich, barrel matured Viognier is absolutely delicious. But so much V weed is underwhelming, ordinary, and either under or overripe. Too much. Too often. But this …
The Almost Club: March 2018 edition
April 3, 2018
It's 3 days late I know, but here are a few wines that almost hit the mark this month. Some are just good, simple drinks. Others are genuinely average to …
Riesling glory: Rieslingfreak Zenit 2017 & Torzi Matthews Frost Dodger 2017
August 29, 2017
From the dozen or so wines I've tried, I'm delighted to pronounce that 2017 is a great vintage for South Australian Riesling. Ultra late, cool and sometimes damp, it was a …
Two very different Granges: Penfolds Grange 2005 vs Grange des Pères 2013
August 24, 2017
I feel like I'm on an 'icon wine' streak after yesterday's Dom Perignon note. So heck, why not carry that forward. Here are two very different wines that both have Grange …
A clever pale pink from Jacob’s Creek
March 27, 2017
Jacob's Creek Le Petit Rosé 2016 It's not widely known, but Jacob's Creek has a fulltime sensory scientist on staff (or at least it did when I visited a few years …
Penfolds St Henri 2006
March 26, 2017
Penfolds St Henri 2006 Let's check in to see how this Penfolds St Henri looks now. Surprisingly sullen. There's still that easy plum fruit, with a dusty edge and fruit that expands …
Penfolds 2014 Bin Series Release – redux
February 27, 2014
Penfolds Bin Series Release - redux (This is largely the same post that got embroiled in the embargo drama, with just a few important date changes. I'm really very glad to …
Cabernet sideways – a look at 4 interesting Cabernet based reds
July 23, 2013
Cabernet sideways - a look at 4 interesting Cabernet based reds Xavier Bizot - of Terre à Terre - is a crafty man. Crafty enough to know that a good blind …
The Label Project – my week of Jacobs Creek
March 18, 2013
The Label Project - my week of Jacobs Creek Tying in nicely with the end of last week's Budget Wine Week, I'll be spending the next few days ensconced in the …
A gift from Peter Gago – Penfolds Bin 389 1983
August 29, 2012
A gift from Peter Gago - Penfolds Bin 389 1983 1953 Grange. In blue. Peter likes it. Penfolds Bin 389 1983 (South Australia) $?, Cork Source: Gift www.penfolds.com.au From the same year as the infamous …
Early highlights from the Summer of Riesling
January 10, 2012
The Riesling brothers in action outside Fix St James Early highlights from the Summer of Riesling This week marks the start of the Summer of Riesling (#summerofriesling on twitter), a season long …
About me – Andrew Graham
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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 environment.
Twenty years later and I spend my days wearing many (wine) hats, mostly as a writer, presenter and marketer.
I now judge at wine shows around the world, sit on the Australian Wine List of the Year awards panel and was once a Wine Journalism Young Gun (but baby that was years ago).
Currently, I write features for a variety of publications including National Liquor News, Gourmet Traveller WINE and the RAS, plus I'm a former Lifestyle FOOD channel wine expert.
In 2019 and 2020 I was voted in the Top 30 Best Wine Critics in The World, and in my spare time, I'm a sucker for punishment and run trail ultra marathons, much to the delight of my long-suffering family. Read more about me here or get in touch to book your next wine event with me here
