Review: Torzi Matthews Francesca Grillo Collina Calcarea Syrah 2021
As I was tasting this Torzi Matthews Syrah, I kept thinking about the Souhaut I had on holidays back in May. That Saint Joseph had the same peppered red fruit …
As I was tasting this Torzi Matthews Syrah, I kept thinking about the Souhaut I had on holidays back in May. That Saint Joseph had the same peppered red fruit …
Today was the tasting of the Young Gun of Wine Awards (YGOW) finalists for 2022, with 31 'young' producers opening their wares for the trade. YGOW is a an initiative spearheaded …
Breathe out, it's holiday time. I'm in Noosa this week, for a family holiday that has been postponed twice in the last 18 months (thanks to COVID). It's easy to love this …
While it has been too moist and humid to feel 'hot' here in Sydney town in recent weeks, that doesn't mean we need an excuse to drink refreshing beverages. For …
From the almosts to the always. These are twenty of the most impressive Shiraz and Syrah to pass the desk during November 2021. What I like most when I scan down this …
We don't get out much anymore. Between looking after a small child, long days and lockdowns, restaurant meals have been few and far between for the Grahams in 2021. So what a …
This is where I was for the past week: Well, not right there, but just a few clicks off to the right on the beautiful NSW South Coast. Would you look …
January is a little slower for wine deliveries to the Australian Wine Review PO Box, as most local vignerons are either on holidays, preparing for vintage, or picking grapes. That means …
Fun fact: Shiraz makes up over 25% of all winegrapes crushed in Australia, and South Australia has the largest vineyard area with 76,292ha (Wine Australia figures 19/20). But what I want …
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 …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ok drinks. And some are just bad. Here then is a selection of wines that almost made it over the past few …
Following closely on the Top 20 Chardonnay comes the Top 20 Shiraz of February 2020. For this lineup I dug deeper into the sample pile, searching - perhaps blindly - for …
This is just a taste of the finest big reds that passed the desk this November. Background notes in italics. Oakridge Original Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 Spends 3 weeks on skins post …
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 …
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. But then, I fell in love with wine and craft beer, and it took over my life.
Twenty three years later and I spend my days wearing many beverage hats and judge at wine shows around the world...Read more
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