While Tasmania's MONA museum is one of the country's must-visit destinations, can I recommend that you pop next door to see the Moorilla winery too? It's a work of art. It's …
What do you think of the label on this new Apogee Alto Pinot Noir 2020? When I first saw it I thought 'golden ticket'. Hard to photograph too (and I'm a …
I haven't been opening anywhere near enough fizz lately. Maybe it's because I've taken my eye off the bubbles train. Or maybe it's a lack of celebrations/excuses to open fizz. Maybe …
This needed to happen, really. After last week's list of the Top 4 wines of 2021 was so bluntly biased to unaffordability (would you like the $350 Cab Shiraz of the …
Welcome to 2022! Taking out the recycling over the past few days reminded me that a) I drink plenty of beer b) there were some seriously fine wines opened over the …
Broad vintage generalisations anywhere are fraught with danger. They're so problematic given just how much a harvest can vary from variety to variety and vineyard to vineyard. Like 2011 in …
Chardonnay - aka the king of white wines (which makes Riesling the queen) - gets pride of place in the Graham household, regularly jumping the barrier from 'tasting' to 'drinking' …
Oh boy. If you like the standard Dalrymple Pinot (which I did), then you need to try this Dalrymple Cottage Block Pinot Noir 2019. The Cottage Block is one of the …
Mercurial. What a great word. And the quality and personality of Dalrymple's Pinot is best described as mercurial too. In some vintages, it has been surprisingly hulking. In other years, …
The name says it all. 12 quality that are ready to go, no need to wait. They're wines of drinking appeal, whether it's luxurious textures or even just simple fruit. …
One of the single biggest growth hurdles that Tasmanian wine faces is a lack of wineries. I'm not talking about a shortfall of producers - Tassie has a whole smorgasbord of …
To celebrate 30 years of Meerea Park Wines, Garth & Rhys Eather went out to lunch. Except they spent this milestone meal with about 15 other wine media types, and repeated …
Always a pleasure to have more drinkable Pinot Noir pass the desk, and these three have all been delicious. I didn't try them together but would be a fascinating exercise …
Chalk this Clover Hill Tasmanian Cuvée Rose NV as another victory. It's a well balanced Tassie pink that feels very grown-up. Mouth-filling generosity, the palate fresh if just a little bit …
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