Almost Club December 2020 Edition – 50 wines covered
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 to a pass mark …
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 to a pass mark …
Sometimes, it's the wonky wines that you really want to see. In a world sodden with characterless, 'safe' premium drinks, it's things like this Topper’s Mountain Touriga & Tintas 2018 that …
Each and every one of these Coates reds have impressed, and this is no different. A blend of Touriga Nacional, Tempranillo, Monastrell, Syrah, Carignan, Garnacha Cinsault and Malbec (what a blend), …
I'm in Euro trip flashback mode today, this time casting an eye back to August, and a trip to famed Douro Valley producer Quinta do Vallado. This was an estate that …
Head Nouveau Touriga Montepulciano 2014 The only new Head wine that didn't move me (these did though). I get the drift - joven Barossan red. But it's not for me. Bright …
Old Plains Mistura 2014 (Barossa, SA) 14%, Screwcap, $18 Here is a wine to rewrite the expectations about what the Portuguese varieties can achieve in Australia. The old vine whisperer - aka Dom …
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