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. 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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