It’s that time of the month again – time to collate a range of wines that didn’t quite make the grade. Plenty opened this month, which is why this list is longer than usual… Bremerton Langhorne Creek …
Pizzini Verduzzo 2013 I opened this on Saturday night not expecting much. Yet it was delicious. Refreshing, but more than that. Clever wine. This plays an interesting role really. It's almost like Pizzini's Chardonnay, with a little …
Pizzini Verduzzo 2012 (King Valley, Vic) 12.5%, Screwcap, $22CD Source: Sample www.pizzini.com.au Who would have thought that phylloxera could be a good thing? It certainly was for Pizzini, whom in many ways used the shock of phylloxera (which hit the …
Pizzini Verduzzo 2009 (King Valley, Vic) $25, Screwcap, 13.3% Source: Cellar Door www.pizzini.com.au It's apparently somewhat of a minority player in the world of Italian grape varieties, but Fred Pizzini believes that the balance of structure and texture …
At 18 I started working in a small suburban bottleshop, largely to buy cheap beer. It was my first year of university, doing a degree that I didn't really like, and a liquor shop seemed like fun. Needless to say I discovered wine, my uni degree morphed into something completely different and wine/beer took over my life.
Almost twenty years later and I currently spend my days wearing many (wine) hats, mostly as a writer, presenter and marketer.
While wearing my writer cap I write features for the likes of National Liquor News, Gourmet Traveller WINE and the RAS plus I'm a Lifestyle FOOD channel wine expert. Read more about me here or get in touch to book your next wine event with me here.