Dead serious Victorian Nero. Typically generous and black-fruited. But it's also such a savoury wine, with this Eldorado Road Comrade Nero d’Avola 2018 carrying a limitless, a blackness. Compelling in …
Quintessential Durif from Paul Dahlenburg (Bear) and Lauretta Schulz (Laurie) using fruit from vineyards at Eldorado & Rutherglen. Paul is doing excellent work at Baileys FWIW too. The criticism with Durif …
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 …
Last week it was the excellent Eldorado Road Chardonnay, now comes the Eldorado Road Quasimodo Nero d’Avola Durif Shiraz 2017 and it's a winner. This is a lot of wine for …
Eldorado Road Quasimodo Nero d’Avola Shiraz Durif 2016 There have been some nervous moments for NE Victorian vignerons in recent weeks, with massive bushfires bearing down on multiple fronts. The predicted …
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 …
Following on from Monday's article on blends, I thought it only fair to back it up with a selection of the better white and red blends to pass the desk …
Eldorado Road Luminoso Rosè 2017 Another high quality release from Eldorado Road. The 2018 may well be out soon, but I'm in catchup mode and anyway this is looking good. A …
From great value quaffers to absolute train wrecks, this month's compilation of 'almost' wines is a biggun'. I'm always conscious of my prejudice against overripeness and heavy-handed oak, but I call …
For the final post in my 'wines that moved me in April' series comes this final collection - that I'm calling the 'better reds that aren't Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz or …
Irrewarra. Mark that name down under your watch list. Irrewarra is the new winemaking project of Nick Farr (yes, son of Gary) focused on a vineyard near the town of Irrewarra …
Following on from the Chardonnay and Riesling hits of the summer, it's only fair that the other most popular grape at Graham HQ get's a post too. Below then is a …
I've been engrossed in moving house this month so less wine than usual. Will be rectifying that this week. Eden Road The Long Road Canberra Pinot Gris 2016 A 'ramato' style skin contact …
It's that time again - time to roundup a selection of wines that didn't quite make it onto the site. Some because of time and space, others because they failed …
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 …
Taltarni Blanc de Blancs 2011 (Victoria) 12%, Diam, $26 All Victorian fruit in this Taltarni bubbly. Has a tart green apple fruit nose and a hint of some nice Chard florals - pretty …
Five smart new 2012 Shiraz under $30 I actually picked this five out before noticing that they were all 2012, but that's of no surprise. It was a vintage that had …
A new look for Brown Brothers Like the new Brown Brothers labelling? Introduced - quite sneakily - during a Brown Brothers 'dinner party' event tonight, this brand new livery will be seen …
Shadowfax Shiraz 2010 (Victoria) Screwcap, $22 Source: Sample www.shadowfax.com.au You don't see these Shadowfax wines in retail land much anymore. Given the value on offer with this Shiraz, however, that's really surprising. It deserves …
Beerilicious BEER: Mountain Goat India Pale Ale (Richmond, Victoria) 6.2% Source: Retail www.goatbeer.com.au I've always liked the Mountain Goat beers. I fell in love with the Hightail many years ago, even though it had a …
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.
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