I've been meaning to write this story for years. It's been a motivation every time I see 'Malakoff Vineyard' or 'Willowlake' on a wine label. Or every time I've seen a …
In today's interesting piece of news, the price of new French oak barrels has just hit record prices - now hitting $2,000ea (which is 30-40% higher than just three years …
As another week of lockdown drags on here in Sydney, I'm looking for inspiration on what to drink. So I'm asking you - what delicious alcoholic drinks have you been …
One of the (many) things I'm working on at the moment is the scoping and planning for a new wine community project backed by WINEDEPOT. It's still very early days, and …
It's that time again... With a wad of vouchers burning a hole in my pocket, this month I'm back on the acquisition trail, keen to replenish the cellar after hitting it …
This analysis might be a bit dry, but the movements of our wine exports are at a fascinating point right now and well worth a look. In figures released yesterday, Wine …
It's been a long time since my last video, but last week I stepped out from behind the camera to talk about wine tasting for The Wine Collective. It was fun …
It's that time again. With a voucher or two floating around my inbox and a slew of new releases to tantalise, it's time to buy wine (again). I bought one of the …
It's that time of the year again... After emptying a few bottles from the cellar over Christmas, I'm on the buying hunt again. Normally I just live vicariously through others with …
So what have you been buying this month? It's now been nine months since I last asked this question (September 2019) as the cellar is still full. But with a gift …
So what wines are you buying/have you been buying this month? It's been a while since I last asked this question, purely because I've been on a 'the cellar is full' …
In very surprising news, Wine Australia today announced that the 2019 Australian winegrape crush will be 1.73 million bottles, just 1% lower than the long term advantage. It is such a …
At this time of year everyone tends to look backwards and think about the year gone. What were the good bits? Who made great wines? Who released a dumb, overpriced …
Last month I was pondering why we don't drink more half bottles. If you need an answer about what might be next for wine packaging (that's not half bottles), then …
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 the environment.
Twenty one years later and I spend my days wearing many (wine) hats, mostly as a writer, presenter and marketer. and judge at wine shows around the world...Read more