The 2022 Winewise Championship Results (including that Chardonnay)
Last week I was dropping hints about some of the wines that were winners at the 2022 Winewise Championships. It's a pleasure now to spill the results, featuring a whole …
Last week I was dropping hints about some of the wines that were winners at the 2022 Winewise Championships. It's a pleasure now to spill the results, featuring a whole …
Last week, I judged at the most unusual wine show I've been a part of. It wasn't the show itself - the Australian and New Zealand Boutique Wine Show has been …
The results from the 2021 Winewise Championship (that I first talked about here) are out, and what a pleasure it is to look at this list and sagely nod that, …
Australian airport terminals are odd places right now. Even at peak hour on Wednesday, the Sydney Qantas terminal was hauntingly empty, with 3 pm masquerading as 10 pm, complete with a …
In what has become a semi-annual event, I ventured out into the Armageddon-esque sideways rain on Saturday to taste the trophy winners (and more) from the Sydney International Wine Competition. You're …
In what has become something of a tradition (posts here, here, here, here and here for starters), I went to this year's 2019 Sydney Royal Wine Show exhibitor event tasting …
I'm finally getting back into some sort of normal programming this week, or whatever that means when you're a new parent. The little one is sleeping, but the days now …
Wine shows cop a lot of flack. You need only read the feedback to my post on the 2018 Sydney Royal Wine Show exhibitors tasting to see that. But is …
Sorry everyone, I failed. Last week, I said that I'd try to post some tidbits from my time judging at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles in Beijing, China. Except I didn't …
2015 Sydney Wine Show - Results + Tasting the Winners Last week saw the 2015 Macquarie Group Sydney Royal Wine Show (to use the full name) winners announced and, carrying on …
Deep Woods Reserve Chardonnay 2013 (Margaret River, WA) 13.5%, Screwcap, $45 I'm on a little 'trophy taste' this weekend, first the Bleasdale Pinot Gris and now this Chardonnay - which took out the …
Wine Shows: Are the 100 point score totals useful or just confusing? The Winemakers Federation of Australia (WFA) have announced this week that they're reviewing the Code of Practice for the …
2014 Royal Sydney Wine Show - results and musings The 2014 Macquarie Group Sydney Wine Show results were officially announced on Thursday night, with this wine scribe present at the trophy …
The 2013 Sydney Wine Show Trophy WinnersI'm a fraction behind on this update, considering that the results were released almost a month ago, though still worth detailing methinks. Mike Bennie accepting …
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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