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 …
Why don't we drink more half bottles? This is something that has been bugging me for a while now, and came up again when I was in Noosa recently as a …
'One good friend, a refugee from the wine trade James Herrick, likes to remind me that I once told him that when I approach the keyboard, 'the milk of human …
Spring. Time to clean out the garage, wash the doona and keep the flowering plants well watered. Or at least that's what we'll be doing at Graham HQ this spring. Also, …
In a bid to get my tasting notes backlog into order, I'm going to be bulk posting a lot of notes this week in very basic form - ie no …
What are you buying this July? It's that time again. Following on from this article back in May, I'm keen to know what you're buying (or at least considering buying) this July. My …
A few alternate reds from the week. Lino Ramble Tom Bowler McLaren Vale Nero d'Avola 2014 Another smart wine under this label. Handpicked, biodynamically farmed grapes that were wild fermented, basket pressed …
Ah the frustration of the acute accent on the e in rosé! So often missing in action, leaving you to wonder why someone is talking about how delicious it is …
If you've got a few minutes, head on over to Jamie Goode's blog and read this article on the new UK drinking rules. While Australian drinking guidelines aren't quite as stern …
Curiously, I had just one glass of fizz on NYE, even though 3 bottles of Krug were in the fridge. New Years Eve does that sometimes... Anyway, for this fizz roundup I …
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