#ChardoMay is over. Bring out the red wine! Seriously though, It's been a pleasure to up my Australian Chardonnay levels this month, if just to remind how good we have it …
It's been quieter here at Australian Wine and Drinks Review over the past week, with a continued sprinkling of chaos introduced into the daytime projects to make my life fun/entertaining/shithouse. That …
Yesterday, I was scurrilously complaining about underripe and underwhelming Chardonnay. 24 hours later and Ngeringa delivers a soothing, wonderfully layered ChardoMay highlight. It’s easy to equate the romance of biodynamic viticulture …
We're now at the halfway mark of Chardonnay May, and I can confirm I'm not tired of the noble grape yet. Instead, despite the roughest weeks in yonks outside of this …
May/June is one of the peak periods for samples arriving at Casa Graham, with new-release reds and barrel-aged whites from the previous harvest (ie 2022) all landing on the doorstep. …
We don't talk about Margaret River sub-regions all that much in Australian wine. That's perhaps because, outside of Wilyabrup, the different areas don't have dominant identities. Sure, it could just …
It's not been the triumphant 15th birthday week I had envisioned here at Casa Graham, with a few rough nights and a bit of chaos on a key 'daytime' project …
It's that time again. The Graham wine fridge is looking a little bare and I have vouchers to spend - both of which means I'm looking for inspiration on what to …
Just like that, this website is now fifteen. Happy fifteenth birthday Australian Wine and Drinks Review! For 15 years, this website has been a constant in my life, serving as the vehicle …
You know what irks me about the modern rosé boom? How many of the wines end up with frustratingly harsh acidity. Sure, such is life when you're early picking red wine …
Before we get into the next instalment of 'What Chardonnay is Andrew opening for #ChardoMay today', a question - why isn't Hunter Valley Semillon more popular? In a country where dropping …
I'm throttling back to just one Chardonnay today for ChardoMay but never fear; there will be plenty more this month. Up on the bench today is the Attwoods Garibaldi Farm Chardonnay …
As I mentioned yesterday, the month of May on Australian Wine and Drinks Review will be focused on Chardonnay, with a large pile of wines on the bench ready to …
This May on Australian Wine and Drinks Review, you're going to see a shedload of Chardonnay. In recent weeks what started as a conversation about World Chardonnay Day on May 25th, …
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
