Riesling glory: Rieslingfreak Zenit 2017 & Torzi Matthews Frost Dodger 2017
From the dozen or so wines I've tried, I'm delighted to pronounce that 2017 is a great vintage for South Australian Riesling. Ultra late, cool and sometimes damp, it was a …
From the dozen or so wines I've tried, I'm delighted to pronounce that 2017 is a great vintage for South Australian Riesling. Ultra late, cool and sometimes damp, it was a …
I feel like I'm on an 'icon wine' streak after yesterday's Dom Perignon note. So heck, why not carry that forward. Here are two very different wines that both have Grange …
I'm more in the Krug camp than Dom Perignon (give me richness any day). But still, I wasn't going to turn down a glass of the Dom Perignon P2 1998 when …
The changing face of Coonawarra (This is a version of a print article from a few months back. As ever, a different tone than the normal Australian Wine Review style, but …
It's impressive to see the volume of Rhone whites in this lineup of Yarra Wines tasted recently. A reminder that the Yarra Valley is more than just Chard/Pinot/Cab/Shiraz and makes …
Grenache is back. Not that it every really went anywhere, but there's a palpable sense of enthusiasm for Grenache (and notably Australian Grenache) that wasn't there a few years back. Of course …
While the perception of value is different for everyone, there are some times when the equation is unequivocal. Enter this Andevine Hunter Valley Semillon 2017. Andevine is the label of Andrew Leembruggen, …
I wish more German Pinot Noir (Spätburgunder) would come to Australia. But it doesn't. We get the odd sniff - a wine here and there - but little more. That's why …
Forgive the clickbait title, but that was how the 'Yves Cuilleron vs Australia' tasting I went to today was pitched. This event, organised by the local Cuilleron distributors, saw 4 of …
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