No preamble needed - this Shaw + Smith Shiraz 2021 is excellent. It's so drinkable. That's the nub of it. Sure, we can swoon about the purple mulberry and beetroot Adelaide …
There has been a lot of both end candle burning at Australian Wine Review HQ in recent weeks, but always time to check in on the latest Burton McMahon releases. This …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ‘ok drinks’, and some are just bad… Here is a collectin of 15 wines that almost made it in October 2022. As ever, …
This is the third in a series of pieces that I'm republishing that were previously print-only. I loved putting together this feature for all the interesting and very human stories …
It’s that time again. Time to fill me in on what you’re currently drinking, what you want to drink, or what you have drunk in the last four weeks. Besides …
I love these tastings, The Young Guns of Wine (YGOW) is an annual awards program designed to celebrate new/young wine producers. But YGOW has now expanded beyond the awards to a …
There's a fascinating challenge that exists with Italian Prosecco. Quite simply, it's not viewed as a premium wine. Despite being produced in astounding volumes - 627 million bottles in 2021, almost …
This is an edited version of a feature on Australia's first ever Nerello Mascalese vines that appeared in a print publication back in 2020. As I wrote about here, I'm …
Chardonnay. Chardonnay and Riesling. Maybe some Semillon. That's a local hierarchy of white grapes I'm happy with. You? There is quite a Chardonnay flavour on Australian Wine Review this week, too, with …
These Deep Down wines are seriously exciting. Organic, lofi Marlborough releases of uncommon intensity. Seriously uncommon. There seems to more layers, more width, extra everything. It doesn't always work - …
This year, for just the second time, saw the release of a Hawke's Bay Chardonnay Collection. Now, a year after the wines were picked, and a few months since they …
