Review: First Foot Forward Amphora Sauvignon Blanc 2023
Why not mature your Yarra Valley Sauvignon Blanc in amphora? Sourced from the Lone Star Creek Vineyard and matured in a couple of 800L Spanish clay amphora. It smells like …
Why not mature your Yarra Valley Sauvignon Blanc in amphora? Sourced from the Lone Star Creek Vineyard and matured in a couple of 800L Spanish clay amphora. It smells like …
It’s that time again. Time to inspire me to spend more money on drinks, even though the WineArk cabinet can’t be closed properly and the Amex is maxed out. So, what …
Good things come in small packages, and great wines are often made in meagre quantities - just like the 2022 About Time release. Made by Henry Borchardt & James McLeay, there …
I hate to kick a brand, but tasting through the d'Arenberg lineup is a frustrating exercise. I love Chester Osborn's endless enthusiasm (you can get a taste of that here), …
This First Foot Forward Upper Yarra Pinot Noir 2023 feels like quite a departure from Martin Siebert's usual wines. It's bigger, grander, and thicker, and it needs a year or …
Amidst a sea of underwhelming recent Peter Lehmann wines, this Semillon is a beacon, with all the intensity of the good ol' days when it consistently beat the best of …
It's just a bit too forward and toasty, but this has a solid core of limey fruit - it's a serious Eden Valley Riesling with length and width. The dry, …
The Hunter Valley has some of the oldest Chardonnay vines on the planet (the HVD Vineyard, planted 1908) and a storied history of the country's best Chardonnay wines. Yet, if …
You can't judge a book by the cover, but hot damn, these new Ghostgum Vineyard wines look classy. The whole project oozes promise - it's backed by the Joval family, …
Chapel Hill's Cabernets actually taste like McLaren Vale Cabernet, which is a very good thing for a region with such a proud Cabernet history. The Chapel Hill Gorge Block Cabernet …
Barossan Grenache and Grenache blends can deliver great drinkability with less artifice. Fruit flavour, generosity, and easy charm - Miss Harry is definitely that. It's a bright and vibrant jubey …
Somehow, this got separated from the other two 2022 Curly Flat Pinot releases, and now, six months later, I discovered it in the wine cupboard. Given how much I love …
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