I've crossed over into Italy this week for a few days exploring the trails and beaches around Finale Ligure on the Ligurian coast. l'Hortus with the Pic in the background Before swapping …
Everywhere you go, you always take the weather with you. Or so the Crowded House song goes. In this case, it's not the weather, but the 2015 harvest that is following me …
It wasn't my intention, but yesterday I turned up at Priorat's Mas Igneus on the first day of vintage 2015. Bugger. That meant winemaker Yolanda Carazo had little time to chat. It's …
Muga Seleccion Especial Reserva 2010 I've been a little slow in updates over the last week or so, spending too much time at Spanish beaches. Can't help myself really. But back to …
I've just landed in Porto, a city which seems even cooler than expected (if heaving with tourists). It was the detour here via Ribeira Sacra that was the most intriguing though. The …
Moppity Vineyards Reserve Shiraz 2013 I'm in Rioja today (more on that later) and whilst the Hilltops seems a whole other world away, it's nice to have an Aussie reference point. This …
It took two nights to pronounce correctly. but I've landed myself a new addiction. Txakoli (cha-ko-li).Poured from a height (for a little CO2 injection) into tumblers thougout the San Sebastián pintxos …
Airport beers. They taste much better on holidays I know it's a given, but have you ever tried to use a full sized laptop in a cattle class airline seat? It's bloody …
You'd think that the daughter of Piedmont producer Angelo Gaja - long feted as a king of Italian wine - would be anything but approachable. Gaia Gaja is exactly that. Seriously …
I'm back at uni again this week for what should be my last ever on-campus session at Melbourne University's Dookie campus. It's fun to think about how far things have …
Jim Barry The Lodge Hill Clare Valley Riesling 2015 The bigger brother to the Watervale value champion, though at $22 it's hardly much 'bigger'. Again that's crazy value. Stats: TA 7.4g/l. …
Jim Barry Watervale Riesling 2015 That this Jim Barry Watervale Riesling 2015 can be had for just $18 is ridiculous. It's great for consumers, but an indictment perhaps on how undervalued Riesling …
