Diletti is the barrel-fermented star in the Castle Rock Riesling range, and I think it's a challenging wine. Unlike the pure perfection of the Castle Rock Estate Riesling, this is …
There are lots of random choices for places to stop on the drive between Sydney and Canberra (with a short detour). The Big Merino. The Bradman Museum. Bungonia Caves. But …
Let's complete the set of Paisley Texture Series wines hey? This Eden Valley Shiraz is a brute, and arguably more Barossa Valley than Eden Valley, but it might even be …
From Ebenezer to Lyndoch, here is another addition to the Paisley Texture Series range, and it's another hedonistic wine. Here, it all translates into flavours of raspberry ripple ice …
Welcome to the new super premium 'Texture Series' addition to the Paisley range. These are single vineyard wines designed to highlight separate Barossan parishes, with this red from a 45 …
I've never been to the Loire, and it's a massive miss. Burgundy, Bordeaux, the Rhone. All those French regions have been ticked off. But not the Loire, complete with all …
And now we welcome a Soumah Yarra Syrah (with the bottle image from last year, sorry). That flicker of cranberry ham marks this as proper Syrah, not just another Shiraz. A …
It's a Soumah red, but unlike the other Soumah reds. ‘One of these things is doing its own thing’. Usually, Spumah wines are about lightness and brightness, But The …
All hail Riesling, the oft-forgotten champion of Australian white wines. Harewood's array of great Western Australian Riesling releases are almost unwaveringly great examples too, just for a little evidence. The …
Just a smidgen subdued and lightish, but this Tarrawarra Chardonnay is widely available, reliable and well put together, even if it's not particularly exciting. Oatmeal, a flash of cashew oak, …
Plenty of variability in the Clandestine Vineyards range, from the absolute bargains to a whole lot of Almost Club wines. But this Hearts & Minds Cabernet Malbec 2021 is bang …
Enter another well-priced Aldi wine. This is Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc of obvious appeal - really juicy tropical passion fruit and tangy ripe pineapple. It is crisp and tangy enough, yet …
