Urgh, another grape day. I'll play, though, because today is International Grenache Day 2023, and who can ignore the charms of this noble grape? For this year's Grenache Day fix, we're diving …
Italy, I’ve missed you. It’s been five years since I’ve stepped foot on Italian shores, and what a pleasure it is to be here for a week of Prosecco, organised by …
'Chandon Étoile realises a 25-year dream: to create a sparkling cuvée of unrivalled quality, and to placeAustralia firmly at the international table of super-prestige sparkling wine'. The Chandon press release doesn't …
While the focus here at Australian Wine and Drinks Review is getting on top of the sample pile before I head off to Italy to taste Prosecco (more on that …
The giant Taste Champagne trade and consumer event rolled through Sydney yesterday, with some 68 Champagne houses pouring 200 cuvées. It was large. It’s always large, really, with the thickest crowds …
I'm officially back at the desk today after two excellent weeks on holiday in Bali with the family. It's been 25 years since I've been to the Island of the Gods …
In between the endless spammy requests for sponsored posts (no thanks) and press releases (lots of Halliday news today) there is the occasional jewel that pops up in the Australian …
Mrs Ozwinereview and I don't get many chances for sans-child dining anymore, so on those very rare occasions when the small child goes away, we tend to eat/drink all of …
It's been quieter here at Australian Wine and Drinks Review over the past week, with a continued sprinkling of chaos introduced into the daytime projects to make my life fun/entertaining/shithouse. That …
Just like that, this website is now fifteen. Happy fifteenth birthday Australian Wine and Drinks Review! For 15 years, this website has been a constant in my life, serving as the vehicle …
Within the first eight minutes out on the streets of Canberra, I saw a dude on an e-scooter almost cleanup a pedestrian on the footpath. Welcome back to Australia's capital city! These …
Maybe it was the idyllic, lily-topped pond glimmering to the left. Maybe it was the proudly untidy grass sprawling out underneath the grapevines. Or maybe it was just how green …
