Australian Wine and Drinks Review

Aged Wendouree and epic Armagh – a forlorn Clare Shiraz Masterclass

Interestingly, legendary winemaker Phillip Laffer was one of the few souls in the masterclass, and after trying the wines, remarked how much better Shiraz is from the Clare Valley than the…
A snapshot: 10+ of WA’s superstar wines from 1982 Cape Mentelle Cab to rare Nebbiolo

‘Exhilarating Wines’ was the name for yesterday’s giant West Australian wine trade extravaganza, which saw 54 of the cream of WA’s wineries land in Sydney for one day only. Exhilarating it…
A slice of boutique Kiwi charisma from Novum, Oraterra, Dicey + more

New Zealand wine is booming. Besides a small dip in 2024 (when volumes went backwards by 12%), export volumes of Kiwi wines have increased by over 50% over the past decade…
Old Caley, new Signature and all the Yalumba hits from the 2025 Rare & Fine release

Jessica Hill Smith, the sixth-generation descendant of Yalumba founder Samuel Smith, has a wish. She wants visitors to one day be able to purchase birth year wines from Yalumba, which is…
The Ghostgum Vineyard steps up again with the super Pinot Noir 2023

Rust never sleeps here at Australian Wine and Drinks Review, which is why even on a long weekend trip to the nation’s capital with Mrs Ozwinereview and our cherub, a fair…
The ‘always’ quality of the 2024 Pewsey Vale Riesling, a better Mesh + more

Last week, it was the gold medal-winning Aldi Riesling uber-bargain. This week, another absolute stalwart of the Riesling firmament in seriously good form. It’s a good time to be drinking Riesling.…
The Mumm Millésimé 2016 Champagne release where a Blanc de Noirs stole the show

Last week, it was the gold medal-winning Aldi Riesling uber-bargain. This week, another absolute stalwart of the Riesling firmament in seriously good form. It’s a good time to be drinking Riesling.…
From ripping Ridge to middling fizz – a dive into a curious Californian masterclass

When you’re repping the wines from an entire wine region, every masterclass becomes political. What wines are in? Which appellations get the most love? Who is going to present it? For…
14 more wines worth a glass this May 2025

Forget scores, my favourite way to classify a wine is how many glasses I could drink. Faulty junk? Tip it down the sink. An overly sweet, but fascinating, fortified? A glass…
Tasting every Head Wines Grenache ever made

Let’s take a look at some of the Old Vine Grenache, then, hey? A caveat that these notes are a bit rushed, as I was trying to absorb all the stories,…
What have you been buying and drinking this May 2025?

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…
A behind-the-curtain look at the 2025 Winewise Championships winning wines

There are few more satisfying things in a wine show than finding out the wine you judged blind and liked enough to give a trophy is a shit-hot wine. It’s the…