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Five new release Champagne hits (and a few misses) from Taste Champagne 2025
Welcome back. After almost three weeks drinking very little wine (but still preoccupied with deliciousness), I’m now back at the tasting desk and straight into a lineup of Champagne reviews that…
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Yangarra 2023 releases and the endless quest for deliciousness
Enter a trio of superb new 2023 Yangarra reds. I opened these right before I got on the plane and immediately thought, ‘These are delicious wines’. That’s it. They’re very tasty…
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What have you been buying and drinking this June 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…
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The Pinot boom time + 10 of June 2025’s best Pinot Noir releases
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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.…
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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…