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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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10 of May 2025’s best Shiraz, Syrah and Shiraz Cabernet + a few full-flavoured reds for dessert
Australian Shiraz is a much more diverse world than it gets credit for. Globally, there is still this shortsighted assumption that Barossa Shiraz is what our entire continent makes, as if…
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Hello #ChardoMay 2025: A look at top Australian Chardonnay from Tapanappa, Curly Flat, Shaw & Smith etc
Today is #ChardonnayDay, which joins the ranks of the other made-up ‘grape days’ created by wine marketers (like me, on occasion) looking for any leverage to drive more wine sales (which…
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Gundog’s lavish Rare Game Shiraz 2023 + plenty more Gundog variety
Matt Burton from Gundog Estate does love to tinker. Whether that’s new wines, new takes on old wines, or the constantly evolving Indomitus lineup, there is always something new happening at…
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A Dom Pérignon vertical 2012-2015 and more fanciness for the Canberran sign off
There’s an excellent viral video floating around at the moment that shows how a single drop of whisky can kill millions of bacteria. My body is typically fuelled by wine and…
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The annual Canberra wine show pilgrimage yields wines worth talking about
I’m in Canberra this week for what is one of the few wine shows that I really love judging at – the Winewise Championships. This show is my absolute favourite (and…
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Holm Oak’s Fearless Tassie Pinot + more new releases
It felt like an old mate returning home when a few bottles of Holm Oak wines lob up on the Australian Wine and Drinks Review doorstep. It’s been a few years…
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Happy 17th birthday Australian Wine and Drinks Review
Just like that, this website is 17 years old. Close followers will know the story, but I like repeating it so I don’t forget. Circa May 10th 2008, I started a…
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Visiting Champagne Veuve Fourny
In Australia, we have such a polarised Champagne market. Grower Champagne gets plenty of (fine wine) attention, but with small volumes and high prices. ‘Big house’ (ie famous brand) Champagne gets…