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Logan Ridge of Tears releases: Lumpy with occasional deliciousness
The critic’s struggle is real. Tasting wine from wineries you like is thankless. Heap praise and you’re just confirming the positivity bias. Be more circumspect, and you’re missing some of the…
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What have you been buying and drinking this March 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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Sapling Yard’s fab Fiori field blend + more newish releases
Carla & Malcolm from Sapling Yard must spend a lot of time in the car. Lots of travel is not unusual for winemakers who bring in multi-regional fruit, but every time…
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Housekeeping: Emails are changing
The way you receive email updates from Australian Wine and Drinks Review is changing. From next week, I’m transitioning from one email provider to a much simpler one. The good part…
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Review: Slow Wine Co. Chardonnay 2021
The Reserve Pinot from Orange’s Slow Wine Co. was pretty ambitious, but what about this more affordable Slow Wine Co. Chardonnay 2021? It’s certainly polished. Lots of flinty funk, maybe a…
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More ripper Riesling with a quartet from Castle Rock Estate
We’re on a Riesling roll today, so why not cap it off with four current releases from the guru Rob Diletti at Castle Rock Estate in Porongurup, WA? For some backstory,…
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Review: Harewood Great Southern Riesling 2024
To continue today’s International Riesling Day (I hate grape days, but here we are) review flourish, we’re moving onto the entry-level wine Harewood’s rather large range. This Harewood Great Southern Riesling…
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Review: Parish Vineyards Riesling 2024
Parish Vineyards is part of the Hill-Smith family’s Tassie adventure. This Riesling comes from Sorell, NE of Hobart (fun fact – Sorell is one of Tasmania’s oldest towns). It’s a steely…
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A shedload of wine for $28: Pikes Traditionale Riesling 2024
Merle is the Pikes hero Riesling, but the ‘Traditionale’ Riesling is really not far behind at all. Forgive the broken record repetition, but widely available, sub $30 wines like this Pikes…
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The Silkman situation – the ‘other’ super white wine label of the Hunter Valley?
Despite making 260 (mostly Hunter Valley) wines a year, a former dux of the Len Evans Tutorial, and only recently crowned as the 2025 Halliday Winemaker of the Year, Liz Silkman…
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Masterstroke or master medal winner? This Taylors red divides the room
Even in a modern era of increasingly sceptical shoppers, gold medals and trophies on wine bottles sell products (although not always, as this paper examines). Today’s wine-on-the-desk is festooned in ’em…
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Zonzo Estate Pinot Noir 2022
The Zonzo Cabernet was a bit too stern, the rosé really smart, and this Zonzo Estate Pinot Noir 2022 is perhaps the best of the lot. There we are, a wrap…
