Domaine Faiveley new releases - an estate on the up There's been big changes at Domaine Faiveley over the past decade or so. Big changes since when I first entered the …
A decade of Dog Point Wine tasting becomes that much more special when there's emotion involved - and there was a helluva lot of soul-baring at the recent Decade of Dog …
Highlights from the 2014 Vin de Champagne Awards Monday night I went to the 40th anniversary presentation dinner for the Vin de Champagne Awards - a biannual competition held by the …
Tyrrell's Vat 1 Semillon + fried chicken = shit yesOn Wednesday night a group of notable Hunter Valley winemakers came to town, bringing with them a swag of gold medal …
Alkoomi Wandoo Semillon 2006 (Frankiland River, WA) 11%, Screwcap I wanted so much to like this. I love Hunter Semillon and, by extension, want Australian Semillon to do well. Yet this looks... odd. …
Champagne Lancelot-Pienne Cuvée Perceval 2006 12%, Cork, $120 Wines like this illustrate just how magical fine grower Champagne can be. Imported by Eurocentric Wine, a mere 800 bottles of this are produced …
Giuseppe Mascarello Barolo Monprivato 2006 (Barolo, Italy) Cork, €100Source: Wine List http://www.mascarello1881.com Tasted Drunk two months ago, at Restaurant Bovio - which is the sort of Piedmont restaurant that has people (like me) …
Keeping Mum on Mumm This is a snippet from a recent column on Mumm Champagne. The language is a bit different to the rest of the articles here on the blog, …
Kumeu River Mate's Chardonnay 2006 (Kumeu, NZ) $60ish, Screwcap, 13.5% Source: Cellar www.kumeuriver.co.nz Auckland via Montrachet... What a confounding, brilliant wine this, even despite some slightly dodgy cellaring on my behalf. A wine driven by ripe …
Tyrrell's Vat 1 Semillon 2005 (Hunter Valley, NSW)11.2%, Screwcap, $45Source: Cellarwww.tyrrells.com.au Glad to have a few more of these 05 Vat 1 Sems in the cellar - about as good as …
Nugan 'Matriarch' Shiraz 2006 (McLaren Vale, SA)15%, Screwcap, $65Source: Sample www.nuganestate.com.au Old school McLaren Vale Shiraz this and tastes it - a flashback from an era when richness and concentration dominated elegance, …
Brilliant Priorat: Vall Llach 2006 (Priorat, Spain) 15.85%, Cork, $180 Source: Tasting www.vallllach.com It's wines like this that make me wish I was a wealthier man. Wealthy so that I could afford to buy …
