The Old Faithful Northern Exposure Grenache 2010 Why is Grenache so hard to sell? It's a variety that can provide so much drinking joy, is ideally suited to the sandy soils …
Bleasdale Iron Duke Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 From what I can gather, this was either named after a) a Sydney pub, b) a class of locomotive c) the first Duke of Wellington …
d'Arenberg Derelict Vineyard McLaren Vale Grenache 2010 I reckon some of d'Arenberg's best wines are Grenache based, with the earthen, 'I've been to the southern Rhone and bought all the t-shirts' …
Chateau Pierre-Bise 'Sur Spilite' Anjou Villages 2010 Stupidly, I'm not tired at all tonight, as I managed to nod off on the plane back from New Zealand tonight and slept for …
Blue Pyrenees Pyrenees Botrytis Riesling 2010 This won 2013 International Sweet Wine of the Year at the International Sweet Wine Challenge, a lofty title indeed for a wine that can be …
Kellermeister Eden Valley Eiswein 2010 An Eden Valley Gewurztraminer ice wine? Tricky. Hand-picked grapes are slowly frozen over 2 weeks and whole bunch pressed when frozen. But this doesn't tasty tricky. Just …
Coriole Adelaide Hills Nebbiolo 2010 Tasted alongside the Pizzini and the Quealy in a little Nebbiolo trio, which I looked at over the course of this week (best to start here). Unlike …
Pizzini King Valley Nebbiolo 2010 I've been looking at a small bracket of Australian Nebbiolo this week, pouring a little daily sip of three different wines to watch them evolve. Fun. Happily, …
Zema Estate Coonawarra Shiraz 2010 Zema seems to have taken a backward step in recent years, the apparent move to a riper style not yielding much enjoyment. Indeed this is both dusty, …
Katnook Estate Cabernet vertical: 1981 - 2011 This tasting was from 18 months ago, yet given the age-worthiness of the Katnook Cabernets I'm not worried about these wines falling over... But let's …
Escarpment: The other Martinborough superstar There's one in every region. Often more than one, actually, particularly in the more remote and less fashionable locations. They're the 'other' superstars. The 'other' superstars are wine …
I love Christmas. Surely the greatest time of year for drinking and eating and basically an excellent excuse to bring out something tasty. This year was a little more subdued at …
