After last week's feedback I'm going to be sticking to just one roundup a month on site going forward (thanks everyone for the feedback). This roundup features a kaleidoscope of Australian …
It feels like I've had a lot of premium Cabernet over the past few weeks, especially after the Voyager extravaganza and the Margaret River 50th Anniversary tastings. But no point in …
In 1966 a research paper by University of WA agronomist Dr John Gladstones was released that declared Margaret River's climate of wet winter, moderate dry summers and gravelly soils ideal …
Each year Voyager Estate do a masterclass that is not to be missed. Pitting their own Cabernet and Chardonnay against the very best in a blind tasting, it's one of …
Grenache is back. Not that it every really went anywhere, but there's a palpable sense of enthusiasm for Grenache (and notably Australian Grenache) that wasn't there a few years back. Of course …
Forgive the clickbait title, but that was how the 'Yves Cuilleron vs Australia' tasting I went to today was pitched. This event, organised by the local Cuilleron distributors, saw 4 of …
Know what the only problem with the revised Vasse Felix Cabernet range? I can't keep up with the repositioning and relabelling. Heytesbury, from what I can gather, is now just …
While I struggle through the man flu and can't smell anything, here are a few Shiraz/Syrah to pass the desk recently. Leeuwin Estate Art Series Margaret River Shiraz 2014 This is the …
Premium cask wine - sounds like an oxymoron, doesn't it? But it's a concept that one producer, Tote Wines, are trying to breathe life into, releasing a duo of premium 1.5 …
Domaine Chanson Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Chenevottes 2014 Much has been written about the glories of the 2014 white Burgundy vintage, and I'm here to say believe the hype. Oh and …
Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay 2014 This is one of the most backward Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay releases I have had in years. Going back through my notes, it's such a …
While I didn't get much time to look at these new releases from Yarra Valley's Yeringberg, it was a pleasure to check in with wines that I really like. Sandra …
