In 1999, Andrew 'Thommo' Thomas left his longtime job at Tyrrell's to make a name for himself. After 13 years at what McLaren Vale-raised Thomas fondly calls a Hunter Valley 'finishing …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ‘ok drinks’, and some are just bad… Here is a collection of 37 wines that almost made it in July and August …
While my Balinese family holiday drinking was largely about pina coladas by the pool, two bottles of wine did come along from home (only two given that its a strict …
Before we get into the next instalment of 'What Chardonnay is Andrew opening for #ChardoMay today', a question - why isn't Hunter Valley Semillon more popular? In a country where dropping …
Maybe it was the idyllic, lily-topped pond glimmering to the left. Maybe it was the proudly untidy grass sprawling out underneath the grapevines. Or maybe it was just how green …
Happy New Year! Now that the weather here in Sydney has gone from 'glorious' to 'typically wet January shit', it's time for the first look at the laptop in 2023. Yeah, …
In the modern era, where obvious oak is less desirable - even in full-tilt Barossa Shiraz - Yalumba's Octavius seems like an outlier. I mean, the Yalumba Octavius Shiraz 2017 …
For all the enthusiasm directed towards Yalumba's Shiraz-based reds, the Cab/Cab Shiraz blends are where it's at for me. This Yalumba The Menzies Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 epitomises the slowburn, quietly …
The Burch family at Howard Park are dead serious about sparkling wine, with this the latest output from their fizz journey. Fascinating. Making premium sparkling in Australia seems like a thankless gig …
Want to know what the best part about wine show judging is? The judge's dinner. That's because the judging is less glamorous than you'd think. Often, it's a mouth-destroying slog, with …
I never miss this tasting. Every year, the Sydney Royal Wine Show throws open the doors for a trade/exhibitor tasting of all everything entered into what is one of Australia's famous, …
We're a little down on celebrations here at Australian Wine Review HQ of late, with illness putting a temporary dampener on festivities. Still, it was my dad's 70th on the weekend, …
