Sasha Degen slipped a few bottles of the Degen estate wines into a box for me to take home during my 36-hour Hunter adventure back in July. Now they're open …
I took one whiff of this Zema Estate Family Selection Shiraz 2018 and thought, 'Well, that's large'. Then I spotted the 15% alcohol on the label, which made sense. This …
My junk photo does it no justice, but this Cape Barren Rare Bird Shiraz 2018 looks and feels like a $150 McLaren Vale Shiraz. The little postcard-style label ala Bass …
It's very kind of Juniper to deliver a prime Margaret River Cabernet with a few extra years on it. This Juniper Cornerstone Wilyabrup Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 is in a good …
Riesling in Marlborough is like the forgotten sister trapped in the dungeon, Cinderella-style. No need for a fairy godmother, though, just some botrytis to turn it into golden goodness, especially …
This is part 2 of my wrap up of the 2024 Negociants Working With Wine seminar series. The attention drifts from Piedmont to Champagne and sparkling wine now (and you …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ‘ok drinks’, and some are just bad… Here are 24 wines that almost made the silver medal grade in June 2024. From …
After three days of wine show judging (and three days of wine dinners) in Canberra for the 2024 Winewise Championships, my tongue is black, my teeth are sore, and my …
The Family Selection range is the fancy end of the Zema Estate range, although, at just $50, it's not a fancy price. Indeed, it's mad that a current release, six-year-old …
Hot off the back of this week's reference to a Pinot Noir popularity bump, today I bring you a small assortment of the better Pinots of February. Let's go. Oakridge 864 Aqueduct …
Despite all the wine industry's rhetoric around terroir and how 'wines are made in the vineyard', there's still too much evidence about how systems and processes in the winery are …
Yesterday was about the sparkling and white wines of Christmas 2023; now, let's talk red wine and sweet things. On the point, how important is dessert/fortified wines to your festive season …
