When I first started in the wine industry, Angove was a cask brand with a clutch of good-value, but often pretty simple, wines. I can remember twenty years ago, my …
Marlborough Riesling is usually a high point in the Forrest range. This wine is in a weird spot - there's a little toast in amongst an ocean of green grapefruit …
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 …
Would you look at that sunshine? Day 2 of judging at the 2024 Winewise Championships dawned with a crisp Canberran day, which proved ideal for me to run up Mt Ainslie, …
It's a beautiful time of year, visually, to be in Australia's capital city, with yellows and reds colouring the usual brown/green Canberra landscape. Late April is pretty, if also unpleasantly …
If given the choice, I'd likely drink white wines over red. That's essentially a refreshment thing because I'm treating what's in my glass as a drink. But also a reminder …
Let's get this out of the way first - yes, the new Coleraine is great. I had the pleasure of tasting the first Te Mata Coleraine a few years back …
Now that we've got yesterday's dive into a few wines that didn't float my boat this February, let's look at some good drinks. The pleasure zone. In particular, for this …
It’s that time again. Time to inspire me to spend more money on drinks, even though the WineArk cabinet can’t be closed properly and the Amex is maxed out. So, what …
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 …
I clicked over to 43 years on the planet last week, which is always an excuse to open all the wines. It's now 24 years in the wine/drink industry for me, …
