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 …
I've never been to the Loire, and it's a massive miss. Burgundy, Bordeaux, the Rhone. All those French regions have been ticked off. But not the Loire, complete with all …
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 …
Welcome to 2024. It's going to be great. Or, at least, let's aim to make it great by drinking a shedload of really delicious wines. So, what have you been drinking? Many …
Amex bill looking ginormous this December? Mine is, and It only got paid off last week. So, rather than whinging about it, here is something to help with the 'where …
A few Kellybrook wines on the tasting bench this week, and again, this is a small Yarra winery doing good things. Just 50 dozen produced of this 2020 Willowlake Pinot …
There are now 85 different wines in the d'Arenberg range. Compared to Treasury, Accolade et al. or even Penfolds, that's small biccies. But for a still-family-owned McLaren Vale operation like d'Arenberg, …
Last week, it was a flood of reviews on wines that didn’t make the Australian Wine Review grade (which is a silver medal equivalent) over the past eight weeks. But …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just 'ok drinks', and some are just bad… Here is a collection of 19 wines that almost made it in September and October …
Behind the scenes in every large Australian wine company there typically lies lesser-known greatness. Whether it's Treasury, Accolade or Pernod Ricard, there is oft-overlooked (and sometimes never released) vinous glory. You …
St Hugo is one of the Coonawarra kings. But the crown has slipped a little in recent years, especially with ever more fancy wines in the portfolio. You wouldn't call …
The final wine in today's trio of Victorian Pinot Noir dips, and this Balgownie Estate Macedon Pinot Noir 2020 is undoubtedly the prettiest of the lot. As Balgownie winemaker Tony …
