After years of Australian Chardonnay becoming ever leaner, it’s such a pleasure to see a bit more sunshine and richness creeping into the national style. You can see that tension …
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, …
There is a great evolution at play with the Longview Yakka Shiraz, from brute to butterfly. It's like watching an awkward kid growing up, but in reverse, starting out as …
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 …
Let's climb up the top of the Australian sparkling mountain with the latest vintage of Xavier Bizot's textural Adelaide Hills Blanc de Blancs. Occupying that glorious sweet spot where table …
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 …
Another interesting release from Ngeringa. A wine of life is this Ngeringa Summit Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021 too. Murky, blood red coloured, it's a wonderful Pinot expression with raspberry, a mulchy …
So much charisma in Ngeringa's wines. They don't always work, but that's the price you pay for personality sometimes. The Ngeringa Single Vineyard Iluma Vineyard Syrah 2021 comes off their …
The top Chardonnay for Golding, this single vineyard release was named after Darren & Lucy Golding's firstborn Rosie May. I wonder what it would be like to have a wine …
It's time to celebrate some of the wines that did make it over the last two months. You can consider this the anti-collection of Tuesday's Almost Club. Given how hard I've …
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 …
Anderson Hill is a new label for me and another from the #ChardoMay assortment that we're just cracking into now. The Anderson Hill O Series Chardonnay 2022 needs more time …
