Theoretically, this is the second-tier wine behind the Masters Series I just reviewed, but gee there isn't much in it at all. Maybe a smidgen less detail here but it's …
Saint & Scholar is the 'passion project' from Stephen Dew & Reid Bosward (of Kaesler fame) based around 49ha of vineyards in the Adelaide Hills. There's lots of whimsy in …
Named after a Japanese sword, but nothing cutting about this approachable and well-priced Riposte The Katana Chardonnay 2022. Plenty of golden sunshine is the game here, with vanilla icing sugar …
I'm officially back at the desk today after two excellent weeks on holiday in Bali with the family. It's been 25 years since I've been to the Island of the Gods …
Masterful. That's the best way to describe nearly everything that comes out from the Shaw & Smith stable, from the surprise packet Riesling to Hills benchmark Shiraz. This Shaw + …
I've seen this Riposte The Dagger Pinot Noir 2022 down to as low as $19 a bottle. It's a steal at that price. Buy buy buy! Indeed, I judged with Tim …
And now for something different, yet familiar feeling. Hello Australian Saint Laurent! Larry from Hahndorf Hill has a smorgasbord of Austrian varieties in his patch in the Adelaide Hills, with Gruner …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ‘ok drinks’, and some are just bad… Here is a collection of 27 wines that almost made it in May and June …
In between the endless spammy requests for sponsored posts (no thanks) and press releases (lots of Halliday news today) there is the occasional jewel that pops up in the Australian …
#ChardoMay is over. Bring out the red wine! Seriously though, It's been a pleasure to up my Australian Chardonnay levels this month, if just to remind how good we have it …
It's been quieter here at Australian Wine and Drinks Review over the past week, with a continued sprinkling of chaos introduced into the daytime projects to make my life fun/entertaining/shithouse. That …
Yesterday, I was scurrilously complaining about underripe and underwhelming Chardonnay. 24 hours later and Ngeringa delivers a soothing, wonderfully layered ChardoMay highlight. It’s easy to equate the romance of biodynamic viticulture …
