Almost Club December / January 2023 Edition: 23 wines that almost made it this month
Let's get 2023 kicked off properly, hey? Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ‘ok drinks’, and some are just bad… Here is a collection of 23 wines that …
Let's get 2023 kicked off properly, hey? Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ‘ok drinks’, and some are just bad… Here is a collection of 23 wines that …
Here are 24 tasty white and pink wines for your immediate drinking pleasure. Wines that, to my tastes at least, are in the prime of their lives and should be consumed …
Vionta Albariño 2010 (Rias Biaxas, Spain) 12.5%, Screwcap, $22Source: Samplewww.vionta.com This is imported by Wingara, the group behind Katnook and Deakin Estates. Wingara, in turn, is owned by Freixenet, the super …
Golding 'La Francesa' Savagnin 2010 (Adelaide Hills, SA) 13.5%, Screwcap, $25 Source: Sample www.goldingwines.com.au About 18 months ago I attended what was at the time the biggest tasting of Savagnin ever, with a …
Spanish Goodies To be quite honest I really don't get to taste all that much Spanish wine. Sure some cheaper stuff floats around the place, and the odd Albarino makes an appearance, …
Blackjack Shiraz, Yeringberg Viognier + Granbazan Albarino Odds and ends drank last week. Blackjack Shiraz 2005 Super ripe, yet i didn't find this to be over the top (or in my opinion at …
I rather like the premise of the Sydney International Wine Competition, especially the 'tasting with food' premise that underlies the blue gold section of the awards. I also applaud the …
Merlot - It's a much maligned grape. In Australia, it rarely produces a wine of distinction, oft requiring the bolster of Cabernet & its Bordeaux blend cohorts to scale the …
At 18, I started working in a small suburban bottleshop, largely to buy cheap beer. It was my first year of university, slogging through physics and chemistry, so a liquor shop seemed like fun. But then, I fell in love with wine and craft beer, and it took over my life.
Twenty three years later and I spend my days wearing many beverage hats and judge at wine shows around the world...Read more
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