It felt like an old mate returning home when a few bottles of Holm Oak wines lob up on the Australian Wine and Drinks Review doorstep. It's been a few …
It still surprises me that only 20-25% of Ceretto's production is red wine. Instead, this large and significant Barbaresco family winery is better known for Arneis (and moscato), despite what seems …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just 'ok drinks', and some are just bad… Here is a collection of 11 wines that almost made it in February 2024. Colmar Estate …
I really liked the Sparrow & Vine Grenache, and great to see this Sparrow & Vine Alpine Valleys Arneis 2022 has some appeal. Makes my life a shedload more enjoyable …
These Deep Down wines are seriously exciting. Organic, lofi Marlborough releases of uncommon intensity. Seriously uncommon. There seems to more layers, more width, extra everything. It doesn't always work - …
I never miss this tasting. Every year, the Sydney Royal Wine Show throws open the doors for a trade/exhibitor tasting of all everything entered into what is one of Australia's famous, …
Did someone say a vertical of Barolo? At a wine dinner? In Australia? Such an occasion is like finding a unicorn shitting rainbows, so when the invite came through from the …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ok drinks. And some are just bad. Here is a selection of wine that almost made it in October and November 2021. As …
Ahhh, the perpetual love-hate relationship. I love textural white wines so much, with the intoxicating sensuality of a mouthfilling Gewurz or the absorbing contrasts of a classic Bordeaux blend something bloody …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ok drinks. And some are just bad. Here then is a selection of wines that almost made it over the past few …
Not all wines can be great. In fact plenty are just ok drinks. And some are just bad... Here's a selection of wines that didn't quite excite me in May. Several …
So I'm off to Orange this weekend, with a media 'famil' on the cards tied in with the 20th anniversary of Orange being declared a wine region. Given that its been …
