It’s that time again. Time to inspire me to spend more money on drinks, even though the WineArk cabinet can’t be closed properly, and the Amex is maxed out. So, what …
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 …
The Working With Wine Fellowship is a national tasting program put on by the Australian distributor and importer Negociants. Held biennially, this fabulous seminar series sees Negociants (Negs to anyone …
I clicked over to 43 years on the planet last week, which is always an excuse to open all the wines. It's now 24 years in the wine/drink industry for me, …
Just like that, I'm back home, and the lush green hillsides of last week's trip to Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco country are in the rear vision mirror. As promised, I want to …
Happy New Year! Now that the weather here in Sydney has gone from 'glorious' to 'typically wet January shit', it's time for the first look at the laptop in 2023. Yeah, …
Want to know what the best part about wine show judging is? The judge's dinner. That's because the judging is less glamorous than you'd think. Often, it's a mouth-destroying slog, with …
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 …
Welcome to 2022! Taking out the recycling over the past few days reminded me that a) I drink plenty of beer b) there were some seriously fine wines opened over the …
This didn't feel like a normal NYE. But with a toddler, what counts a 'normal' NYE anyway? More importantly, who cares about New Years? Regardless, I opened plenty of tasty drinks …
Massolino Vigna Rionda Barolo 2013 On Monday I was banging on about the beauty of the 'standard' Massolino Barolo. Here is its older, more famous, and utterly delicious brother. The Vigna Rionda …
Massolino Barolo 2015 Want to know what the Barolo fuss is about? Why people go nuts about Nebbiolo? Here's one wine that shows the beauty of what Jancis Robinson describes as 'the world's …
