Following on from my post about 2015 vintage generalisations, here is a roundup of a swag of 2015 reds from Victoria and South Australia that have passed the desk recently. Mornington …
Hahndorf Hill Blueblood Blaufrankisch 2013 Blue blood and blue fruits. That's the name of the game here. Each year Larry and the HH crew get an even firmer grasp of what …
Talking 'interesting wines' on the Food in Focus radio show It can seem a bit silly sometimes to single-out wines that could be called 'interesting', purely as it's such a subjective …
Hahndorf Hill Blueblood Blaufrankisch 2009 (Adelaide Hills, SA)14.5%, Screwcap, $35Source: Samplewww.hahndorfhillwinery.com.au Less. That's what I'd like to see in this wine. Less ripeness, less oak and less extract. Perhaps it's just …
Glorious German whites + old Bordeaux Is there a finer bargain in the world of wine than off dry German Riesling? I'd argue that few other wine styles will live as long …
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
