Welcome to the sharp end of Canberran wines. Lerida Estate's Lake George Vineyard aspect is at the coolest, highest end of the Canberra region, and the wines are consistently lithe …
It's time to celebrate some of the wines that did make it over the last two months. You can consider this the anti-collection of Tuesday's Almost Club. Given how hard I've …
On Monday, it was a flood of reviews on wines that didn't make the Australian Wine Review grade (which is a silver medal equivalent). But today, we have less snark, …
Hot on the heels of this month's Almost Club (highlighting wines that didn't make the silver medal standard), here is a selection of ten wines that DID make it (if …
I love these tastings, The Young Guns of Wine (YGOW) is an annual awards program designed to celebrate new/young wine producers. But YGOW has now expanded beyond the awards to a …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ‘ok drinks’, and some are just bad… Here is a selection of 22 wines that almost made it in September 2022. As ever, …
The modern push to friskier, medium-bodied wines throws up some delights, doesn't it? They don't always work, and there is a fine line between 'light' and 'thin' but the best …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ok drinks. And some are just bad... Here is a selection of wines that almost made it in April 2022. What's always important, …
More McLaren Vale than Cab Franc, but who cares when it's an enjoyable drink? Then again, everything Hickinbotham is unwaveringly great, and this is no exception. From a 0.9ha vineyard planted …
I haven't been tasting as much this week after Miss 2 brought home a virus from daycare and took out the whole house like a rogue wave at a Nippers …
If the Grenache is fun, then this The Other Wine Co Cabernet Franc 2019 is sophisticated fun. Sourced from Kangaroo Island, this has some of the Loire twiggy crunch to it …
Following closely after the superb Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz comes another revelatory release. This Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Cabernet Franc Shiraz 2018 is a blend of 63% Cab Franc to …
