Maybe it was the idyllic, lily-topped pond glimmering to the left. Maybe it was the proudly untidy grass sprawling out underneath the grapevines. Or maybe it was just how green …
What were you doing at 12 years old? Besides listening to lots of Pearl Jam and Nirvana and watching cricket, I probably wasn't achieving much. But Sebastian Atkins-Davis is already four …
We don't go out sans child anywhere near enough here at Australian Wine Review HQ, so when my lovely, long suffering partner and I get out together - and my …
It’s that time again. Time to fill me in on what you’re currently drinking, what you want to drink, or what you have drunk in the last four weeks. And …
If you ever wanted a reminder of just how cool the Macedon Ranges can be, look no further than this Curly Flat Chardonnay 2021. It's so tight, so crystalline so barely …
December through to February are the big drinking months here at Australian Wine Review HQ. Peak drinking season. Sure, there is something open every day on the tasting bench, but …
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 …
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, …
Australia loves Champagne. In fact, we're the 6th biggest export market in the world, with 10 million bottles landing on our shores annually. Historically, however, we tend to drink mostly …
$96 can either by you half a bottle of Blain-Gaignard Chevalier-Montrachet Caillerts 1er Cru or this Oakridge 864 Funder & Diamond Chardonnay 2020. I'll take 2 bottles of the Oakridge + …
Quality Chardonnay is always appreciated in the Graham house. While Riesling is clearly my thing, Chardonnay will win over everyone. And this About Time Wines Woodside Chardonnay 2021 has it …
Hello and welcome to buttery old-school Chardonnay land, with today's feature wine - the Heggies Estate Chardonnay 2019 - a picture of Chardy of yore. It's not OTT in a …
I'm working my way through all the Sapling Yard wines with this smart Chardonnay next (ping Simon Colwell). Tumbarumba fruit here, and it spent 8 months in 25% new oak, which …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ‘ok drinks’, and some are just bad… Here is a collectin of 15 wines that almost made it in October 2022. As ever, …
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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