The Lake George Vineyards look so innocuous from the road. How can this storied part of the Canberra wine world feel like it's just a forgotten toilet stop off the …
I can't overrate these wines. Deep Down is the Marlborough wine project of Clive Dougall (ex-Seresin winemaker and viticulturist) and Peter Lorimer (Kiwi wine promoter and distributor), who mortgaged their houses …
Blind tasting is a grand sport. No other exercise can so effectively take the bullshit out of wine while also threatening to blow up a reputation. It's like a road …
Today is #ChampagneDay, which means nothing to anyone but wine marketers, yet it is a great excuse to talk about Champagne. And earlier in the week, John Noble, the head …
Sasha Degen slipped a few bottles of the Degen estate wines into a box for me to take home during my 36-hour Hunter adventure back in July. Now they're open …
Marlborough Chardonnay somehow bucked the trend to ditch the toasty style and remains a destination for thick Chardonnay that is now back in fashion (if it ever really went away). …
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 …
Good things come in small packages, and great wines are often made in meagre quantities - just like the 2022 About Time release. Made by Henry Borchardt & James McLeay, there …
The Hunter Valley has some of the oldest Chardonnay vines on the planet (the HVD Vineyard, planted 1908) and a storied history of the country's best Chardonnay wines. Yet, if …
You can't judge a book by the cover, but hot damn, these new Ghostgum Vineyard wines look classy. The whole project oozes promise - it's backed by the Joval family, …
Peter Dillon is doing wonderful things at Handpicked Wines. With all its special feels, Capella is the big-name project, but the real future is the push into buying new vineyards …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ‘ok drinks’, and some are just bad… Here are 30 wines that almost made the silver medal grade in September 2024. From …
