As a Sydney-based wine person, the Hunter Valley is basically home turf, with the two-and-a-bit-hour drive to wine country ground zero just part of the Sydney-Hunter wine experience. But over the …
So often, the Apricus Hill Chardonnay releases are the high point, but variability is a big thing. Every time I try these wines I want to go back to Denmark …
Martin Siebert's Tokar wines are always delicate and graceful; there is no change here. Despite the 13.5% alcohol, this is still a refined Chardonnay. It's crisp, with creamed apple lightness …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ‘ok drinks’, and some are just bad… Here are 24 wines that almost made the silver medal grade in June 2024. From …
There will be no #ChardoMay in 2024. Last year, I ambitiously decided to devote the whole month to Chardonnay and invited everyone to send me all their Chardonnay wines. It was …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ‘ok drinks’, and some are just bad… Here are 13 wines that almost made the silver medal grade in April 2024. Some …
It's a beautiful time of year, visually, to be in Australia's capital city, with yellows and reds colouring the usual brown/green Canberra landscape. Late April is pretty, if also unpleasantly …
Will the wines of Juniper change now that Mark Messenger has left (after twenty-five years)? It's too early to tell, really, but it is interesting to see how Andrew Bretherton …
If given the choice, I'd likely drink white wines over red. That's essentially a refreshment thing because I'm treating what's in my glass as a drink. But also a reminder …
Let's get this out of the way first - yes, the new Coleraine is great. I had the pleasure of tasting the first Te Mata Coleraine a few years back …
Ballarat via Jura Chardonnay. What a challenging (but in a joyful way) wine is this Attwoods Garibaldi Farm Chardonnay 2022. This western Victorian Chardonnay smells of almond meal, waxy lemons …
Man these Handpicked Chardonnay wine are clever. A bit too lean, sometimes, but super clever. This Handpicked Collection Tasmania Chardonnay 2021 is a perfect illustration. It smells so peachy and …
