No matter what happens, there will seemingly always be a place for lush and full-bodied Clare Valley Shiraz. It's that combo of power and yet a certain refreshment. This Taylors …
I have too much wine. This sounds like the most first-world plea for help in history (please, someone crack out the micro violin), but at the moment I have too much …
There's nothing more disheartening in the wine trade than a great masterclass with empty seats. And on Wednesday this week, there I was in a grand room at Sydney's Customs House, …
Last week, it was the gold medal-winning Aldi Riesling uber-bargain. This week, another absolute stalwart of the Riesling firmament in seriously good form. It's a good time to be drinking Riesling. …
Merle is the Pikes hero Riesling, but the 'Traditionale' Riesling is really not far behind at all. Forgive the broken record repetition, but widely available, sub $30 wines like this …
Even in a modern era of increasingly sceptical shoppers, gold medals and trophies on wine bottles sell products (although not always, as this paper examines). Today's wine-on-the-desk is festooned in …
I wrote this note a few months back and never published it, and now the wine is sold out. Apologies, everyone. Do yourself a favour and get in early for …
Following closely on the Harewood in all its golden weightiness, this Taylors St Andrews Chardonnay 2022 sure looks bigger and riper than the 12.5% alcohol on the back of the …
There's a fine balance in the Pikes Riesling wines that really works, and it's all about imperceptible sweetness. So often Clare (and Eden) Valley Riesling is 'dry' as physically possible …
It'd be rude to open this Taylors St Andrews Riesling 2024 now. That's because this is Clare Valley wine for not-now. It's chewy, pithy, tangy, and brooding, with limey fruit intensity …
I've done a quick Google to discover this Pikes The Dogwalk Cabernet Sauvignon 2022, available retail for $19.99. It's a shitload of wine for $20. More importantly, this tastes like a …
The next few years will be an interesting ride for Australian Shiraz. It's certainly been an up and down over the last few years, and the drama has played out in …
