Review: Taylors St Andrews Riesling 2020. Grand Riesling in the zone
Arguably, some of the best wines from the Taylor family's myriad of labels are the Riesling releases, followed by the Cabernets, which is the correct order for the Clare Valley …
Arguably, some of the best wines from the Taylor family's myriad of labels are the Riesling releases, followed by the Cabernets, which is the correct order for the Clare Valley …
It's maddening that we're in a world where grand, ten-year-old Riesling from a legendary vineyard sells for just $52. Or it did, and now it's sold out (as it should …
Yesterday was about the sparkling and white wines of Christmas 2023; now, let's talk red wine and sweet things. On the point, how important is dessert/fortified wines to your festive season …
Welcome to 2024. It's going to be great. Or, at least, let's aim to make it great by drinking a shedload of really delicious wines. So, what have you been drinking? Many …
It's been a large few weeks of non-wine adventures here at the Graham household recently, which means Australian Wine & Drinks Review misses out on some love. One of the biggest …
The three Pikes 2023 Riesling wines are great. There, my job is over, let's have a drink. But there's more here than just phoning in a bunch of scores and going …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ‘ok drinks’, and some are just bad… Here is a collection of 27 wines that almost made it in May and June …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ‘ok drinks’, and some are just bad… Here is a collection of 15 wines that almost made it in March and April …
One of my first wine loves was a Clare Valley red. It was a mid-90s Leasingham Classic Clare Shiraz, and I was excited. It felt, well, different. Different to the more …
Close followers of this site will know how popular Riesling is on this site, even to the point where I've been accused of having a 'Riesling bias'. I'll wear that with …
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 …
I'm late here, but I want to talk about an event from last year worth celebrating. In October, a pack of Clare Valley Riesling producers did a mini-tour of the east coast …
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