This is the pick of Sam Brand's 2021 Cabernet wines, I think. From a one-acre block in the Coonawarra township, it's just a good, robust red. Real classic Coonawarra aromatics …
Another day, another classic Coonawarra red from Sam Brand. Hunt around, and you might find the Jim Brand Silent Partner Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 closer to $30 a bottle, too - …
Want to know the definition of forgotten? Step up perpetual bridesmaid Coonawarra Shiraz! This Brand & Sons ‘Old Town’ Single Vineyard Shiraz 2021 comes from a one-acre block in the …
It may surprise many to hear, but Coonawarra Cabernet is a more challenging sell these days. Sure, the top wines still move, but there isn't the lust as even ten …
It's time to celebrate some of the wines that did make it over the last two months. You can consider this the anti-collection of Tuesday's Almost Club. Given how hard I've …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ‘ok drinks’, and some are just bad… Here is a collection of 37 wines that almost made it in July and August …
New packaging for this Coonawarra red, and it only up the VFM even more. $35 Cabernet done good. This Yalumba The Cigar Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 is named after the cigar-shaped strip …
Hot on the heels of this month's Almost Club (highlighting wines that didn't make the silver medal standard), here is a selection of ten wines that DID make it (if …
Firstly, what a treat to get four-year-old Coonawarra Cabernet Merlot for sub $30! Coonawarra Cab, even in easier forms, needs the age, and it helps give this an edge. The …
For all the enthusiasm directed towards Yalumba's Shiraz-based reds, the Cab/Cab Shiraz blends are where it's at for me. This Yalumba The Menzies Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 epitomises the slowburn, quietly …
The bread and butter wine for Zema and reliable in its style. This warm-year Zema Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 is a hearty beast though. Think sappy, dry and tannic Coonawarra Cabernet …
You know what I like about this new Zema Estate Saluti Cabernet Shiraz 2016? It tastes like a Zema red, just more luscious and more immoveable. Released to commemorate forty years …
