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 …
It always feels like you're stepping back in time with these Zema reds, harking back to the early noughties in winemaking style. That's not necessarily a bad thing mind you, …
While the Jaraman Shiraz was a bit OTT for my tastes (and ended up in the Almost Club as a result), this proper hearty Taylors Jaraman Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 is …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ok drinks. And some are just bad. Here is a selection of wine that almost made it in October and November 2021. As …
