From Krug to middling Chablis. The super drinks of my 42nd birthday
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 …
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 …
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 December 2021 & January …
Here are a few wines that almost made it in February (and a day late I know). A few serious disappointments here, and a few solid, simple wines. That Ferngrove was …
Here are a few of the wines that have passed the desk this month and almost made the grade. Some weren't far off the mark, others are absolute disasters. A few …
I'm in Euro trip flashback mode today, this time casting an eye back to August, and a trip to famed Douro Valley producer Quinta do Vallado. This was an estate that …
Moss Wood Cabernet 2010Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 (Margaret River, WA) 14%, Screwcap, $95 Source: Sample www.mosswood.com.au Just for perspective, I tasted this next to the 2010 Grosset Gaia and gee, they couldn't be …
Sail & Anchor Boa's Bind Amber Ale (Australia) 5.0% Source: Retail Now this looks promising! A great Fremantle pub reviving its brewing. Promise? It smells light and a little diffuse, with toasty grain …
Moss Wood Cabernet 2008Has the love gone? Falling out of love with.. Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon 2008Moss Wood Cabernet 2008 (Margaret River, WA)14.5%, Screwcap, $120Source: Had a glass from someone else's …
Celebrating Cadel with average Champagne.... Cadel crossing the finish line. Emotional stuff.Gee I've spent a few weeks of late nights in front of this tv recently... Apparently 2.4 million Australians watched the final …
New Years Drinks: Moët 2002, Charles Melton Rose of Virgina 2010 One lonely rosé I feels almost dirty choosing to drink Moët on NYE, as I really should be picking something slightly …
Wobbles from Henschke I know I can be a grumpy bastard, and these three surely aren't the finest wines that Henschke produces, but the following releases are more than a little …
BEER: Cascade First Harvest 2010 $26 6 pack, 5.5% alc I loved the 2009 version of this. It was just a joyous celebration of glorious Tasmanian hops, crammed into a bottle. In …
Grosset Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2009 (Clare Valley & Adelaide Hills, SA) $28, Screwcap, 12.5% Source: Cellar Door http://www.grosset.com.au/ By my reckoning, this is the sixth consecutive vintage of Mr Grosset's white blend that I've …
Scorpo Pinot Gris 2009 (Mornington Peninsula, Vic)$30, Cork, 13.5%Source: Retailhttp://scorpowines.com.au/ Long heralded as Australia's finest Pinot Gris, the Scorpo wines are always interesting. What I found perplexing with this one …
At 18, I started working in a small suburban bottleshop, largely to buy cheap beer. It was my first year of university, slogging through physics and chemistry, so a liquor shop seemed like fun. But then, I fell in love with wine and craft beer, and it took over my life.
Twenty three years later and I spend my days wearing many beverage hats and judge at wine shows around the world...Read more
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