Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ‘ok drinks’, and some are just bad… Here are 11 wines that almost made the silver medal, Australian Wine and Drinks Review …
On Monday, it was a flood of reviews on wines that didn't make the Australian Wine Review grade (which is a silver medal equivalent). But today, we have less snark, …
This McWilliam’s Hanwood Estate Classic Tawny NV is the five-year-old, entry-level wine the Hanwood Tawny range, and it's a relative bargain. Rich and sweet and mouthfillin in that rich tawny …
I was chatting with Andrew Calabria after the Fontanafredda Barolo vertical, and he mentioned how amazed his family were at the trove of ancient McWilliams fortifieds they'd uncovered in the …
McLaren Vale via Portugal. Just don't call it port or everyone will be pissed. This Dodgy Bros Vintage Fortified 2018 is built in a fashion that is mod-Port too. An …
Not all wines can be great. In fact plenty are just ok drinks. And some are just bad... Here's a selection of wines that didn't quite excite me in May. Several …
I'm finally getting back into some sort of normal programming this week, or whatever that means when you're a new parent. The little one is sleeping, but the days now …
Wine shows cop a lot of flack. You need only read the feedback to my post on the 2018 Sydney Royal Wine Show exhibitors tasting to see that. But is …
Eldorado Road IV Nations Vintage Fortified 2015 An excellent NE Vic producer with an intriguing fortified that couples grapes from four nations - Nero/Durif/Tinto Roriz/Shiraz. Light red coloured, it's actually a …
Here's a selection of wines that were almost great. Some are just good, solid wines that are occasionally unready, through to slightly underwhelming/unexciting, and rounded out with a few wines that …
De Bortoli Old Boys Show Reserve Tawny 21yo (Riverina, NSW) 19%, Screwcap, $40 for 500ml Source: Sample www.debortoli.com.au Sadly, tawny ports like this one are so desperately uncool in the modern scheme of things, …
Burge's fortified treasure trove (FYI: I've written this with my 'print publication' hat on so the tone is a little different to most of the rest of the posts on this …
