10 of spring’s best Grenache & Blends (2021 edition)
What a pleasure to watch the continued evolution of Australian Grenache. No longer just a blending component, or the bridesmaid, on the undercard. Australian Grenache in 2021 is now the main …
What a pleasure to watch the continued evolution of Australian Grenache. No longer just a blending component, or the bridesmaid, on the undercard. Australian Grenache in 2021 is now the main …
The name says it all. 12 quality that are ready to go, no need to wait. They're wines of drinking appeal, whether it's luxurious textures or even just simple fruit. …
Classic styled Provence rosé is this Rameau d’Or Rosé 2019. The price is up there, but if you hunt around this can be had for closer to $23 which is …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ok drinks. And some are just bad. Here is a selection of wines that almost made it in March 2021. You can …
Another joyful, incredibly well-priced McLaren Vale red from Allan Varney. This Varney Entrada G.M.T 2019 is a blend of Blewitt Springs & Seaview Grenache, Whites Valley $ Blewitt Springs Mourvèdre, …
It's halfway through spring. Already. That escalated quickly... As the name suggests, these are the best pink/blush/salmon orange/reddish coloured Australian rosé to pass the Australian Wine Review tasting bench this springtime. …
I'm on a bit of a McLaren Vale run at the moment, even if it was unintentional. Actually, maybe it's not - if I was forced to pick a specialisation, …
Yangarra Estate Noir 2018 At the end of 2018 I made a wishlist of 3 things I'd like to see more of in 2019. And number 1 on the list was …
I missed December's Almost Club edition (holidays), so this is a huge crop of almostness... As the name suggests, here are the wines that almost hit the mark for me in …
The premise with this collection is very very simple - I've been hitting the sample pile hard over the past week or two, and these 30 wines were not only …
It's been a long month here at Graham HQ, and the next few weeks promise to be just as intense. I can't wait for that glorious period in between Christmas …
From near misses to faulty junk. Here is a collection of the wines that almost won me over in October 2018. A special, frustrating mention to the two Leasingham wines. I …
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