Review: Barwang Rosé 2023 and bringing labels back from the doldrums
Seeing the Barwang name back on a bottle of wine feels right and good after the name was caught up in the fall of the McWilliams empire (and Barwang is …
Seeing the Barwang name back on a bottle of wine feels right and good after the name was caught up in the fall of the McWilliams empire (and Barwang is …
We're on a Hilltops day, so why not parlay into one of the region's oft-overlooked heroes? The Freeman family's vineyard at Prunevale is a hotbed of innovation and alternate varietal …
Barwang Cabernet has a long history as a budget favourite that will sneakily mature for years. A go-to red, if a little rough around the edges, and a brand mismanaged …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ‘ok drinks’, and some are just bad… Here are 24 wines that almost made the silver medal grade in June 2024. From …
I can't keep up with Matt Burton's sprawling range of Gundog Estate wines, but I rather like discovering the latest Shiraz, Riesling or Semillon jewel. You can add the Gundog Estate …
Amex bill looking ginormous this December? Mine is, and It only got paid off last week. So, rather than whinging about it, here is something to help with the 'where …
Last week, it was a flood of reviews on wines that didn’t make the Australian Wine Review grade (which is a silver medal equivalent) over the past eight weeks. But …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just 'ok drinks', and some are just bad… Here is a collection of 19 wines that almost made it in September and October …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ‘ok drinks’, and some are just bad… Here is a collection of 27 wines that almost made it in May and June …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ‘ok drinks’, and some are just bad… Here is a collection of 15 wines that almost made it in March and April …
Matt Burton draws fruit from all over the countryside for the Gundog label and it helps deliver all sorts of oddities. This Gundog Estate Hilltops Shiraz No. 2 2021 comes …
December through to February are the big drinking months here at Australian Wine Review HQ. Peak drinking season. Sure, there is something open every day on the tasting bench, but …
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