Great Riesling, meh Rioja, ripper Verdelho – the surprising wines of Xmas 2024
Christmas is the best time of the year (to drink wine). Compared to the rest of the year, the festive season is an excuse to dive into the Graham cellar …
Christmas is the best time of the year (to drink wine). Compared to the rest of the year, the festive season is an excuse to dive into the Graham cellar …
Blind tasting is a grand sport. No other exercise can so effectively take the bullshit out of wine while also threatening to blow up a reputation. It's like a road …
Happy New Year! Now that the weather here in Sydney has gone from 'glorious' to 'typically wet January shit', it's time for the first look at the laptop in 2023. Yeah, …
Kumeu River Mate's Chardonnay 2006 (Kumeu, NZ) $60ish, Screwcap, 13.5% Source: Cellar www.kumeuriver.co.nz Auckland via Montrachet... What a confounding, brilliant wine this, even despite some slightly dodgy cellaring on my behalf. A wine driven by ripe …
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