The wines of Christmas ’25 Part 2: sublime Barbaresco, Mornington Pinot + more
In part one of this post, I detailed some of the white and sparkling highlights of a Graham Christmas. Today, it's all about red wines (and a few sweet things …
In part one of this post, I detailed some of the white and sparkling highlights of a Graham Christmas. Today, it's all about red wines (and a few sweet things …
I have too much wine. This sounds like the most first-world plea for help in history (please, someone crack out the micro violin), but at the moment I have too much …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ‘ok drinks’, and some are just bad… Here are 30 wines that almost made the silver medal grade in March 2025. From …
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 …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ‘ok drinks’, and some are just bad… Here are 30 wines that almost made the silver medal grade in September 2024. From …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ‘ok drinks’, and some are just bad… Plenty of the wines in this collection of last month's wines that almost hit the …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ‘ok drinks’, and some are just bad… Here is a collection of x wines that almost made it in December 2023 and …
I've never been to the Loire, and it's a massive miss. Burgundy, Bordeaux, the Rhone. All those French regions have been ticked off. But not the Loire, complete with all …
May/June is one of the peak periods for samples arriving at Casa Graham, with new-release reds and barrel-aged whites from the previous harvest (ie 2022) all landing on the doorstep. …
Want to know what the best part about wine show judging is? The judge's dinner. That's because the judging is less glamorous than you'd think. Often, it's a mouth-destroying slog, with …
Chateau Pierre-Bise 'Sur Spilite' Anjou Villages 2010 Stupidly, I'm not tired at all tonight, as I managed to nod off on the plane back from New Zealand tonight and slept for …
More imported goodies from the Negociants portfolio Negociants Australia can not only lay claim to the finest range of imported wine in Oz, but they put on some great tastings too. …
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