We're on a bit of a Shiraz romp at Australian Wine and Drinks Review this week, so let's keep going with another big dog. The Hickinbotham Brooks Road Shiraz 2021 …
Now this is a bargain, especially when it can be found in retail land for $19.99. The Clandestine Vineyards McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021 comes from a vineyard in Blewitt …
I really like the unadorned charisma of the World Apart Wines range. Personality in droves. Here, it's McLaren Vale Shiraz but with nouveau leanings. Fruit comes from the Leask family’s …
Back in June, I reviewed Wes Pearson's excellent Home Block Mclaren Vale Shiraz, with this Sandy Cnr Block as the companion piece. We've moved from the Michella to the Wait …
It's time to celebrate some of the wines that did make it over the last two months. You can consider this the anti-collection of Tuesday's Almost Club. Given how hard I've …
Wes Pearson's Fiano is a reminder that this grape is one of the Mediterranean varieties that can really do with a bit of work in the winery. Barrel ferments, tank …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ‘ok drinks’, and some are just bad… Here is a collection of 37 wines that almost made it in July and August …
Merlot, the forgotten Australian mainstream grape, now relegated to a blending component. This Hickinbotham The Revivalist Merlot 2021 is full-bodied, ripe, open and dense reminder note too, with this ocean …
Mr Anderson... Mr Grant is a McLaren Vale Malbec, which isn't a thing you see much of. Indeed this is the first release of a varietal Hickinbotham Malbec. A debut! …
Yangarra's McLaren Vale Shiraz releases just keep getting better and better. This Yangarra Ironheart Shiraz 2020 is the top Shiraz cuvee and includes 20% whole bunches and matured for 16 …
Ovitelli can be the most interesting wine in the Yangarra range, if purely because of the palate profile - the 133 days it spends on skins in concrete eggs gives …
As I first mentioned on Monday, Matt East dropped by the compound recently to show his latest Rouleur releases. And you know what? They looked bloody good, yet again. In …
