As I mentioned last week, the theme for November is to open as many things as possible. And part of that journey involves a plethora of wines that are all …
And we're back. After a month where life and other projects filled up every other waking hour, I've finally got a few quieter nights to devote to this website. It’s probably …
The critic's struggle is real. Tasting wine from wineries you like is thankless. Heap praise and you're just confirming the positivity bias. Be more circumspect, and you're missing some of the …
It's easy to forget thet Mudgee has some of the oldest plantings of Italian winegrapes in Australia. Sangiovese, Barbera & Nebbiolo were all planted at the old Montrose vineyards by …
The world of textural white wines is a great one. From subtly stony Assyrtiko to tangy Torrontes, there is so much joy in whites that aren't Chardonnay or unoaked crisp …
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 …
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 …
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, …
Nailing the balance in Australian off-dry Riesling is tricky business. To put it bluntly, very few (if any) local Riesling need the sweetness, so often you just end up with …
Whenever I taste one of these Robert Stein Riesling I always think about how hard it must be to convince people that Mudgee can make great Riesling. The wines are …
The Mudgee-sourced brother of the Orange Shiraz, this Logan Ridge of Tears Mudgee Shiraz 2019 is clever stuff. Retains the black earth core of Mudgee, but presented with polish. It’s just …
