The Longview Nebbiolo journey continues to deliver quality Australian Nebb. I still want more tannin depth, but the deliciousness for the dollars is so great. I love the flavours here …
It’s that time again. Time to inspire me to spend more money on drinks, even though the WineArk cabinet can’t be closed properly and the Amex is maxed out. So, what …
I clicked over to 43 years on the planet last week, which is always an excuse to open all the wines. It's now 24 years in the wine/drink industry for me, …
Just like that, I'm back home, and the lush green hillsides of last week's trip to Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco country are in the rear vision mirror. As promised, I want to …
What a pleasure it is to have more and more Nebbiolo grown in Australia. We're not quite at Mascerello levels yet - it's going to take decades - but more …
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, …
I was banging on earlier in the week about Matt Burton's experiments. This Indomitus Rosa 2022 is one that just works. Hilltops Nebbiolo (from the Freeman Vineyard) rosé in a …
I love these tastings, The Young Guns of Wine (YGOW) is an annual awards program designed to celebrate new/young wine producers. But YGOW has now expanded beyond the awards to a …
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 …
Did someone say a vertical of Barolo? At a wine dinner? In Australia? Such an occasion is like finding a unicorn shitting rainbows, so when the invite came through from the …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ok drinks. And some are just bad. Here is a selection of wine that almost made it in December 2021 & January …
Welcome to 2022! Taking out the recycling over the past few days reminded me that a) I drink plenty of beer b) there were some seriously fine wines opened over the …
