It's nothing but net this week at Australian Wine and Drinks Review, with gold medal quality only. Let's take a look at another excellent wine from the Renzaglia family, This Renzaglia …
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 11 wines that almost made the silver medal, Australian Wine and Drinks Review …
Today is #ChardonnayDay, which joins the ranks of the other made-up 'grape days' created by wine marketers (like me, on occasion) looking for any leverage to drive more wine sales …
Before we start on this wine, the regional commentary on it's brother wine stands yet again. Someone argue me down about Orange's Bordeaux grape focus, yeah? This Signature Range Left …
I call this the anti-Almost Club. Monday's monthly dive into the 'Almost Club' wines can seem negative, so today it's about wines that actually did make it, with an emphasis on …
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 …
The Reserve Pinot from Orange's Slow Wine Co. was pretty ambitious, but what about this more affordable Slow Wine Co. Chardonnay 2021? It's certainly polished. Lots of flinty funk, maybe …
We're starting the week off with bad wordplay and a quality Orange Pinot. This Slow Wine Co. Reserve Pinot Noir 2021 comes from the Johnson family's vineyard planted in the …
It still makes no sense to me that Orange (the NSW wine regio Orange) is majority planted to Bordeaux red grapes (Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc & Merlot) in 2025. Yes, …
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 …
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 …
