Review: Jansz Vintage Cuvee 2018 – Seriously smart
Jansz has quietly been on an upward quality trajectory of late and this Jansz Vintage Cuvee 2018 is a high-watermark. What surprises me is how full it is - cream …
Jansz has quietly been on an upward quality trajectory of late and this Jansz Vintage Cuvee 2018 is a high-watermark. What surprises me is how full it is - cream …
'Chandon Étoile realises a 25-year dream: to create a sparkling cuvée of unrivalled quality, and to placeAustralia firmly at the international table of super-prestige sparkling wine'. The Chandon press release doesn't …
The giant Taste Champagne trade and consumer event rolled through Sydney yesterday, with some 68 Champagne houses pouring 200 cuvées. It was large. It’s always large, really, with the thickest crowds …
Mrs Ozwinereview and I don't get many chances for sans-child dining anymore, so on those very rare occasions when the small child goes away, we tend to eat/drink all of …
We're now at the halfway mark of Chardonnay May, and I can confirm I'm not tired of the noble grape yet. Instead, despite the roughest weeks in yonks outside of this …
We don't go out sans child anywhere near enough here at Australian Wine Review HQ, so when my lovely, long suffering partner and I get out together - and my …
Between the excellent Lanson duo, this Pommery Louise and another bottle of the excellent Roger Coulon from the cellar, there has been a pleasing amount of fancy Champagne at Graham …
It goes ok, thanks very much. The first-ever Mumm Tasmania release is pretty good really, even if I want a bit more flavour. Made as part of the Mumm terroir …
Australia loves Champagne. In fact, we're the 6th biggest export market in the world, with 10 million bottles landing on our shores annually. Historically, however, we tend to drink mostly …
The Burch family at Howard Park are dead serious about sparkling wine, with this the latest output from their fizz journey. Fascinating. Making premium sparkling in Australia seems like a thankless gig …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ‘ok drinks’, and some are just bad… Here is a collectin of 15 wines that almost made it in October 2022. As ever, …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ‘ok drinks’, and some are just bad… Here is a selection of 48 wines that almost made it in August 2022. With this …
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