This is part 2 of my wrap up of the 2024 Negociants Working With Wine seminar series. The attention drifts from Piedmont to Champagne and sparkling wine now (and you …
If given the choice, I'd likely drink white wines over red. That's essentially a refreshment thing because I'm treating what's in my glass as a drink. But also a reminder …
Welcome to 2024. It's going to be great. Or, at least, let's aim to make it great by drinking a shedload of really delicious wines. So, what have you been drinking? Many …
We're getting to that time when everyone buys/drinks Champagne, even if they only do it once just once a year. And with this Marie de Moy Brut Champagne Brut NV, …
Eighty dollars. That's all a bottle of the Veuve Fourny Blanc de Blancs Brut Vertus Premier Cru NV will set you back (less in a six-pack). Sure, there are plenty of …
I spotted this out there in retail land for $59.99 this week. Man, that's an excellent price for a solid, well-made Champagne. Chardonnay is dominant and has a coppery, yeasty …
Behind the scenes in every large Australian wine company there typically lies lesser-known greatness. Whether it's Treasury, Accolade or Pernod Ricard, there is oft-overlooked (and sometimes never released) vinous glory. You …
Verticals are fascinating things. For some wines, they show vineyard or winery progressions, as styles and seasons shape how the fermented grape juice tastes. But the story behind the Howard …
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 …
