French wine tastes better in a château. Sure, I'm being glib, but you try not to feel the gravitas when you're lining up for a tasting of storied Pinot Noir …
Last week in Burgundy, I kept thinking about the Oakridge Henk Pinot Noir below. I cracked the bottle just days before I got on a plane, and it was so interesting …
I'm a long way from a professional cricketer, but as I walked into the makeshift tasting area at the Le Kimmérdgien function centre in Chablis last Monday, it felt like …
In part one of this post, I detailed some of the white and sparkling highlights of a Graham Christmas. Today, it's all about red wines (and a few sweet things …
Tasmania is where it's at. Nowhere else in Australia has the winemaking hype machine running hot like the Apple Isle. That's not hyperbole: in 2025, Tasmania had the highest average …
To round out a week with nothing but winners, a welcome Pinot from a hero vineyard in the middle of wine nowhere, about half an hour from Lorne in the …
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 …
After twenty-two years, Tapanappa's Foggy Hill Vineyard might be in peak form. This is a site that Brian Croser has passionately believed in for crafting great South Australian Pinot Noir, …
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 …
"Grenache is as indigenous as Australia gets'. That's a quote from David Gleave MW, the Liberty Wines chairman and Willunga 100 co-founder, getting enthused about Grenache at the recent Grenaissance tasting …
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 …
World Champagne Day is today. Here's the best Champagne I've tried this year to celebrate: The Bollinger La Côte aux Enfants 2013 wasn't the reason why a pack of trade and …
