Holm Oak’s Fearless Tassie Pinot + more new releases
It felt like an old mate returning home when a few bottles of Holm Oak wines lob up on the Australian Wine and Drinks Review doorstep. It's been a few …
It felt like an old mate returning home when a few bottles of Holm Oak wines lob up on the Australian Wine and Drinks Review doorstep. It's been a few …
In Australia, we have such a polarised Champagne market. Grower Champagne gets plenty of (fine wine) attention, but with small volumes and high prices. 'Big house' (ie famous brand) Champagne …
The Zonzo Cabernet was a bit too stern, the rosé really smart, and this Zonzo Estate Pinot Noir 2022 is perhaps the best of the lot. There we are, a …
It was a beautiful day to be tasting crisp French white wines. Thursday's late February afternoon sun was firmly in the 'summer is not over yet' burn-y category and the …
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 …
I am almost through the impressive Crittenden 2022 range now, and the hits keep coming. Quality Mornington wines at every turn. and this Crittenden Zumma Pinot Noir 2022 is rock …
Tumbarumba Pinot Noir is typically a fragrant and lively thing, and this Hungerford Hill Tumbarumba Pinot Noir 2023 fits the stereotype. It's pretty, if a bit bony, light to medium-bodied, …
February is the best month of the year. Fact. Sure, it's short, often stupidly humid and hot here in Sydney, but it's my birthday month, so obviously, it's pretty good. This …
You don't see much current release, six-year-old Central Otago Pinot Noir, which makes this Kuru Kuru Pinot Noir 2019 an outlier. It doesn’t look five years old. The smell isn’t …
The march towards ever more delicate versions of the Tapanappa Foggy Hill Pinot Noir continues. Each vintage, this Fleurieu Peninsula wine gets a little more contained, with a bit more …
What an excellent name and a bit of a Tassie Pinot Noir find. Captain Spotswood was the 1830s owner of the patch of land now planted to the Bangor Vineyard …
Hello and welcome to Another Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir That You'll Like. This Crittenden Peninsula Pinot Noir 2023 is from the more accessible part of the Crittenden range, sourced from …
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