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 …
Let's get this year properly kicked off with a classy Pinot. Something that has Mornington authenticity and a sense of place and a reasonable pricetag. I don't quite understand where …
Christmas is the best time of the year (to drink wine). Compared to the rest of the year, the festive season is an excuse to dive into the Graham cellar …
There are very few Australian Pinot releases where you crack a bottle open and think, 'This needs six years'. It just doesn't happen. Bindi, maybe, some of the structured Yarra …
From a Coravin-sealed mini-bottle, as explained here. Sourced from a 2.4ha walled close fully owned by Nuiton-Beaunoy. This is a ripe year Burgundy, if quite embryonic. Gentle, syrupy, a teensy bit …
I had to Google Cri de Couer, as my French is pretty rubbish (Italian is much better, but still cosi cosi), and Mirriam-Webster tells me it's a 'passionate outcry' (and …
There's a style shift happening in local Chardonnay, and it's very welcome. After years of the needle shifting too far into 'acidic grapefruit and milk bottle water' territory, there's a …
Most wine-tasting events follow a pretty straightforward format. Winemaker/winery representative talks, wines are opened, and sometimes it comes with food. On we go. But recently, G.H. Mumm brought a different show …
After Friday's post about $100+ Champagne, today I want to highlight how much wine you can get for $35 or more. This collection has a simple motive - purely flavoursome …
