Another day, another excellent Harewood Riesling. Ha! Indulge my Riesling love, eh! This comes from Frankland River fruit. Definitely a more grapefruity style compared to the Denmark wine, and again …
Another day, another post with Andrew banging on about young, Australian dry Riesling. Don't like Riesling? Tune out now. Otherwise, just buy some of this Castle Rock Estate Riesling 2023. …
Diletti is the barrel-fermented star in the Castle Rock Riesling range, and I think it's a challenging wine. Unlike the pure perfection of the Castle Rock Estate Riesling, this is …
There are lots of random choices for places to stop on the drive between Sydney and Canberra (with a short detour). The Big Merino. The Bradman Museum. Bungonia Caves. But …
All hail Riesling, the oft-forgotten champion of Australian white wines. Harewood's array of great Western Australian Riesling releases are almost unwaveringly great examples too, just for a little evidence. The …
Pewsey Vale Riesling, the iconic Eden Valley white wine, still doesn’t need the residual sugar. Which, ultimately, makes this off-dry Prima - with its 25 g/L of sweetness - a …
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 …
Pleasure or potential? Or both? How I feel about this Castle Rock A & W Riesling changes at every moment. That's because this doesn't feel your usual effortless Porongunrup Riesling. …
Having fun literal names for your wines is a problematic exercise. That's because wine is an inherently conservative business, where any attempt at being less serious eventually gets punished. Ben Luker …
The three Pikes 2023 Riesling wines are great. There, my job is over, let's have a drink. But there's more here than just phoning in a bunch of scores and going …
Oh yes, this Pewsey Vale 1961 Block Riesling 2022 is the purist's champion. A megastar Australian dry Riesling, but without the profile (that it deserves). Soured from the original, contour-planted 1961 …
Stylewise, there's change afoot in the Howard Park world. As I detailed in this post, Nic Bowen is brightening up the whole winery mode - you only need to look …
