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 …
Forget scores, my favourite way to classify a wine is how many glasses I could drink. Faulty junk? Tip it down the sink. An overly sweet, but fascinating, fortified? A …
'(We) wanted to see what a wine made from this ancient grape would have tasted like a thousand years ago'. That's the fun mission statement for this Soumah Wild Savagnin …
Happy Valentine's Day. Would you like a unique, and sort of romantic, wild Aussie wine today, then? I preface that rhetorical question with another one. Do you like the oxidative, flor-aged …
More than a decade after the 'I can't believe it's not Albarino' crisis, Savagnin might have finally outgrown its pretty average Australian reputation. Maybe. Wines like this Soumah Savarro 2023 …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ok drinks. And some are just bad. Here is a selection of wine that almost made it in October and November 2021. As …
Domaine Tissot Château-Chalon Vin Jaune 2009 Now here is a wine that deserves it's reputation. I'd put it up against the fine wines of the world, sitting alongside the greatest Burgundy, …
Some very brief highlights from Rootstock 2016 I only managed a single morning session at Rootstock 2016 (the sustainable wine/food fair - see previous iterations here or here) this year, mainly because I …
'Albarino - potentially Australia's great white hope' With influencers like Dr Richard Smart pumping up Albarino, is it any wonder that so many Aussie producers got excited by the variety? Of course, …
Domaine de la Pinte Savagnin 2007 Old school Jura Savagnin style, this spent 5 years in oak. It's every bit the fusty oxidative style, with mothball and a hint of decay, …
December Tasting Notes Roundup A few hits and misses from the tasting bench this month. A special mention to the Streiker (hit) and the Bleasdale (miss).La Linea TRKN Riesling 2013 (Adelaide …
