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 …
Amidst a sea of underwhelming recent Peter Lehmann wines, this Semillon is a beacon, with all the intensity of the good ol' days when it consistently beat the best of …
It's hard to miss the enthusiasm about the 'Goldilocks' 2023 Hunter Valley red wine vintage. As a Sydney-based wine writer, Bruce Tyrrell sends me packets of money in a brown envelope …
As a Sydney-based wine person, the Hunter Valley is basically home turf, with the two-and-a-bit-hour drive to wine country ground zero just part of the Sydney-Hunter wine experience. But over the …
It was 3 pm on Tuesday when I got the text from Andrew Thomas. 'Hi mate, very late notice, but I've got the Chef's Table at The Apollo for a member's …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ‘ok drinks’, and some are just bad… Here are 13 wines that almost made the silver medal grade in April 2024. Some …
Now that we've got yesterday's dive into a few wines that didn't float my boat this February, let's look at some good drinks. The pleasure zone. In particular, for this …
I clicked over to 43 years on the planet last week, which is always an excuse to open all the wines. It's now 24 years in the wine/drink industry for me, …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ‘ok drinks’, and some are just bad… Here is a collection of x wines that almost made it in December 2023 and …
Yesterday was about the sparkling and white wines of Christmas 2023; now, let's talk red wine and sweet things. On the point, how important is dessert/fortified wines to your festive season …
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 …
Hunter's is one of the most classically styled Semillon in the Gundog range - so low alc, linear and built to live forever, but with some immediacy. This '23 is …
