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 …
I have too much wine. This sounds like the most first-world plea for help in history (please, someone crack out the micro violin), but at the moment I have too much …
And we're back. After a month where life and other projects filled up every other waking hour, I've finally got a few quieter nights to devote to this website. It’s probably …
Despite making 260 (mostly Hunter Valley) wines a year, a former dux of the Len Evans Tutorial, and only recently crowned as the 2025 Halliday Winemaker of the Year, Liz …
Touriga deserves more love in Australia. It just brightens up everything with an extra berry flourish. This Sweetwater Shiraz Touriga 2023 takes a generous Hunter Shiraz and dials in an …
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 …
I've been very critical of this heroic flagship red from Hewitson, and it's a joy that the OTT nature of last vintage wasn't repeated in 2021. Kinda. It's still a …
Cape Barren has recently been folded into the CW Wines portfolio (which seems to be always growing). The old Cape Barren Blewitt Springs vineyard came with the sale (I think), …
Tasting young Cabernet sometimes feels more like crystal-ball gazing than a trip to pleasure town. I know we don't end up emptying many young Cabernet wines over dinner, either. But …
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 …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just 'ok drinks', and some are just bad… Here is a collection of 19 wines that almost made it in September and October …
I find the top end of the Hewitson range fascinating. As a winery, so many of the more affordable wines are bright and show variety and terroir nicely (like this …
