Almost Club July/August 2023 edition – 37 wines that almost made it
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ‘ok drinks’, and some are just bad… Here is a collection of 37 wines that almost made it in July and August …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ‘ok drinks’, and some are just bad… Here is a collection of 37 wines that almost made it in July and August …
Old school South Australian style red, but with the depth to carry it all off. That's the gist of this, Taylors Jaraman Shiraz 2021. A blend of Clare Valley & …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ‘ok drinks’, and some are just bad… Here is a collection of 15 wines that almost made it in March and April …
Let's get 2023 kicked off properly, hey? Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ‘ok drinks’, and some are just bad… Here is a collection of 23 wines that …
Sure, this new Yalumba The Y series Pinot Noir 2022 is not exactly a Rousseau Chambertin, but it is plenty of Pinot Noir joy with a $15 RRP (and often …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ‘ok drinks’, and some are just bad… Here is a collectin of 15 wines that almost made it in October 2022. As ever, …
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 December 2021 & January …
I was thinking just this week that I didn't declare what my wine of the year was. There was no ceremony. No trophy, nor a jumbo cheque with my face …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ok drinks. And some are just bad. Here is a selection of wines that almost made it in September 2021. Thanks, also, to …
Ahhh, the Viognier paradox. How can such a fabled grape be such a hard sell? Jess Hill Smith was exasperated about Viognier's challenges at the Yalumba The Caley vertical a few months back, …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ok drinks. And some are just bad. Here is a selection of wines that almost made it in May and June 2021. We're …
As the name suggests, these are the Top 20 Shiraz of August 2020. There was more Shiraz this month, there always is. But these are the wines I want to …
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