I've just wrapped up the second day of Winewise Championship judging here in Canberra, and pleased to announce that it was another smorgasbord of gold medal wines. The 2020 Chardonnay bracket …
It's great to be home. Great, in particular, to be back on my own pillow. Italian pillows fall into one of two camps - a) stunted lumps or b) shapeless fluff …
This is the final instalment of notes from the recent Negociants Working With Wine Tuscany seminars. What is Working With Wine? Start here, then here, here and here). So far in this series I've covered …
I'm in catchup mode here, as this tasting was part of Seminar 1 of the Working With Wine series, and Seminar 2 is happening this week. Excuse my tardiness. Essentially this …
I googled Tignanello this afternoon while on the hunt for some information about alcohol percentage (didn't learn much), and discovered that the name is better known as a handbag brand …
You'd think that the daughter of Piedmont producer Angelo Gaja - long feted as a king of Italian wine - would be anything but approachable. Gaia Gaja is exactly that. Seriously …
A mixed bag from Antinori I've always thought of Antinori as being a little like Penfolds - ubiquitous in the local market (for Antinori that is Italy) and with a reputation …
From the notebook: Grand Italian Wines from the Grandi Marchi Masterclass I was doing a little tidying tonight of some old unpublished notes and discovered this little gem - a collection …
Antinori Tignanello 2010 (Tuscany, Italy) 13.5%, Cork, $125 How do you like your Tuscan reds? Rich and full, or more elegant and medium bodied? If you chose the former then this archetypal modern …
Dinner: Isole e Olena at Balla Sometimes this wine writing gig has its upsides. Sure the money is almost mythical, the prospects limited, the hours long. Yet at least you get …
Argiano Solengo IGT 2008 (Tuscany, Italy)Cork, $95Ah the bottle variation lottery. Every time we play the guessing game - is this a representative bottle? I certainly hope not, as this …
Isole e Olena Cepparello 2006 (Tuscany, Italy) 14%, Screwcap, $100 Source: Retail I'm ensconced in all things South Australian wine at the moment, so in many ways it feels a little rude to …
