Amid a flourish of high-priced McLaren Vale Shiraz on this site in recent weeks, it's a pleasure to highlight a red that drinks well and is available in retail land …
Barossa Sangiovese rosé here from Dom Torzi, and as is the usual Torzi mode, it's ridiculously well priced, sitting at just $20 in retail land. It is also a smart, …
No one in Australia handles Viognier as well as Yalumba. That may be a thankless task given that this grape is apparently still a hard sell, but the wines are …
There are many bargains on the Aldi Australia wine shelves; this is one of them. It's an uncomplicated, ripe, raspberried Kiwi Pinot of smooth fruit, smooth lines and easy flow. It's …
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 …
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 …
It's cliched, but when I cracked this The Other Wine Co. Grenache 2022, I checked the sticker on the label with the RRP twice. Confirmed. Double confirmed. Not a reserve …
Amex bill looking ginormous this December? Mine is, and It only got paid off last week. So, rather than whinging about it, here is something to help with the 'where …
We're getting to that time when everyone buys/drinks Champagne, even if they only do it once just once a year. And with this Marie de Moy Brut Champagne Brut NV, …
Having fun literal names for your wines is a problematic exercise. That's because wine is an inherently conservative business, where any attempt at being less serious eventually gets punished. Ben Luker …
Last week, it was a flood of reviews on wines that didn’t make the Australian Wine Review grade (which is a silver medal equivalent) over the past eight weeks. But …
Why buy Pepperjack Shiraz for $20 when you can get an awfully similarly-styled Barossa Shiraz from Aldi for $13? The Blackstone Paddock The Player Shiraz 2021 is all about saturated …
