I must be getting old - suddenly, I've found myself liking Viognier (aka the V-weed) more than ever... This Balgownie Estate Viognier 2022 is a strong release. Sourced from a block …
The second top wine of Yalumba's Viognier pyramid, and always smart. Do you think the 'Samuel's Collection' bit is easily missed on the label of this Yalumba Samuel’s Collection Eden …
The Viognier tide has turned. Kind of. I can't think of a time when I've had so many drinkable Australian Viognier lob up on the doorstep than 2023, with more …
It's not been the triumphant 15th birthday week I had envisioned here at Casa Graham, with a few rough nights and a bit of chaos on a key 'daytime' project …
Oooh a Viognier streak! Don't get those very often. This Balgownie Estate Viognier 2021 is fabulous too. Wild fermented in barrel it has this evocative, proudly varietal nose that is just …
Do you drink Viognier? When I open a local example, I always think about who is drinking it. Is it still too hard to pronounce? Does anyone care? Why am …
Another day, another shitty grape celebration. Hot on the back of World Marselan Day (seriously) and Tannat Day, today is International Viognier Day 2022. Now close followers of this site will …
Ahhh, the perpetual love-hate relationship. I love textural white wines so much, with the intoxicating sensuality of a mouthfilling Gewurz or the absorbing contrasts of a classic Bordeaux blend something bloody …
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 …
New labels, and this latest crop of wines from Tim Smith have been uniformly excellent. Just make the Halliday scores look even more ridiculous (although Tim is not alone). Anyway, this …
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 March 2021. You can …
