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 …
Balgownie’s best work is in reds, but Tony Winspear has proven his hand with some white outliers. This Balgownie Estate Viognier 2019is the first straight estate Viognier bottling since 2010 with …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ok drinks. And some are just bad. Here’s a selection of wines that almost made it in October 2019. I like plenty …
I love textured white wines. Alsace field blends? Gimme. Barrel fermented Margaret River Sauv? Yes please. But every year, the 'textural white' segment disappoints. I get that it's a balancing act to …
