Continuing on today's theme with another rosé. It's a fascinating style too, especially as rosé is the only wine style where colour matters to popularity. The shift towards ever leaner …
Plenty of variability in the Clandestine Vineyards range, from the absolute bargains to a whole lot of Almost Club wines. But this Hearts & Minds Cabernet Malbec 2021 is bang …
More than a decade after the 'I can't believe it's not Albarino' crisis, Savagnin might have finally outgrown its pretty average Australian reputation. Maybe. Wines like this Soumah Savarro 2023 …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just 'ok drinks', and some are just bad… Here is a collection of 19 wines that almost made it in September and October …
Verticals are fascinating things. For some wines, they show vineyard or winery progressions, as styles and seasons shape how the fermented grape juice tastes. But the story behind the Howard …
It's time to celebrate some of the wines that did make it over the last two months. You can consider this the anti-collection of Tuesday's Almost Club. Given how hard I've …
Here is another interesting wine from the new Clandestine lofi range. The Clandestine Vineyards Break Free Petite Blancs 2022 is old vine Swan Valley Chenin Blanc with Margaret River Chardonnay …
I aimed high, I really did. I wanted a snapshot of good new release rosé for your spring drinking pleasure. But, there were so many big misses that I couldn't …
(This is a version of a print article on Western Australian wine published earlier in the year. The world has changed since, but there are some stories in here worth …
Houghton fineries - verticals of Jack Mann, White Burgundy and more This article appeared in print earlier this year. Seems only right to reprint it here now and include the tasting …
The Riesling brothers in action outside Fix St James Early highlights from the Summer of Riesling This week marks the start of the Summer of Riesling (#summerofriesling on twitter), a season long …
A newish range for Mad Fish (or Howard Park as it may), I liked these from the first sniff. Lots of flavour and plenty to like, especially at the $25 …
