When you're repping the wines from an entire wine region, every masterclass becomes political. What wines are in? Which appellations get the most love? Who is going to present it? For …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ‘ok drinks’, and some are just bad… Here are 30 wines that almost made the silver medal grade in September 2024. From …
If given the choice, I'd likely drink white wines over red. That's essentially a refreshment thing because I'm treating what's in my glass as a drink. But also a reminder …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ‘ok drinks’, and some are just bad… Here is a collection of x wines that almost made it in December 2023 and …
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 …
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 …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ‘ok drinks’, and some are just bad… Here is a collection of 37 wines that almost made it in July and August …
While the focus here at Australian Wine and Drinks Review is getting on top of the sample pile before I head off to Italy to taste Prosecco (more on that …
Such interest here. A prime example of a concept - creating a serious Rhone-inspired white that isn't just another Marsanne Roussane in McLaren Vale - and executing it well. A …
May/June is one of the peak periods for samples arriving at Casa Graham, with new-release reds and barrel-aged whites from the previous harvest (ie 2022) all landing on the doorstep. …
Not all wines can be great. Plenty are just ‘ok drinks’, and some are just bad… Here is a collection of 15 wines that almost made it in March and April …
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 …
