There are few more satisfying things in a wine show than finding out the wine you judged blind and liked enough to give a trophy is a shit-hot wine. It's …
I'm in Canberra this week for what is one of the few wine shows that I really love judging at - the Winewise Championships. This show is my absolute favourite (and …
With 4,000 producers across 19 halls, I had no chance. To be honest, my visit last week to Vinitaly (the Italian drinks extravaganza billed as the world's largest wine fair) wasn't …
After three days of wine show judging (and three days of wine dinners) in Canberra for the 2024 Winewise Championships, my tongue is black, my teeth are sore, and my …
Would you look at that sunshine? Day 2 of judging at the 2024 Winewise Championships dawned with a crisp Canberran day, which proved ideal for me to run up Mt Ainslie, …
It's a beautiful time of year, visually, to be in Australia's capital city, with yellows and reds colouring the usual brown/green Canberra landscape. Late April is pretty, if also unpleasantly …
Within the first eight minutes out on the streets of Canberra, I saw a dude on an e-scooter almost cleanup a pedestrian on the footpath. Welcome back to Australia's capital city! These …
I never miss this tasting. Every year, the Sydney Royal Wine Show throws open the doors for a trade/exhibitor tasting of all everything entered into what is one of Australia's famous, …
Last week I was dropping hints about some of the wines that were winners at the 2022 Winewise Championships. It's a pleasure now to spill the results, featuring a whole …
Last week, I judged at the most unusual wine show I've been a part of. It wasn't the show itself - the Australian and New Zealand Boutique Wine Show has been …
The results from the 2021 Winewise Championship (that I first talked about here) are out, and what a pleasure it is to look at this list and sagely nod that, …
Australian airport terminals are odd places right now. Even at peak hour on Wednesday, the Sydney Qantas terminal was hauntingly empty, with 3 pm masquerading as 10 pm, complete with a …
