Postcard: Sicilia Grapevines. Olive trees. Brown hills. Blue skies. The Med. That about sums up the vista on the southern Sicily coast this week, where the relentlessly warm 'bluebird' days roll on …
Postcard: London While the English summer has finished a few weeks early this year (damn), it is a pleasure to be back in the UK. Yesterday I fought the throngs of kids …
A break in transmission + new Hardys William Hardy Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Several William Hardy Cabernet Sauvignon in therenatural habitat You may notice that the volume of posts will be a little …
Orange - Part 2: The tasting notes For context, it's best you start here. The Swinging Bridge Cellar Door If I have to pick but one variety that most impressed me on last …
Orange: Time to rethink its hero red wine? 'The region is planted to 60% red wine varieties and 40% white wine varieties - which says something about the region but also …
The Jacobs Creek Files: On Coonawarra My hand + Coonawarra Cabernet grapes. These were picked minutes later. Destined for 2013 St Hugo apparently Today's update is a short one, all because of how far …
The Jacobs Creek Files: Why the Reserve Chardonnay is so goodSam Virgara's Piccadilly vineyard as seen from his verandah. The whole green swathe through the middle goes to JC ReserveI've often …
The original Jacob homestakd The Jacobs Creek Files: The Barossa As I outlined yesterday, I'll be spending much of this week in the world Australian mega brand Jacobs Creek, touring vineyards, tasting …
The Label Project - my week of Jacobs Creek Tying in nicely with the end of last week's Budget Wine Week, I'll be spending the next few days ensconced in the …
On the road: Mornington Peninsula Classic Mornington Peninsula weather. Beautiful vista regardless (Taken at Eldridge) I'm back in travel mode at the moment, spending this week in (not so) sunny northern Victoria …
The Marlborough Diaries: Day 3.5555 The draft Marlborough sub-regionsClick on the image to enlarge Back in November I was lucky enough to attend the Marlborough Wine Weekend, essentially a several day long …
(A version of this first appeared in October's LattéLife Magazine. I'm reprinting it here as Hunter Valley Uncorked is on this weekend in Sydney) How do you rebrand the oldest wine …
