Forget scores, my favourite way to classify a wine is how many glasses I could drink. Faulty junk? Tip it down the sink. An overly sweet, but fascinating, fortified? A …
It’s that time again. Time to inspire me to spend more money on drinks, even though the WineArk cabinet can’t be closed properly, and the Amex is maxed out. So, what …
Australian Shiraz is a much more diverse world than it gets credit for. Globally, there is still this shortsighted assumption that Barossa Shiraz is what our entire continent makes, as if …
Today is #ChardonnayDay, which joins the ranks of the other made-up 'grape days' created by wine marketers (like me, on occasion) looking for any leverage to drive more wine sales …
I call this the anti-Almost Club. Monday's monthly dive into the 'Almost Club' wines can seem negative, so today it's about wines that actually did make it, with an emphasis on …
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 March 2025. From …
The Zonzo Cabernet was a bit too stern, the rosé really smart, and this Zonzo Estate Pinot Noir 2022 is perhaps the best of the lot. There we are, a …
A barrel-fermented Yarra Shiraz and Merlot rosé. Gently creamy, with very light coppery pink fruit and a fresh, cleverly textured palate. It's rosé that is better than the rest. A …
Zonzo Estate is most famous for Limoncello Spritz, but the rest of the Caroline Mooney-crafted range of Yarra wines can be serious indeed, like this Zonzo Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2021. …
'(We) wanted to see what a wine made from this ancient grape would have tasted like a thousand years ago'. That's the fun mission statement for this Soumah Wild Savagnin …
February is the best month of the year. Fact. Sure, it's short, often stupidly humid and hot here in Sydney, but it's my birthday month, so obviously, it's pretty good. This …
2023 was a tricky, wet year in the Yarra; even the smartest producers weren't immune from the challenges. Martin at First Foot Forward has still delivered a fine Chardonnay, though. …
