Shiraz Viognier blends – fine wine or fashion? Discuss. Not a Master of Wine paper, but Canberra-based Clonakilla’s wine unquestionably falls into...
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Just out of a fun blind tasting at McHenry Hohnen of 22 Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre-dominated blends, 11 from the Barossa, 1 from...
It’s the end of my first week of three in Western Australia. Today the sun is shining and it’s a beautiful day...
I’m off to Western Australia today on various journo missions, also guesting at the Howard Park International Riesling tasting and judging Qantas...
Cousins Michael Hill-Smith MW and Martin Shaw started making wine together in the Adelaide Hills under their Shaw & Smith label in 1989. The...
Ever wondered how that bottle of Noble One you’ve stashed away might age? And how does the wine once labelled De Bortoli Sauternes stack...
Brian Croser is the man who founded pioneering winery, Petaluma, the first in the Adelaide Hills. He is known as Australia’s original...
Barossa-based Yalumba is Australia’s oldest family owned winery and yet remains one of its most innovative. This tasting celebrates 160 years of...
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Although it was formed in 1996, it was only following my third visit to Western Australia in 2008 that I learned of...
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2011 Vintage Ports round up – 35 Ports reviewed I'm wary of being reductive but, if there's a phrase…
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Hi Sarah, great post, thank you very much! Looking forward to the other announced ones! Hope you are also going to review Pintas VP '18
Hi Wilfried, thanks for your comment - I couldn't agree more about Riesling and, like you, I'm a big Steingarten and Grosset fan. I'm […]