The Adelaide Hills must be one of the top half a dozen regions for pinot gris in the country. That...

This is a super concentrated and powerful statement of the Barossa. Rich dark chocolate and earthy plummy fruits with a...

Variations on a theme. This version of shiraz from Schubert has 3% viognier co-fermented. Does it work? Perhaps the colour...

Tyrrell’s Old Hut Vineyard is not widely known. Only planted in 2003, its location and vines explain much of what...

Long a curiosity on the Aussie wine scene and a wine that must have appeared in a thousand options games,...

This is one of those wines that can really change the way people think about Margaret River Shiraz. So often...

For many of us Cape Mentelle is the ‘classic white shirt’ of producers in Margaret River – timeless, reliable and...

Experimenting with new food recipes is a joy in my life. Lucky for me, my wife loves it as much...

These cabernets from Brown Brothers have over the years moved towards more complex wines of great elegance and varietal character....

What a difference a vintage makes. From the citrus fineness of the ’17 we enter a fuller, richer world of...

This is the big gun. As is usual, the grapes are hand-picked, before destemming. The grapes are from Block 3...

A cracking, pointy-end and deservedly so, Barossa Shiraz from the Marananga sub-region. It reflects what a sensational vintage the region...

The Barossa Valley is known throughout the world for long aging wines, such as Penfolds Grange. But don’t be fooled,...

Preservative Free is the new black. It seems like everyone is looking to drink a bit healthier, although the levels...

This is the second time I have tried these wines. Interestingly, my notes and scores were nearly the same. The...

Named in tribute to the Clydesdales which worked the vineyard in the early days, and which are now buried in...

2018 was a standout vintage for chardonnay in Tasmania and was another step toward its recognition as one of our...

With Brown Brothers move into Tasmania so too has the home of their Patricia Chardonnay. And why wouldn’t you when...

The opportunity to fill the cellar with mature wine at bargain prices is not something to be ignored. There are...

Only the second vintage of Trent Burge’s Lifeblood Shiraz and the path is already clear towards old-fashioned, honest to goodness...

South Australians are thanking the wine gods for the 2021 vintage after the significant challenges in 2020. The vineyard is...

At first glance you might think that owners and veteran winemakers David O’Leary and Nick Walker have decided for a...

The Alpine Valleys is not far from Beechworth in North-East Victoria, one of the homes of great Australian chardonnay, and...

Wow. This wine oozes sophistication almost effortlessly and has immediate appeal. Chardonnay lovers rejoice – this is the wine you...