Bonny Doon Vineyard Vin Gris de Cigare 2020
This rosé from the USA packs some serious personality and has been made with a fruit salad of grape varieties – no shy rosé here!
This rosé from the USA packs some serious personality and has been made with a fruit salad of grape varieties – no shy rosé here!
This wine will not be everyone’s cup of tea but, if you like your pinots on the BIG side, it may be right up your
This Pinot is built for a good time not a long time, and has crowd pleaser written all over it. A pretty mid cherry red
This is a fun little wine and another great example of how well suited Gamay is to the Australian climate. Bright mid crimson in colour,
Mid to deep crimson in colour, this follows The Lane mould for their regional wines which are unashamedly made to provide quality drinking from a
A fresh and breezy Adelaide Hills Chardonnay here well made for youthful appeal and immediate drinking pleasure. Pale in colour, it opens up with tutti
From one of the most successful regions for this variety comes this strongly varietal example with its pristine, pale colour followed by pretty and refined
It is fantastic to see more and more Pinot Blanc vineyards around the country which in the right hands can craft elegant and subtle wines
A superb example of aged McLaren Vale Shiraz that is still youthful and with a long future ahead. Superb purity of primary fruits including fruit
Bright mid crimson in colour before launching into a beautifully bright and expressive modern Grenache style. It opens with vibrant aromas of red liquorice and
A real crowd pleaser here that will make McLaren Vale fans swoon. Deep crimson in colour, it is a rich and powerful style with decadent
A well pitched example of Adelaide Hills Chardonnay with fresh, bright fruits at its core with a strong dose of high quality oak. Pale in
McLaren Vale is now making a strong statement as a leading local region for Fiano with wines that show an attractive mix of power and
A serious and personality filled Shiraz – a little bit atypical for Eden Valley thanks to the vintage but also with plenty of clues as
This is a cracking Shiraz from Highgate and one of the best yet under this label. Opaque ruby in colour, it is a rich and
Sustainability is a big issue for the wine trade which promises to become a more important part of our wine choices. Howard Park are getting
Young Porongurup Riesling can be hard work with bright citrus fruits often coiled up tight. But a slightly different tack here and a more approachable
Is this the year where Tom Cullity really hits the jackpot? Absolutely, with this vintage sure to be a Margaret River classic that will age
The origins of The Signature is one of the great, rarely told stories in the wine trade, a wine that is dedicated to individuals who
An impressive Barossan for the price here with everything you need for a cool night by the fire. Bright deep crimson in colour, the fruit
Some Grenache can be real chameleons as young wines offering up just a hint of how they will evolve in the bottle, and you need
A much prettier version of McLaren Vale Grenache here from Blewitt Springs which is bursting with moreish red fruits – raspberry, strawberry and red liquorice
Deep crimson and quite an approachable and fleshy Barossan showing the effects of the baking hot 2020 vintage. Fruit is generous with layers of blackcurrants,
Deep crimson in colour and your classic crowd pleasing McLaren Vale style thanks to its punchy, muscular fruits – blueberry, blackberry and chocolate jousting away
It is a rare miracle when two superb vintages go back to back, and, for Coonawarra, 2021 and 2022 may mark the moment in time
Henschke have now brought their premium wine releases together for release dates and vintage, which provides a good snapshot of the year, 2019 in this
There are many facets to the role of Chef de Cave in a major Champagne house. At its heart is honouring the house style while
Imagine being a premium Sparkling wine or Champagne producer. You spend years perfecting winemaking techniques and crafting quality wines to see much of your product
Over forty years is a long time in the world of Champagne. Very few wines make it past their second decade, let alone their fourth,
The Clare Valley’s historic Florita Vineyard at Watervale was the source of John Vickery’s exquisite Leo Buring DW series. Today the Barry family have returned
McLaren Vale is a region that is going from strength to strength. Our McLaren Vale Wine Guide 2022 includes over 150 wine reviews plus essays from Angus
2020 is looking like a very interesting vintage and the south-east (Coonawarra and Wrattonbully) could be the standouts, although many of the wines need time
The Artisans of Barossa Grenache Project offers a superb insight into how different winemaking techniques can radically alter the style and profile of Grenache. Picking
It modern times, negotiants have increasingly been seen as imposters in Burgundy. As small famous estate names have increasingly taken all the kudos, the negotiants,
It is not everyday you get to sit down with one of Australia’s Barolo experts and taste through a bunch of Barolo from a single
Cloudburst is an enigma wrapped in a mystery. It is one of the most unusual wine stories of the last 20 years. Establishing a vineyard,
It always a pleasure to taste the new red wine releases from Wynns Coonawarra Estate. With wines dating back as far as 1952, Wynns has
2021 Cornerstone Grenache – 92 Points This ripe and fleshy Grenache is packed full of fruit with layers of raspberry and red licorice aromas with
Viognier is one of the world’s most misunderstood grape varieties. The spelling and pronunciation do not help and all of us in the wine industry
Leeuwin Estate is an Australian masterpiece and represents the dream of coming ‘from nowhere to somewhere’. It is an accidental creation born from happenstance and
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