The Hare & the Tortoise King Valley Pinot Gris 2021
The cooler King Valley climate offers something a little special for fans of Pinot Gris. It’s a beautifully bright and fresh style that is all
The cooler King Valley climate offers something a little special for fans of Pinot Gris. It’s a beautifully bright and fresh style that is all
Of all the white wines from Ballandean Estate Fiano is one of my favourites with the Granite Belt climate clearly well suited to this Southern
This is a big step up from the standard Elephant in the Room Pinot Noir – better fruit from the Adelaide Hills plus the quality
A little step back in time here to the Chiantis of old. Chianti made a name for itself with mid-weight, food-friendly, dark cherry scented wines
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Not sure what I was going to find here. 2020 not the easiest vintage across South Australia with Cabernet Sauvignon and the Adelaide Hills also
If you had to pick one region in Australia that is well suited to Gruner Veltliner then the Adelaide Hills would have to be it.
People call Pinot Noir the heartbreak grape. While that is true, Nebbiolo also drives its fans to extraordinary lengths to find a wine that lives
Alan Varney sources parcels of fruit from McLaren and the Adelaide Hills for his newish range – the Shiraz coming from a combination of the
I tasted this not long after bottling and it seemed a little shy and bottle shocked, but on day 2 all was revealed and what
I know what you are thinking – Verdelho right? And you haven’t seen a Verdelho for a long time. It is a grape variety with
Here we have the 4th Release of the DAOSA Natural Réserve Non-Vintage coming mainly from 2019 with the balance from the 2017 and 2018 vintages.
A good looking McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon here that will please fans of the variety. It starts out with that typical sonic boom of dark
The last we saw from The Group was a 2017 McLaren Vale Shiraz. They jumped a couple of vintages and also sharpened up the winemaking
A fabulous expression of Tasmanian Pinot Gris here showing both power and complexity in a dry and juicy style. Dr Andrew Pirie has been trialling
In 2021 the Mitolo Jester Rosé is on the money and beautifully pitched for early drinking, packing not only good complexity but also exceptional drinkability
Vermentino is one of the great white hopes for white wines in warmer climate regions. This grape variety, best known for what it does in
It’s the middle of the week and you are looking for a fix of Pinot Noir that does not break the bank. Enter the 2020
Here we have a Chardonnay where plenty of effort has clearly been made in both the winery and the vineyard to craft a wine with
A bit chunky mouthful of Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon here from winemaker Ben Glaetzer which Cabernet fans will be well pleased with. It’s deeply coloured
If you were going to pick one region as home to the country’s greatest Malbecs then Langhorne Creek would be near the top of the
The Lived Experience is a super project explained very well by my colleague Jeni Port here. Suffice to say that Matt Burton from Gundog Esate
There are not many Cabernet Francs in Australia that can genuinely stand up to be bottled on their own without the support of Cabernet Sauvignon
There is a classic Bordeaux feel to this wine. It’s powerful but also tightly coiled with its best years clearly ahead. The score might also
The earliest days for the Australian wine industry were not easy. Cuttings first had to successfully make the long trip around the world and, while
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
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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
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