Every year, one hears the same question. Why are they bothering with Pinot Noir in Margaret River? The answer is...

 Cabernet Sauvignon this Margaret River wine from the Ribbon Vale Vineyard may be, but it is very much the traditional...

This Margaret River Merlot from the Ribbon Vale Vineyard also enjoys the presence of 7% Cabernet Sauvignon and 7% Cabernet...

So this is a wine that’s been sourced from further south at Karridale, a region that is far cooler than...

This vineyard has been producing some of Australia’s best Merlots in recent years. This one is perhaps the most refined...

Yet another example of how an intense and rigorous concentration on the vineyard is producing such wonderful results these days...

I’ve been waiting for this wine to be released for some time. I had great expectation that this wonderful vineyard...

A brilliant sheen on deep purple hues. This is a wine not shy on oak, revealing its time in French...

What a stunner. Paul Gordon and Dr Richard Hamilton provide a masterclass in why we should be paying a lot...

Leconfield have ventured beyond their Coonawarra borders and source Shiraz in McLaren Vale from their own Farm Block. The fruit...

A sparkler made from Coonawarra Chardonnay is not something we see all that often, but this one really works very...

If the Coonawarra region wasn’t so successful for reds, there is every chance we might see more Chardonnay. The cooler...

A black monster with polite tendencies. Blackberry, black cherry and heavily steeped . Black teeth by the end of the...

A wine where fruit quality prevails above all else. Yet, there is no denying that it has a big energy....

It’s way too easy to warm to the charms of this Barossa Shiraz, which is no mean feat given it...

Barossan Shiraz can cop a lot of flak for its boldness, richness and generosity. So, let’s hear it for Barossa...

Krondorf have released their icon Shiraz for the first time since 2019 (not sure why we skipped 2021 but no...

This offering celebrates the founding of the eponymous village in 1947. The vines which provided the grapes for this wine...

From the Tipsy Hill Vineyard in the Blewitt Springs district of McLaren Vale, this is one heck of a heavyweight...

Neatly crafted McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon hitting its varietal aromatic marks in a richer and riper vein, the fruit sourced...

The fruit for this excellent McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon is from the Blewitt Springs sub-region. The name comes from a...

The team have not named this wine in honour of some Downton Abbey-like hunt where gentlemen in tweed slaughter the...

If one wished to compare the two GSM releases under the Pertaringa label, I think today it would be line...

McLaren Vale GSM, the blend is 48% Grenache from Blewett Springs, 29% Shiraz from the Howard Vineyard in McLaren Vale...