Pinot Noir from Trentino in Italy provides an intriguing point of difference from the style with which most Aussie winelovers...

This is a blend of 45% Grenache, 30% Cinsault, 20% Syrah and 5% Mourvèdre. A limpid pale salmon colour does...

Martinborough might be best known for its superb Pinots, but there are many excellent Chardonnays found here as well. Recent...

Terrific vintage in the Martinborough region has given us this cracking young and fresh Chardonnay. Deep lemon colour here, this...

Martinborough is one of New Zealand’s great Pinot Noir regions and Palliser has been making superb examples for many years....

An appealing maroon colour, the nose is full of spices, redcurrants, plums and bacon fat. Again, a savoury style of...

If only life was always easy like a Sunday morning, a bowl of strawberries and cream, and this prettily bottled...

A very mineral release, more so than the 2018 that I reviewed last year. Sea spray, citrus salt, crushed rock,...

A pithy and bright aromatic opening, especially when compared to that of the Muntà l’è Ruma. This is more reticent...

Lemon oil, preserved lemon, and sea salt aromas sit in quiet restraint and poise showing class from the get go....

It’s all about powdery green apple flesh and fresh cut lemon straight off, with the purity on display early. Delicate...

The power and intensity of Central Otago Pinot Noir is on show from the start. More in the darker spectrum...

Ticks all the boxes for the dry fine and delicate modern rosé. This one is from the Loire and interestingly...

Classically defined rosé style from a place that does it so well and on which modern Aussie rosé is based....

From the Bordeaux Superieur appellation in the Entre-Deux-Mers region, this is deep maroon in colour. An earthy, savoury style with...

A very different style of Savvy from what most local winelovers will be familiar with. From the Bordeaux Blanc appellation...

When you see Pinot Nero on an Italian wine label, think Pinot Noir. Same, same. The cool Trentino area brings...

100% Sangiovese here from the family’s oldest vineyard, this was first made back in 1995. The vineyard sits at an...

A fine Barolo from one of the region’s most exciting districts that receives a lengthy maceration in a variety of...

Serious stuff here, a Riserva from 2013, opportunities for wines like these become rarer every day. Notes of coffee beans,...

Fascinating to see the real thing – Italian Arneis in comparison with our local efforts and both have much to...

Someone mentioned this as a wine for everyday drinking, if this is everyday drinking then bring it on. Too often...

Serious Barbaresco here. The house likes the elegance offered by 2018 and 2020, with 2016 the favourite (it is everyone’s...

Made from 100% Sangiovese, the estate offers a Riserva every year, believing that they have the fruit to do so....