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Colin Richardson was a wine man of vast appetites. It has been said that such a full and abiding zest for life – for wine,

Frequent trips to the United States as a child meant that friends were always asking me to bring back candy.  Kool-Aid, Jolly Rancher, Dr.Pepper, Starburst;

There are few grand establishments in the Barossa Valley quite like Seppeltsfield, with its historic buildings surrounded by date palm lined avenues. You could almost

Is there a bigger day in Australian wine? The critics have tasted the new Penfolds wines, including the 2016 Grange, and they are ready to

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What lies in store for Penfolds fans in their 2020 release collection. TONY LOVE goes undercover before they hit the stores on August 6. The

Q: I’ve got a dinner coming up with the parents-in-law. Which variety should I look out for that will impress them but won’t break the

What is going on with all the Provence rosé at the moment?! Why is it everywhere? I’m glad you asked! For many years buying a

The shutdown of restaurants, bars and clubs in Australia has brought about a lot of daily change. For hospitality workers, who are at the apex

By Tony Love. Tastings come in all shapes and sizes. Take for instance a vertical, a horizontal, and a fortunate sneak peak in and around

We lack a theory of evolution for wine grape varieties. We know roughly when the Phoenicians and later the Romans introduced Vitis vinifera to Europe.

Few wine regions are as aptly named as Eden Valley the home of Pewsey Vale, located 500 meters above sea level and in the hills

It is just six months shy of 40 years since Keith Mugford first rolled up at the gates of Moss Wood. And it was very

Two hundred years ago, on the other side of the world, a fire had been lit that would soon provide a vital spark to Australia’s

The traditional image of the Australian winemaker is a simple one – country born and bred bought up in or close to our great wine

The year is 1987 and budding stockbroker Mike Brown was working on the floor of the Sydney Stock Exchange. Having spent much of his time

From a small Barossa family producer who of course grows shiraz and crafts several versions of it as a mainstay, the Schwarz Wine Co also