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Head to the hills

Steven George is not your average winemaker and Ashton Hills is certainly not just any old winery. Driving up to the old quaint cellar door

Durif – Shiraz on Steroids

Well over one hundred years ago the global wine industry was almost bought to its knees. A little known aphid had made the perilous journey

Drink to your health

Fifteen years ago organic food was the preserve of students and hippies while today whole sections of the community scour their supermarket shelves every week,

Riesling Rumours

There’s a nasty little rumour that has been circulating for a while, damaging the reputation of a great drink, and worse, discouraging people from trying

Iconic Ata Rangi

Thirty years ago wine from New Zealand was barely a curio on the international wine scene. Much was made from inferior grape varieties and swilled

Deep Down – Stylish wines that are almost good for you

Deep Down is a fascinating new venture lead by ex-Seresin winemaker Clive Dougall and Peter Lorimer where low intervention and occasionally no intervention is the

Wine Resolutions

As we stumble through the last few days of 2020, I am starting to think about what I want from 2021. I remember the last

Yum Cha – Shaw + Smith style

Where’s the best Chinese restaurant in Melbourne? Serious question. I’m hankering for dumplings, mapo tofu, hot and sour soup and coral trout; everything steamy and

Artisans of Barossa Grenache Project

What could be simpler? Six winemakers with their own take on fruit from one 45-year old vineyard in Light Pass, the region’s sandy soils making

Local Knowledge: Kerri Greens

Kerri Greens is a locals surf break between Cape Shanck and Flinders, and is also a winery in the Mornington Peninsula producing some exceptional wines

Margaret River’s latest rising star

Launching your very own label after a long career in the wine game is a little like jumping out of an aeroplane – without a

Digging Deep

How deeply do you go in a quest to discover the intricacies of the land you are farming and to make the best wines possible

The Pleasant Mountain

The name Mount Pleasant conjures up all kinds of bucolic images. But when this Hunter Valley vineyard was named almost a century ago the region

A long way from home at Apricus Hill

It is a very long way from the rolling green hills of Kent, in the South-Eastern corner England, to the dramatic rugged coastline of Western

yellow tail on the move

When I visited the USA in the mid noughties, I didn’t know much about wine, except that I liked it. Staying with friends in suburban

Last Drinks in Tassie

I’m going to let you in on a little secret known only to the doctor who prescribes me valium and anyone who’s ever sat within

Dreaming of a Wine Christmas

I come from a family of non-drinkers. Christmas day pairings in my parents’ house consist of flavoured mineral water for my sister in law, cola

Family traditions at Bekkers

Toby Bekkers grandfather grew up in McLaren Vale, owning a property in Reynella, and worked in McLaren Vale’s renowned Reynella cellars. Stories of his grandfather’s

Orlando Legends 2020

The new releases of the Orlando Legends are out and they’ve had a facelift. Gone is the mention of Jacob’s Creek although these wines have

The rise of Orlando Wines

Orlando is one of the most historic names in Australian wine. Founded in 1874 by the Gramps family, this winery has won over 1000 awards

What kind of wine drinker are you?

Spare a little thought for your next party host as putting together the ultimate shindig aint easy when it comes to choosing the menu and

Yellowglen Bargains

South Australian fizz lovers will know the name, James Smith. A former winner of the Vin de Champagne Award, Jim, a local wine educator, has

Festive Fizz

Champagne is the elixir that launches ships and elevates every celebration. There aren’t many ships being launched at the moment though, and there hasn’t been