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Cafe Sydney Sommelier Simon Curkovic gives his verdict on the 2021 Henschke Shiraz releases. There are not many occasions where one can taste these high

One of the biggest days on the Australian wine calendar is almost here – the new vintage release of Henschke’s single vineyard wines, including the

South Australia’s McLaren Vale has been an ancestral home for Australian Shiraz since the 19th century. A warm to hot Mediterranean climate and located close

Some years ago, in a time when I couldn’t even pronounce the word ‘sommelier’, I trained as a high school history teacher.  The vinous tendrils

The Longbottom family launched their iconic Henry’s Drive wines from a vineyard in Padthaway back in 1998. But over time their customer’s tastes changed and

Bream Creek is synonymous with Tasmanian born viticultural legend, Fred Peacock. From a family long associated with fruit and baking, Fred graduated with a Degree

A fantastic collaboration has just launched between Morris of Rutherglen and Darlinghurst based Meltdown Artisan to create Muscat flavoured chocolate eggs just in time for

Shiraz is the grape variety that put Australian red wine on the international map. South Australian icons such as Penfolds Grange and Henschke’s Hill of

I love the intent at Pipan Steel wines. Paula Pipan and Radley Steel fell in love with nebbiolo so went on a search to find

There may have been a time when serious wine drinkers said: ‘Low alcohol wine!? Stuff and nonsense! Under 15%? That’s a soft drink! Tip it

The year is 1850. Convicts are still arriving on our shores from mother England, the gold rush is yet to break and Australia is 50

Natural, minimal intervention, orange, lo-fi; no matter what you call them, the wines dismissed as a hipster trend a few years ago are here to stay. A movement that

I first visited Chard Farm in January 1990 and have followed the progress of the winery with interest since then. 2019 was a challenging vintage

This was a really interesting range of 2016 current releases to try. I had never heard of Pipan Steel, Barolo and Barbaresco obsessives that only

Great packaging that would sit well on a retail shelf or in an ice bucket with friends. I haven’t tried a lot of reduced alcohol

Does money buy taste? For the former president of the United States, it may have bought a model wife and a serious property portfolio, but

Australian Formula 1 superstar Daniel Ricciardo has partnered with one of Australia’s most- celebrated wine brands, St Hugo, to co-create DR3 x St Hugo, the country’s newest series

San Polo will be a name not familiar to all Brunello fans. It’s a fairly new winery, founded in 2007, but is based on an

In 2008 the acclaimed Yarra Valley winemaker Dr Bailey Carrodus passed away. He left behind no partner, no children, just friends, colleagues and his beloved

The Ardeche is a lesser known wine region in France although, with its location next to the Rhone Valley, it has plenty of potential. With

Bollinger run to the beat of their own drum. While many Champagne houses released Prestige Cuvées in 2006, there was no Bolly RD. And when

The same year that Heath Ledger was making a name for himself with Australian cult classic ‘Two Hands’, Michael Twelftree was laying down plans to

Founded in the 1970s, the Boasso family craft a range of wines from the famed Serralunga district of Barolo, including famed Crus such as Margaria

The buzz words for Australian wine over the last decade have been “cool climate” and the resulting change in wine styles has lead to a