I’ve got a bit of an apology to make to the Clare Valley – it has taken me a while...

My pick of the Reserve range, but only by a whisker. No E.W. P. was made in 2019, so this...

A lot of wineries tend to get pigeonholed these days. For example, Pikes has been pigeonholed as a producer of...

I have no doubt that winelovers will be split over their preference for this or the E. W. P. Shiraz....

In good seasons like 2020, Mount Barker can make exceptional cabernets and this is right on the money for variety...

Another of the Rosenthal Wines sourced from that Riversdale Vineyard; wow, what a fruit source to have access to. Yes,...

A wine that speaks so much about the distinctive elements of Frankland River, it comes from the Acacia vineyard in...

Winemakers Coby Ladwig and Luke Eckersley source the fruit for this mighty impressive shiraz from the Riversdale vineyard at Frankland...

From the start, this chardonnay has been set up for bottle aging, with fruit sourced from a single vineyard at...

The Schild family name is synonymous with hard work, long-sited commitment, hearty laughs and warm smiles.  Geez, I like the...

Whenever tasting Shiraz Cabernet blends the most important thing is how well the two varieties marry. Nail that and well,...

From Kleeman vines planted in 1916 and it’s remarkable to think of the things (both heroic and horrific) that were...

This is a blend of cabernet sauvignon, petit verdot, cabernet franc and merlot made in quite a Bordeaux-like style. It’s...

A fragrant light to medium bodied syrah made in a style that is becoming increasingly prevalent in places like the Yarra...

The Yarra is not considered a riesling region, most likely because not much is planted there. But when you taste...

Mighty good wine for this price. In fact, it’s better than that. Clearly the vintage has influenced this wine because...

A nod to the love of cricket and what could be a finer pursuit? This is dark maroon with plums...

Bright deep crimson in colour and highly complex clearly showing the cooler vintage thanks to a cedary, leafy lift, with...

There was some debate around a decade ago that this iconic Margaret River winery had lost a little of its...

Another very fine Cabernet Sauvignon from the Great Southern region. Machine harvesting, destemming and crushing into static fermenters for six...

Really impressive stuff here and a great advertisement for how good Great Southern Cabernet can be – I loved it....

If this did not get quite the love of its predecessors, it is simply because it is a younger wine...

To be honest, I found it very hard to split the trio. Loved them all. Will this suffer middle child...

Shiraz might be the first grape one thinks of when talking Great Southern. And this, the oldest of the trio...