Get on the MITOLO Sale
byNOW IS THE TIME FOR MITOLO! I’m not a big fan of commercial, sweet/smooth Aussie Shiraz, but I’ll take Mitolo. It’s brighter, less dark,…
Australia
New Faces of Sauvignon
byFRANCE & AUSTRALIA OFFER NEW FACES OF SAUVIGNON Who’s making wines of character and selling them at reasonable prices? Good old France! Guenault’s Sauvignon…
New Style of Aussie Wine
bySome Australian producers are changing their wine style away from commercial, smooth, spicy sweet, blockbuster to leaner, drier ““ more European style. Instead of…
Perfect Summer Pair
byLINDEMAN’S OFFERS A PERFECT SUMMER PAIR Sometimes big Aussie wineries get it very right. For years I’ve been a big fan of Jacob’s Creek,…
Deakin Dares
byDEAKIN DARES TO BE “˜NOT CROWD-PLEASING’ Deakin Shiraz has been in my top ten value reds for almost a decade. I don’t buy a…
Holiday Wines ““ for the Non-drinker!
byFROM AUSTRALIA AN OFF-DRY for the NON-DRINKER! They’ve changed the label, but the wine is still one of the world’s great buys in the…
Pinot Pop Star
byCOMMERCIAL-STYLE PINOT has a PURPOSE Here’s a wine that we all need to know about. Not because it’s great, but for its potential to…
Junior Shines
byThere’s a movement in Australia to make the red wines less sweet, and less obviously ‘nice’. Also to reign in the ripeness of fruit…
Doin’ the Deakin
byRegular readers know that I’m not a huge fan of Aussie Shiraz. Generally speaking I find them to be overly sweet, over ripe and…