Kerrigan + Berry Riesling 2010
Mount Barker, Great Southern, Western Australia. Riesling. 12%. Screwcap. Approx $A24A rushed photo at day's end. The clouds promise rain and after a warm day (39 degrees C) the air is flirtatiously cool, but I can already sense the disappointment and ...
Kusuda Pinot noir 2006
Martinborough, New Zealand. Pinot noir. 14%. Cork (chateau length). Approx $A65.This bottle is a significant one. I bought it in Sydney a few years ago and I've been waiting for the right time to open it. In the intervening years, I've read about Hiro ...
Mt Difficulty Pinot noir 2004
Bannockburn, Central Otago, New Zealand. Pinot noir. 14%. Screwcap. Source: giftIntense and formidable. Spiced and low pitched, cooked beets, cream and freshly turned earth. Brisk, bold and impatient in the mouth. I can see the appeal, though I found t...
Postcard: Margaret River #3
Despite all the multimillion dollar beach front property and the architectural cellar doors all offering the same thing (SSB, Chardonnay, Cabernet and Shiraz), there is something still refreshingly mischievous and free spirited about Margaret River.Ima...
Tony Scherer of Frogmore Creek talks Tasmanian Pinot Noir
In the last of five video interviews with elder statemen (and women) of the Australian wine industry that I’ve produced in the run-up to the annual Australia Day Wine tasting in London, here’s Tony Scherer of Frogmore Creek on Pinot Noir, o...
Plantagenet Ringbark Riesling 2008
Great Southern, Western Australia. Riesling. 10%. Screwcap. Approx $A26Ringbark = cordon cut = cane cut.Golden and aromatic. Grated lime zest, citrus blossom and perhaps the very start of petroleum and a shake of white pepper. Classic Great Southern no...
Jeff Grosset introduces his new Riesling from the Clare Valley
To coincide with his thirtieth vintage in the Clare Valley, Jeff Grosset (proud owner of the new, panther-like BMW M3 Coupé) has added a new Riesling to his excellent range.
Iain Riggs of Brokenwood on the pros and cons of Australian regionality
The Australian wine industry is determined to communicate the message of regionality. And as anyone who has ever tasted widely will tell you, there’s a big difference between Shirazes from, say, the Hunter Valley, McLaren Vale and Beechworth. If ...
Eileen Hardy Chardonnay 2008
Yarra Valley and Tasmania, Australia. Chardonnay. 13%. Screwcap. Approx $A60One of the problems about getting older is remembering how things used to be. It seems like yesterday that I was buying half a case of the 1999 release for less than $30 a bott...
Australian Wine Industry Supporting Flood and Cyclone Victims with a Large Raffle