The new grape variety of the moment; Stockman’s Ridge Rider Savagnin 2013
Savagnin is traminer, but not gewürtztraminer or gewürtztraminer that is called traminer. And nor just for good measure is it […]
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An exercise in aged Yarra Valley cabernet: Wantirna Estate Cabernet Merlot 1992 and Arthurs Creek Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 1992
Though most wine press for the Yarra Valley these days appears to go to pinot noir, chardonnay and cooler climate
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Langtons Classification Tasting: September 2013
The Langtons auction house classification tasting has quickly become one of the “must attend” tastings on the Australian wine calendar.
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Xanadu Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
The Margaret River and Coonawarra are Australia’s two leading cabernet sauvignon regions, of that I have little doubt. The Yarra
Merlot in Australia
Introduction Given the quality ambitions of many Australian producers, the relative underperformance of merlot in Australia has always struck
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An exercise in "un" terroir in Beechworth
I recently had the good fortune to be served blind three chardonnays from Beechworth, all from the same year (2010),