red wine

Grape embrace.  The comforting qualities of pinot noir

To the average wine consumer, selecting a red wine from a bottle shop shelf or a restaurant wine list can…

3 months ago

Rutherglen Estate and its Unlikely “Marriage” to Durif

A big part of the enchantment and allure of the Australian wine industry is the quirkiness and the nuances of…

4 months ago

Yalumba’s Legendary Link Between Wine and Test Cricket

Yalumba may be best known as Australia’s oldest family-owned winery, or for being the only one in the southern-hemisphere with…

5 months ago

The Beast and The Beauty of Hentley Farm Wines

You don't win the prestigious James Halliday Winery of the Year unless you've got some serious plonk! In 2024, the…

9 months ago

Pouring Predicaments – Should the Expensive Wine Shine First or Take a Backseat?

When friends come over for dinner, what do you serve first, the expensive hero wine or the cheaper support act?…

11 months ago

Handpicked Wines from the ‘Pinot Coast’

Whether we care to admit it or not, the Australian mainland doesn't have too many wine-producing regions that are ideally…

11 months ago

The Oddball Saperavi: A Bold and Unconventional Wine by Hugh Hamilton

I’m sure it’s not just me and that there are other “oenological bowerbirds” out there; wine lovers that are easily…

1 year ago

Tolpuddle Pinot Noir, a gem in the Coal River Valley

With the shifting sands of consumer preferences, cool climate wines, once relegated to the obscurity of the back corner of…

1 year ago