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First Drop’s John Retsas says his wines are meant for drinking – not just admiring – but his latest 2021 release is so good ...
Rhône rangers, at the ready. McLaren Vale winery Yangarra has just released its Single Block wines from the 2023 vintage – including the High Sands Grenache, Ovitelli Blanc, Roux Beauté Roussanne, ...
David Britten and Melissa Boughey established vines on a north-facing gravel hillside with picturesque Kent River frontage. Not content with establishing the vineyard (cabernet sauvignon, shiraz, ...
Now, Subsea Estate, based at the southwestern tip of Western Australia, is writing its own chapter. Billed as the first ...
This blending of traditional and modern winemaking techniques helps make the De Bortoli Melba Amphora Cabernet Sauvignon a truly distinctive wine.
Both Sam and Katherine agree the trick to making balanced and lively moscato that’s not overrun with either green characters ...
Christopher Ward says this is a weekend folly and passion rolled into 2ha of inspiration, exasperation, perspiration and occasionally exhilaration. Starting in 1999, he planted 1.2ha of shiraz with 4 ...
Cult wine brand Standish Wines – led by sixth-generation Barossa winemaker Dan Standish – has just released its latest ...
To decant or not decant? That is the age-old question. Here are five things to consider before pouring that wine. I love decanting ­– the ceremony, the theatre, the mechanics – but it can be ...
Last month, the Halliday Tasting Team tried and reviewed 460 Australian and New Zealand wines – here's 7 to try.
The use of cork (crafted from the bark of a specific type of oak tree, Quercus suber) placed inside the neck of the wine bottle is a 350-year-old technology. This alone should be a reason to question ...