

Review: Grant Burge 1994 Shadrach Cabernet
​​ ​​The low-down: We're back from Sydney but the festival of vintage Aussie cabernet continues! Following the 1987 Orlando St Hugo and...


Review: Col D'Orcia 2006 Brunello
The low-down: Brunello di Montalcino, along with Barolo and the Super Tuscans, are Italy's most celebrated wines. However you do have to...


Review: Hermitage Cave de Tain 2005 Blanc
The low-down: Ah the Rhone valley! Wonderful, well crafted and long ageing reds and whites without the luxury branding and astronomical...


Review: Ossian Quintaluna 2013 Verdejo
The low-down: There's a fascinating plethora of Spanish whites out there of which we have a limited understanding. We tried a 1999 R...


Review: Kay Bro's 1998 Hillside Shiraz
The low-down: We're back from Sydney but the festival of vintage Aussie wines continues! Following the 1999 Petaluma Riesling, the 1987...


Review: Chateau Peyrabon 2004
The low-down: Chateau Peyrabon is a large-ish Haut Medoc chateau with 52 ha under vine, including 7 ha in Pauillac. They produce two...


Review: Nardello Meridies 2013 Soave
​The low-down: Soave is definitely underrated in our opinion. Many people tend to throw it in the same bucket as high volume production...


Bottega 2008 Brunello Montalcino
The low-down: Brunello di Montalcino, along with Barolo and the Super Tuscans, are Italy's most celebrated wines. However you do have to...


Review: Marchand Burch 2007 Pinot Noir
The low-down: Following the Marchand Burch 2007 chardonnay we opened in May is their 2007 pinot. Without a doubt pinot noir is our grape...