Category: Australia

Don’t Go Breaking My Heart: Under-$15 Pinot Noir October 23, 2013 Food & Wine Mouthing Off Blog by Ray Isle Pinot Noir is often referred to as the “heartbreak grape.”…

Wine Reviews: McLaren Vale & Clare Valley October 19, 2013 by Isaac Baker Australia is an early stop on the wine lover’s journey, a testing ground for the development of…

Time to take another look at the wines of Australia Snooth October 15, 2013 By Gregory Dal Piaz You have to love Australia’s red wines. If for nothing else than…

Wine & Spirits Winter 2013 d’Arenberg and Giant Steps have been listed among Wine & Spirits Magazine’s Top 100 Wineries of 2013. In addition, the Giants Steps Applejack Vineyard Pinot…

Dan Berger’s Vintage Experiences: John Duval By Dan Berger October 10, 2013 A wine, food, and travel writer this afternoon told me she was sad that, except for a few…

Be the best guest! Tasty dinner party wines on a budget October 8, 2013 You don’t need to spend a fortune to pick up great bottles for upcoming fall dinner…

Bloomberg October 6, 2013 By Elin McCoy Australian winemaker Chester Osborn, just back from China, is wearing a loud, colorful shirt featuring an electric purple paisley pattern. The fourth-generation owner…

Last week three of us got together and tasted through 24 wines focused on the theme of dry Australian Riesling. The goal of the tasting was to gather wines from…

Giant Steps and d’Arenberg rank in the Top 1% of wines tasted by Wine & Spirits Magazine’s tasting panel with their inclusion in the magazine’s list of 100 Wineries of…

Beverage Network September 2013 The latest chapter in winemakers’ relentless pursuit of terroir comes from Australia, where fourth-generation d’Arenberg winemaker Chester Osborn, already known for his eccentricity, has isolated 17…

W. Blake Gray The Gray Report Aug 19, 2013 First, let me give you a number: Australia is the second-largest exporter of wine to the US, behind only Italy. We…

Western Australia’s pioneering spirit is alive and well in its wine regions, which seem capable of turning almost any grape variety into gold. Joe Czerwinski Wine Enthusiast Aug 6, 2013…

Decanter Ch’ng Poh Tiong September 2013 Margaret River’s world-class Bordeaux blends don’t come cheap, but offer delightful finesse and quenching freshness, says Ch’ng Poh Tiong. Author of the annual Margaret…

Different vineyards. Same techniques. Distinctly individual wines. 12 single vineyard shiraz wines are released today as part of the d’Arenberg Amazing Sites project, and from the scorned 2011 vintage, no…