Category: Australia
March 16, 2016
Plantagenet Riesling a Classic – Halliday
Mixed Dozen #25: Riesling, The Great All-Rounder James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion March 8, 2016 by Casey Warrener Here at Halliday we love our Riesling, both for the value and…
March 10, 2016
Chalk and Cheese and Shiraz
A Tale of Two McLaren Vales Wine Spectator Online March 10, 2016 by MaryAnn Worobiec I love the expression “like chalk and cheese,” but I’m not sure I’ve heard anyone…
March 4, 2016
Margaret River Cabernet Continues to Stand Out
Margaret River’s Cabernet Kings Wine Spectator March 4, 2016 by Harvey Steiman Historically vineyards on the north side, in Australia’s Wilyabrup subregion, have had the edge on Cabernet in Margaret…
March 4, 2016
Josh Raynolds Sees Positive Changes for Aussie Wine
Australia Rediscovers Its Mojo Vinous March 2016 by Josh Raynolds BROKENWOOD 94 pts Brokenwood Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz 2013 Opaque ruby. Sexy dark berry, violet pastille and incense aromas are lifted…
March 2, 2016
Harvey Steiman Talks Margaret River Cabernet
Getting the Hang of Cabernet in Australia Wine Spectator March 2, 2016 by Harvey Steiman Within Australia, Margaret River has a big reputation for Cabernet Sauvignon. And yet, they’ve always…
March 1, 2016
Nick Stock Reviews Margaret River
Tasting Report: 300 Margaret River Wines Tasted JamesSuckling.com March 1, 2016 by Nick Stock Late in 2015 James and I both took part in tastings, dinners and presentations at the…
February 16, 2016
Interesting Whites Score Well in Wine Enthusiast
Wine Enthusiast Advance Buying Guide Wine Enthusiast April 2016 WESTERN AUSTRALIA 92 pts/EDITORS’ CHOICE Plantagenet Riesling 2014 Based on this example and a few other informal tastings, 2014 will be…
December 18, 2015
Australia the Big Winner in Decanter’s Star Buys of 2015
50 Star Buys of 2015 Decanter January 2016 From the thousands of wines tasted and rated by Decanter’s expert judges and writers over the past 12 months, we have picked…
December 4, 2015
Sommeliers Return Triumphant
Sommelier Scavenger Hunt 2015: Australia Wine & Spirits Magazine December, 2015 by Joshua Greene Venture to Australia and the commercial impression we have of Aussie wine soon falls away. Fruit-forward…
November 29, 2015
Aussie Chardonnay “Competes Effortlessly” With Burgundy
Cullen Wines, and Australian Chardonnays, beat the Burgundies The Australian November 28, 2015 by James Halliday Cullen Wines’ 30th annual International Chardonnay Tasting, held in Margaret River, had a serendipitous…
November 25, 2015
The Return of Australia
Australian Wines: Rising From Down Under Marketwatchmag.com November 24, 2015 by Carol Ward When Henry Hudson relocated to the United States from Australia a few years ago, he found that…
October 28, 2015
McLaren Vale Grenache is the Winner
Announcing the Winners of the 2015 Somm Scavenger Hunt Wine & Spirits (website) October 27, 2015 Fifteen sommeliers, five regions, four grape varieties: this year’s W&S Sommelier Scavenger Hunt teams investigated the…
October 24, 2015
Australian Pinot Noirs You Should Be Drinking
Everything You Need to Know About Aussie Pinot Noir WineEnthusiast.com October 23, 2015 by Joe Czerwinski Want to counter all the negative stereotypes and caricatures of Australian red wines as…
October 21, 2015
Australian Pinot Noirs Reviewed by Wine Enthusiast
Wine Enthusiast December 2015 Advance Buying Guide Wine Enthusiast December Issue 2015 92 pts/CELLAR SELECTION Innocent Bystander Mea Culpa Pinot Noir 2013 A blend of two clones (MV6 and…