Category: South Australia

Juicy New World Cabernet, refined French Pinot and ultravalue wines of all stripes fire up this week’s Wine Spectator Insider. Penley Estate Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2010; Coonawarra, SA 92 points Round and…

The latest issue of The Wine Advocate features reviews of d’Arenberg and John Duval Wines in its South Australia and McLaren Vale reports The Wine Advocate Issue #211 by Lisa…

10 Reds from Australia for $20 or Less New reviews of Shiraz, Grenache and Cabernet from the 2012 vintage WineSpectator.com by Augustus Weed Posted: February 21, 2014 Australia’s signature red…

The Wall Street Journal by Will Lyons February 13, 2014 Some of the best dry Rieslings in the world today are coming from Down Under Last summer, with a new…

Château Latour 1945 on a Tuesday Night? January 29, 2014 by Tim Fish WineSpectator.com You wish, pal, it’s time to tighten the fiscal belt The only good thing about junk…

5 Australian Wines to Try By Joe Czerwinksi January 24, 2014 Today, American interest in Australia’s middle-class and high-end wines is coming back. Flash back to 30 years ago and…

d’Arenberg’s Single-Vineyard Shiraz Wines for 2010 Bigger Than Your Head by Fredric Koeppel January 23, 2014 Chester Osborn, fourth generation owner and chief winemaker for d’Arenberg, in South Australia’s McLaren…

Australian Wine Today: Heads or Tails? Australian Wine Companion November 2013 Heads is the wine consumer’s perspective, and is unambiguously good. The quality of the wines being sold on the…

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…

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…

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…