Category: Western Australia

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…

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…

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…

10 Great Southern Wines to Try Decanter September 1, 2015 Australia’s largest wine region is finally being appreciated for its diversity of varieties, climates and soils, as well as its…

Highs and Lows Down Under: Australian wines bounce back in 2012 with newfound diversity and sophistication Wine Spectator August Issue, 2015 by Harvey Steiman Vintage typically plays a secondary role…

Great Cabernets of the World: Decanter Tasting Decanter.com July 8, 2015 by John Stimpfig A highly knowledgeable audience attended a fascinating, sell-out blind tasting masterclass at Decanter’s London HQ last…

Best of the Best 2015: International White Wines Robb Report June Issue, 2015 Leeuwin 2011 Chardonnay Art Series Margaret River has been included among the Best of the Best in…

Wine Spectator’s Over $30 Daily Wine Pick Wine Spectator.com March 30, 2015 2012 Leeuwin Estate Prelude Vineyard Chardonnay, Margaret River “Lively and inviting, with vibrant passion fruit and pineapple notes dancing…

The World’s Most-Overlooked Fine-Wine Regions? Wine Spectator March 3, 2015 by Matt Kramer MARGARET RIVER, Australia—I’m sure that you, every bit as well as I, can compile a list of…

Cullen Leads the Pack in Biodynamic Food and Wine Gourmetontheroad.blogspot.com January 7, 2015 by Winsor Dobbin It was only in the 1960s that vines were first planted in Margaret River…

Wine Spectator Insider Semi-Annual Report Wine Spectator Insider December 31, 2014 France, Italy and California, as usual, dominated the Insider reports of the second half of 2014, as all are enjoying…

Wine Spectator December Wine Reviews Wine Spectator Insider December 17, 2014 93 pts    Chapter 24 Pinot Noir Willamette Valley  2012 Taut and tangy, with sharp acidity set against ripe cherry,…

Chug Through Australia’s Famed Wine Regions National Geographic TV Blogs December 1, 2014 by Christianna Sargent Coming of Age: Australia, a New World Wine Power Between the 17th and 19th…

James Halliday’s Top 100 Wines of 2014 James Halliday November 2014 This year 1582 wines were submitted for the Top 100. Of the 80 table wines selected, 25 came from…