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Category: Brokenwood

July 9, 2020

Unshakable Resolve

Australian vintners hold firm in the face of adversity, delivering excellent wines in a range of styles By: MaryAnn Worobiec from the Wine Spectator August 31st Issue For more than…

August 1, 2019

Big Results at Texsom 2019

Five Gold Medals and three Judges’ Selections GOLD MEDALJUDGES’ SELECTION – Style: SparklingCHAMPAGNE COLLET ESPRIT COUTURE NV GOLD MEDALJUDGES’ SELECTION – Style: Australia WhiteBROKENWOOD ILR SEMILLON 2011 GOLD MEDALJUDGES’ SELECTION…

July 3, 2019

Making Waves

Australian vintners navigate a changing marketplace with a wide range of distinctive wines Wine SpectatorAugust 31, 2019By MaryAnn Worobiec Quality, consistency, value and diversity continue to be the hallmarks of…

December 29, 2017

Big Scores in Hunter Report

Australia, Hunter Valley The Wine Advocate December 29, 2017 by Joe Czerwinski One of Australia’s oldest wine-producing regions, the Hunter Valley has suffered of late. Victim of changing wine tastes…

October 28, 2016

Victoria and Tasmania: Vast, Exciting and Hip

Victoria and Tasmania Mini Report South Australia Part 3 Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate October 28, 2016 by Lisa Perrotti-Brown This is a(nother) mini-report covering just a few of the…

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October 19, 2016

90+ Point Australian Shiraz

Wine Enthusiast Reviews Stellar Australian Shiraz Wine Enthusiast Advance Buying Guide December 2016 94 pts/CELLAR SELECTION            John Duval Eligo Shiraz 2013 Full bodied, creamy and lush, this is a prototypical…

August 31, 2016

Over Twenty 90+ Wines in Latest Wine & Spirits

Wine & Spirits Magazine October Issue, 2016 94 pts    Innocent Bystander Mea Culpa Syrah 2014 Phil Sexton and Steve Flamsteed produced this wine from a clone of unknown origin, what…

August 6, 2016

James Halliday Scores Are Out

2017 Australian Wine Companion August 4th, 2016 James Halliday has released his 2017 Australian Wine Companion and wineries represented by Old Bridge Cellars are very well represented in the 90…

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June 8, 2016

Brokenwood Lands 93 Points from Wine Enthusiast

Wine Enthusiast Advance Buying Guide August 2016 by Joe Czerwinski 93 pts/CELLAR SELECTION Brokenwood Oakey Creek Vineyard Semillon 2009 This benchmark producer holds its top semillons back for five years…

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…

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 24, 2015

Halliday’s Top 100 Includes Some Favorites

James Halliday’s Top 100 Wines of 2015 Whites Under $20: 95 pts    d’Arenberg The Dry Dam Riesling 2015 An utterly impressive wine from a winery best known for its flotilla…

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…

September 25, 2015

Wine & Spirits Somm Scavenger Hunt Visits Brokenwood

Team Hunter Valley Day 1: Brokenwood Wine & Spirits (website) September 25th, 2015 by John Szabo MS Team Canada arrived in Sydney feeling shockingly fresh after 24 solid hours of travel,…