Category: Wine Reviews

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…

Wine Enthusiast November 2013 Everyone wants to get the most bang for their buck, especially when it comes to wine. While there are plenty of occasions that warrant an expensive…

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…

Wine Review Online Michael Apstein October 8, 2013 d’Arenberg, McLaren Vale (South Australia) ‘The Swinging Malaysian Shiraz ‘ 2010 – 95 pts d’Arenberg has turned up the power here while simultaneously…

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…

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…

Antonio Galloni has published reviews on the Poggiotondo current releases on his site, Vinous: 91 pts – Poggiotondo Vigne delle Conchiglie 2008 The 2008 Chianti Riserva Superiore Vigna delle Conchiglie…

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…

After a period of market turmoil, quality is rising amid a tide of new wines. Wine Spectator August 31, 2013 Harvey Steiman’s Recommended Wines From Australia 95pts TOP WINE Leeuwin Estate Art…

OBC Wines Trump 4 of the 8 Categories in the Sept 2013 Wine Enthusiast Wine Buying Guide Wine Enthusiast’s Advance Buying Guide for September 2013 features a sizable collection of…

The International Wine Cellar Jul/Aug 2013 by Josh Raynolds The 2011 harvest was the latest ever recorded in the Willamette Valley for most growers, in many cases extending into the…

The International Wine Cellar Jul/Aug 2013 by Josh Raynolds Producers across the southern band of Australia would probably just like to forget the 2011 vintage, a year that presented a…

At up to 100 points, Australian all-stars knock it out of the park in this week’s Wine Spectator Insider. Penfolds has seven releases here, led by the legendary Grange Shiraz…