Category: Wine Reviews

Wine Spectator and The Wine Advocate Reviews June, 2016 This week Wine Spectator released a few scores for Leeuwin Estate and John Duval while The Wine Advocate reviewed Leeuwin as…

Wine Enthusiast Advance Buying Guide Wine Enthusiast June Issue 2016 AUSTRALIA 94 pts    Cullen Kevin John Chardonnay 2013 It’s a shame only the equivalent of one barrel of this wine…

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…

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…

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…

New Zealand: Part 1 Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate December 31, 2015 by Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW This first part of my coverage of the current and upcoming releases from New…

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…

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…

Wine Enthusiast Top 100 Cellar Selections 2015 Wine Enthusiast December 2015 #47 99 pts/CELLAR SELECTION    Chambers Rosewood Vineyards Rare Muscadelle This wine is dark brown in hue with a greenish-gold…

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…

Australia – A Compilation Jancis Robinson.com 8th October, 2015 Feast your eyes on the 200+ wines described below. Australia can offer the discerning wine drinker so much variety. Forget the…

Great Scores From The Wine Advocate for d’Arenberg’s New Releases Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate (online) 31st August, 2015 95 pts    d’Arenberg The Dead Arm Shiraz 2011 Deep garnet-colored with…

Wine Enthuisast October 2015 Advance Buying Guide Wine Enthusiast October Issue 2015 95 pts/CELLAR SELECTION     Jasper Hill Georgia’s Paddock Shiraz 2012 When the alcohol levels are reined in…

South Australia, Clare Valley: Esoteric Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate July 31, 2015 by Lisa Perrotti-Brown Clare Valley is one of Australia’s best kept wine secrets. OK, so it’s not such…