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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…
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 5, 2017
Australian Wine Has Never Been Better
Australia Brings the Brawn and the Beauty Vinous October 5th by Josh Raynolds Australia produces as wide a range of high-quality wines as any country in the world, from almost…
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…
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…
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…
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…
October 2, 2015
Best of Australia – The Langton’s Classification
Langton’s Classification Coming to North America Wine Australia October 1st, 2015 Wine Australia will introduce Langton’s Classification to North American trade and media, and take an exciting look at the…
July 22, 2015
Brokenwood Semillon is a Wine You Must Discover
The World’s Three Greatest Underrated Wines, 2015 Edition WineSpectator.com July 22, 2015 by Matt Kramer You would think that in our we’re-all-connected-now world that no wine of any real quality…
July 17, 2015
Wine Spectator’s Australian Issue
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…
June 4, 2015
Dan Berger Spends a Day With OBC
A Decade of Change Dan Berger’s Vintage Experience June 4, 2015 by Dan Berger Old Bridge Cellars One of the first efforts to market quality Australian wines in the United States occurred…
March 25, 2015
Wine Spectator Insider Reviews Giant Steps and Brokenwood
Giant Steps and Brokenwood Whites Score 92 and 91 Wine Spectator Insider March 25, 2015 92 pts Giant Steps Yarra Valley Sexton Vineyard Chardonnay 2013 Bright, tangy, focused and complex,…