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February 8, 2019
The Diversity of Australia
Australian Wine by Region and Style Wine EnthusiastFebruary 2019by Christina Pickard Few corners of the wine world defy its stereotype more than Australia. Sure, there are kangaroos and crocodiles, dusty…
April 4, 2017
To Cork or Not to Cork
Corked Wine Reality Check Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate April 4, 2017 By Lisa Perrotti-Brown I’ve had it way too good for the last few years when it comes to…
August 4, 2016
A Word on Clare Valley Riesling from Chuck Hayward
Chuck Hayward on Clare Valley Riesling Wine & Spirits Magazine Fall 2016 interviewed by Luke Sykora In the early 1990s, Chuck Hayward was buying wine for the Jug Shop, a…
December 18, 2015
Australia the Big Winner in Decanter’s Star Buys of 2015
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…
July 31, 2015
Lisa Perotti-Brown in the Clare Valley
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…
March 11, 2015
Arizona Daily Sun Highlights Stellar Aussie Shiraz
Pine Wine: Shiraz from lesser-known Aussie wineries Arizona Daily Sun March 11, 2015 by John Vankat Australia is among the world’s top ten wine-producing countries and is best known for…
January 14, 2015
Wine Spectator Insider January 2015
Wine Spectator Calls Out Kilikanoon With 93 Points Wine Spectator Insider January 2015 93 pts Kilikanoon Shiraz Clare Valley Covenant 2012 Supple, polished, expressive and ripe, layering the blackberry, dark…
July 2, 2014
The Glories of Riesling Down Under
The Glories of Riesling (Part Three) – The New World Reflections on Wine July 2, 2014 Tom Hyland In my two previous posts on Riesling, I wrote about the two…
March 4, 2014
John Duval & d’Arenberg Score Big in The Wine Advocate
The latest issue of The Wine Advocate features reviews of d’Arenberg and John Duval Wines in its South Australia and McLaren Vale reports The Wine Advocate Issue #211 by Lisa…
October 22, 2013
Terroirist Reviews d’Arenberg
Wine Reviews: McLaren Vale & Clare Valley October 19, 2013 by Isaac Baker Australia is an early stop on the wine lover’s journey, a testing ground for the development of…
September 25, 2013
Hawk Wakawaka Wine Reviews on Australian Riesling
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…
August 20, 2013
Australian Wine is Greater Than the US Wine Press Admits
W. Blake Gray The Gray Report Aug 19, 2013 First, let me give you a number: Australia is the second-largest exporter of wine to the US, behind only Italy. We…