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Selections of a Finer Kind Summer wines reflect a life more fun – grilling, get togethers, picnics, road trips, outdoor concerts, bonfires, lake time. Time to stock up and ready…

It’s not all Shiraz—Cabernet, Chardonnay and Riesling get their time to shine as well WineSpectator.comSeptember 12, 2019By MaryAnn Worobiec Here’s an exciting group of Australian wines that showcase the geographical…

2017 Importers of the Year, Top 100 Wineries, Top 100 Wines Wine and Spirits 31st Annual Buying Guide Winter 2017 Top Importers of the Year Track records are important: They…

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…

Vinous May 2016 92 pts              Greywacke Wild Sauvignon 2014 (Fermented in mostly old French oak barriques with wild yeasts; roughly two-thirds of this wine went through malolactic fermentation): Fresh scents of lemon…

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…

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…

10 Great Southern Wines to Try Decanter September 1, 2015 Australia’s largest wine region is finally being appreciated for its diversity of varieties, climates and soils, as well as its…

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…

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…

Why Riesling is an Amazing Food Wine Dallas Morning News March 24, 2015 by Tina Danze When our wine panel’s sommeliers discuss versatile, food-friendly wines, Riesling comes up immediately. Almost…

Kevin Judd – Greywacke – Marlborough – New Zealand Cork & Closure January 23, 2015 by Andrew Merritt Named for the ubiquitous rocks that permeate almost every landscape of New…

New Releases from Australia & Year’s Best Wine & Spirits October 2014 Wine & Spirits’ October Issue features ‘The Years Best’ with a particular focus on Red Burgundy and Shiraz from…

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…