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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…

Australia, Western Australia The Wine Advocate December 29, 2017 by Joe Czerwinski I hope the good folks in Swan Valley, Pemberton, Mount Barker and the like will forgive me for…

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…

South Australia: Part 1 – Slow Burn Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate June 30, 2016 by Lisa Perrotti-Brown This first part of my two-part annual South Australia report generally covers…

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…

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…

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…

South Australia: Barossa and Eden Valley Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate June 30, 2015 by Lisa Perrotti-Brown This year I’ve decided to divide the massive land area of South Australia…

Oregon 2012/2013: Praxis Makes Perfect The Wine Advocate March 31, 2015 by Neal Martin Ten thousand meters above endless Canadian wasteland, Beck strumming in my headphones, I ponder what lies…

Victoria: Australia’s Vine Mixologists The Wine Advocate February 27, 2015 by Lisa Perrotti-Brown Victoria is Australia’s ultimate state of contrasts. Unlike Australia’s other states, pretty much all areas of Victoria…

How to Make a Marlborough Quilt The Wine Advocate December 30th, 2014 by Lisa Perrotti-Brown Last year for the first time for the Wine Advocate, I decided to split my…

Australia’s New South Wales: Talk About the Weather The Wine Advocate June 30, 2014 by Lisa Perrotti-Brown Each year as I approach the NSW tastings for this annual report I…

South Australia Part 2: More Post New Sensations The Wine Advocate May 30, 2014 by Lisa Perrotti-Brown The Wine Advocate’s Lisa Perrotti-Brown shares yet more praise for two South Australian…