Max Brearley spoke to winemaker Luke Jolliffe about his brand new label which focuses exclusively (for now) on chardonnay.
After nearly 30 years in wine, Dan Balzer explains how intuition, restraint and a single vineyard shape Willem Kurt’s distinctive Beechworth wines.
Chief winemaker Peter Dillon reflects on a standout Victorian vintage and the site-driven chardonnays of Highbow Hill, ...
Light straw. Aromas of baked apple, poached pear and grapefruit with hints of soft spice, almond paste, roasted cashews, lime zest, crème fraîche and crushed stone. Expansive and lightly textural with ...
Turon White is arguably one of the Adelaide Hills ’ most exciting young winemakers. He’s been making wine under his eponymous ...
This has verve and pluck. It nips and tucks across the palate, tonic water and dill pickle with radish and green apple chiming in. Distinctly varietal in that regard. Ultra refreshing, just the right ...
There has been much discussion about the rising levels of alcohol in Australian red wines. Embedded in the discussion are a number of questions. What do we mean by high alcohol? How widespread is it?
Semillon and the Hunter Valley is a match made in harmony. Five standout producers from the region explain what it takes to make this variety shine. Semillon may not necessarily be the most difficult ...
Brothers Paul and George Greblo began Sandhurst Ridge in '90, planting the first 2ha of shiraz and cabernet sauvignon. Plantings have increased to over 7ha, principally cabernet and shiraz but also a ...
Remy Cointreau established Blue Pyrenees Estate (then known as Château Remy) in '63, growing ugni blanc for brandy. Forty years later, the business was sold to a small group of Sydney businessmen. The ...
When Blair and Jolyon Montague became interested in starting a vineyard in the Perth Hills, they sought the advice of the famed viticultural researcher Dr John Gladstones. He studied the climate of ...
La Violetta is owned by husband and wife team Andrew Hoadley and Hanna Reichel, who first met in Canberra and worked several vintages together at Constellation's Kamberra Winery. Andrew had majored in ...