Australia’s vineyards stretch from Perth in Western Australia to the Hunter Valley, north of Sydney, which is like driving from Valencia to Moscow in Russia.
While we think of Australia as a ‘new world’ wine producing country, they have been making wines there since the first
The taste of wine can be one of the great pleasures in life but what if you never get to enjoy wine? The main reason why some people never get to enjoy wine is because they have not found the right wine for them.
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The term Flying Winemakers was first used in the late 1980’s when referring to winemakers who would fly from region to another making wines. They were a new phenomenon in a very traditional wine world. Most of them were Australians who had been trained to
Discovering wines from places you least expected is a fun and interesting part of my work. Winemakers and viticulturists around the world whose aim is to make wines better and distinctive in character, introduce new grape varieties to a region.
Is there a risk that wines
The wines you choose can say a lot about your personality, whether you outgoing or introverted, traditional or adventurous, a trend setter or follower of fashion. What does your choice of wine say about you? Cabernet Sauvignon - Someone who enjoys the finer things in life with
Apart from drinking wine I have had the good fortune of having travelled the world visiting many wineries. If you are a regular reader of this column you are aware that the wine growing countries are among the most beautiful in the world and with so
Does Wine Improve with Age? Some wines do improve with age, think of the great wines from Bordeaux, Burgundy, Rioja, Napa, however, most do not. If a wine does improve with age, how long will it age for? This is a tricky question and the
Here are 5 quick wine tips for foodies. There are lots of 'food lovers' and amateur cooks who are very knowledgable and in many cases adventurous with food and ingredients but not when it comes to wine. So here are a some quick tips to help
Always check the vintage before the cork is pulled. At this time of year, summer, I tend to drink young wines because they should be fresher. So it is very frustrating when ordering young wines in restaurants to be served wines from the previous vintage.
Last week I was at Prowein, Dusseldorf. It is an enormous event that stretched the city’s services to their limits and beyond; watching train after train pass by packed full of disgruntled passengers all going to the trade fair on the edge of town and
