It’s my great honour to invite you to join me to discover the sublime Louis Roederer Cristal 2013 and Cristal Rosé 2013. Cristal has defined the soaring trajectory of the rise and rise of Louis Roederer in recent decades and I cannot recall a back-to-back trilogy as enthralling as 2008, 2012 and now 2013. The […]

It’s my great privilege to invite you to join me to discover the legendary Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill 2012. Sir Winston is the distinguished gentleman of the prestige champagne world. The ever more refined regime of Pol Roger in the vines and the wines has defined a tremendous trajectory for this fabled house over […]

Together with Managing Director Clovis Taittinger, it’s our great pleasure to invite you to join us for the launch of Taittinger Comtes de Champagne 2012. Taittinger’s depth of reach into the Côte des Blancs grand crus has made Comtes de Champagne one of Champagne’s most consistent blanc de blancs, holding an enviable position among the […]

We all need non-alcoholic alternatives. But despite the meteoric growth of this category in recent years, I’ve never found one I can actually drink. Until now. For the past 15 years I’ve been writing and hosting The Great Australian Red Competition with UK wine taster Matthew Jukes, who I’ve grown to admire as possessing the […]

Think you’re getting the best price for your wine purchases? My latest findings might surprise you. In assembling my Top 30 for $30, have a guess who came up trumps with the best price exactly three-quarters of the time: cellar doors, independent retailers or chain stores? Following the viral response to my Top 20 for […]

I’m often asked for a list of my favourite everyday bargain wines. Here are my top 15 right now, readily available around the country, at today’s street prices. Plus my top 5 to order direct from Mike Press Wines. Sparkling Ninth Island Sparkling, $20Ninth Island Sparkling Rosé, $23 White Jacob’s Creek Classic Riesling, $6.60Mike Press […]

You’re invited to join me to discover my top dozen Tasmanian sparkling estates of the year, meet their makers and share their finest cuvées and their stories over dinner during Effervescence Tasmania at Josef Chromy Wines in Launceston on Friday 5 November 2021. Australia’s cool sparkling island state finds itself poised at the precipice of […]

Deutz is back and we are celebrating! It’s been three years since Champagne Deutz has been available down under and we have missed this beloved house! Holding a coveted place in my top ten champagne houses, Deutz stands tall alongside Billecart-Salmon and Pol Roger in my ‘holy trinity’ of the most elegant of all champagnes. […]

It’s my great honour to announce the winners of the Halliday Awards 2022 and to share the stories of the people and the places that have brought them to life. Award Winners 2022 Winery of the Year – Yarra Yering, Yarra Valley, VIC Winemaker of the Year – Michael Dhillon – Bindi Wines, Macedon Ranges, […]

It’s my great pleasure to invite you to support a cause very close to my heart – and to buy some incredible wines in the process!  My Teen Rescue Foundation Auction 2021 opens today. Hosted by Langton’s Fine Wine Auctions, this online auction closes on 22 June. I am proud to present an incredible line […]