Joe Grilli has been a daring innovator from the outset, and is the driving force behind a distinctive and highly
regarded set of white, red and sparkling red wines from his family vineyards in McLaren Vale and the
Adelaide Plains.
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Jeffrey Grosset, the Clare Valley’s most famous winemaker, does nothing by halves.
readJust how much difference can a wine glass make?
readWine fridges have never been more popular. And it’s never been more tricky to choose the right one.
readAs the wine world chases so-called ‘alternative’ varieties for complexity, structure, longevity, even obscurity, ‘delicious’ is not a
word we hear often enough. It was love at first taste when Australian winemaker Don Lewis first made tempranillo in its home
land of Spain in the early 1990s.
Australia’s love affair with shiraz began 180 years ago and remains as impassioned as ever. Our favourite grape has never looked more refined.
readThe classic sauvignon style of the past is making a comeback – and there’s more to this love-or-hate variety than it may seem.
readJust when we thought we had Riesling all figured out, along came wood-matured, semi-sweet, single vineyard and super-textural versions to spice up this love-or-hate grape. There’s a new world of
Riesling awaiting discovery, and it’s not what you expect.
Significant developments are at hand that look to change the face of this love-or-hate variety in
Australia forever.
It’s remarkable to think that until just forty years ago, the vast majority of Australian wine was
fortified. Today, it’s fewer than one bottle in twenty-six. That which remains ranks among the finest
and best value fortified wine in the world.