I’m off to Burgundy… WOO!
I’m off to Burgundy… WOO! In 2008 I undertook a glorious wine study tour. Mosel, Burgundy, Jura, Alsace, Paris (we drank a lot of wine there) and Champagne. I learnt a … Read more
What Wine Goes With Chocolate?
TL:DR Chocolate is hard to match. Drink these wines with chocolate. Stray at your peril. Perhaps you are thinking it but too embarrassed to ask. Perhaps you’ve given up. Maybe you’ve got … Read more
What The Hell Does Shiraz Taste Like Anyway?
It should be easy. But can you tell me what does Shiraz taste like? Is what you’ve tasted an accurate idea of the Shiraz taste? Even a professional like me … Read more
Why Sicilian wine is becoming our thing too.
[button link=”https://thewinedepository.com.au/wine-shop/?filter_region=sicily-2″ bg_color=”#cc1212″]Browse Sicilian Wine[/button] Cosa Nostra: “Our Thing”. Certainly Sicilian Wine is perfect for Australian palates too. The largest island in the Mediterranean Sea is bound to be full … Read more
Enter The Riesling
I had resolved to stop relentlessly talking up how good Riesling is. That was until I walked into the Riesling DownUnder’s trade tasting with a prospective employee who said “all Riesling … Read more
Have the happiest New Year ever. 20% off sale 2015
Happy New Year! Did the wine you saw off 2014 with welcome 2015 in the style you would have liked? To kick start 2015 TWD has two offers that will … Read more
A Guide to Decanting Your Wine
After suggesting, nay insisting, we not only decant but double decant each bottle of the five wines from Gaja in Piedmont for a dinner I thought, “what have I become?” Being … Read more
In The Know: What is Pinot Noir?
Anyone with a passing interest in will have heard (or read) about Pinot Noir. And mostly it will be how great the wines are, and maybe what a pain in … Read more
Definition of Wine Terms – No More Nodding And Smiling Politely!
Submit your terms you want answered here. Body – A tactile sensation on the palate. Is it thin like water or thick like olive oil? Blanc de Blancs – White of Whites. … Read more
The Wines Of Argentina
The Wines Of Argentina are amazing. For a wine lover it is: A Whole New World [button link=”https://thewinedepository.com.au/wine-shop/?filter_country=argentina” bg_color=”#e02020″]Jump straight to the lovely wines available for purchase[/button] A country that … Read more
Bordeaux 2010 @ Pei Modern 25/11/13
The last Bordeaux 2010 dinner was so good we did it all again three weeks later. Different wines and a new venue to keep it interesting and away we went. Bordeaux 2010 recap. … Read more
Kellybrook Dinner For Telstra at Mezzo 28/11/13
Over the years I have hosted numerous private tastings and dinners. When I got the call that the team at Telstra wanted to do a second one I knew I was … Read more
Tignanello Dinner @ Matteo’s 02/12/2013
On a warm summer night and only a week after my second Bordeaux 2010 dinner, I walked into my last wine dinner of 2013. And with high hopes, we sat … Read more
Drink My Cellar For The Heart Foundation @ Scopri 22nd November 2013
For the past two years I have been proud to raise funds for the Heart Foundation. To help achieve my goals I pulled a whole bunch of wine from my … Read more
TWD On The Vincast… Again.
You might have caught my first chat with Intrepid Wino James Scarcebrook about wine retail (if not see here https://thewinedepository.com.au/twd-on-the-vincast/). We had a great time recording it and so James … Read more
TWD On The Vincast
I first became aware of James Scarcebrook aka The Intrepid Wino via Twitter and his shameless bragging on his blog http://intrepidwino.com/ and I thought anyone who can do more name dropping … Read more
Bordeaux Dinner 2010 Vintage @ Mezzo 04/11/13
This is my favourite dinner of the year. This is when 12 of us gather to taste the newly arrived Bordeaux. Most of us had bought our Bordeaux two years previously, … Read more
Help Me Support The Heart Foundation.
Over the two and half year history of The Wine Depository I have been proud to use my business and personal connections to help give back to people in need. … Read more
What is Champagne? The World’s No. 1 Place for Great Fizz
What is Champagne? Champagne is a wine region of France approximately 160km East of Paris. Also, the name of the wines produced from the area. Most famously, it is a … Read more
Grower Revelation – Grower Producer Champagne
Most wine lovers have a soft spot for Champagne (for this exercise I mean real Champagne) and I’m sure every one of us browses the ‘Prestige Cuvée’ section (Dom Perignon, Cristal, Krug … Read more
Victorian Era – Mac Forbes & The Atlas Of The Yarra Valley
Occasionally a cynical wine taster gets to go to a tasting where you are excited before you arrive, you love the first wine and then continue to love every wine after. The … Read more
Northern Rhone @ Mezzo 02/09/13
One of the perks of the job is shopping for these events. Trying to slide the best wines possible under the salary cap and working out the combinations often means … Read more
The Mystical World Of Rosé 31/8/13 @ Mezzo
On a glorious day, the last of Winter for 2013 the TWD community congregated to discover Rosé, Rosato, Rosado, Rosewein, Blush, Taché. Whatever you call it! The order of the day … Read more
Victorian Era
It is time to look at issues close to home. Happily, we’ve got a wealth of talented wine makers producing some of the most amazing wines you will see anywhere in the … Read more
