The World’s Best Sparkling Wines.
There I was, talking about some of some of the World’s best Sparkling Wines and being subtly rebuked by Ed Carr, the creator of Arras, and Nick Bulleid MW. How … Read more
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Rockford Basket Press Dinner at Highline. 6 of the Best
Thursday was a cold Autumn day in Melbourne. Business as usual, but perfect for what was planned in the evening; showcasing the best Shiraz in Australia at a Rockford Basket … Read more
Australian Wine Month 2018
The Wine Depository’s Australian Wine month tasting is one I look forward to every year. It is obvious you guys do too, as it is always the biggest event I … Read more
Embargo lifted – We visit Chablis.
The whole trip I’d been nudging forward the whites of the region because everyone knows how great the reds are. But subtly I had held back Chablis because I wanted … Read more
A Beautiful Day In Burgundy
After a short delay in blogging while sleep took priority I’m back to keep you up to date with the happenings of the wine family. In this episode we wake … 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
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
Italian Reds – North vs South 1st July 2013
Regular readers of this blog will know I love Aglianico, Nebbiolo and well Italian wine in general. So with access to some lovely older Aglianico, known as the Barolo of … Read more
Austrian Dinner and Masterclass 26th March 2013
I will cheerfully admit I am a huge fan of Austrian wines. When a winemaking teacher tipped me off to the existence of Gruner Veltliner it opened up a whole … Read more
Spanish Wine Masterclass @ Mezzo
Spanish Wine Masterclass Next Stop World Domination? Check out the Spanish Wine available right now. About Spain According to figures from the OIV (International Organization of Wine and Vine), in … Read more
Dinner of the Century Burgundy 2009 at The Point 09/10/12
One of the greatest parts of running your own business (apart from setting your own hours) is you can follow what you love and what interests you. So when wine … Read more
Wine of the Week
Wine of the Week Feudi di San Gregorio Sannio Falanghina DOC 2010 Having tasted quite a few of the San Gregorio wines recently I’ve been heartily impressed with them … Read more
Wine of the Week
Wine of the Week Du Cedre ‘Heritage’ Cahors 2009 It was a pretty hard job trying to pick my favourite wine of the week, but this lovely wine won out … Read more
Wine of the Week
Wine of the Week Sigalas Santorini Assrytiko 2009 The wine of the moment Not surprisingly that following the Greek dinner and masterclass last night I’ve found … Read more
Greek Wine Masterclass @ The Press Club 12/09/12
Greek wine has a very poor reputation, mostly because for a long time they have been churning out some pretty ordinary wine! We in Australia are just seeing the good … Read more
Wine of the Week
Wine of the Week Paradigm Hill Riesling 2011 Paradigm Hill is an impressive vineyard on the Mornington Peninsula. Probably most famous for their Pinot Noir I have always had a … Read more
Bordeaux 2009 @ Mezzo 03/09/12
Bordeaux 2009 – WOW! Not since the 2005 vintage Bordeaux (of which I did three separate tasting in the space of a week) have I felt the need to write ‘wow’ in … Read more
WINE OF THE WEEK
Francoise & Denis Clair Cotes de Beaune Village 2009 Following on from our All The Pinots tastings a good friend had their 40th Birthday. So naturally a bottle of Burgundy was … Read more
All The Pinots Tasting @ Mezzo 25/08/12
Some of All The Pinots. Given there has been some glimpses of Spring Silvio and I thought we’d celebrate with a tasting of All The Pinots. Well, we got most … Read more
A Decade Of TarraWarra @ The Point
After a recent trip to the cellar door I was quite excited to hear that TarraWarra was hosting a ten year vertical tasting showing off their flagship Chardonnay and Pinot … Read more
