Canberra District – shiraz shining
Shiraz from around Canberra is proving to be a little gem, alongside its other jewel, riesling. The region has long had its icon wine, Clonakilla Shiraz/Viognier, Langton’s listed since 2005, coming from the oldest vineyard and winery in Canberra District, and others are aspiring to greater things.
Women of Wine, Ann B. Matasar
Women of Wine, Ann B. Matasar
An interview with … Ron Laughton of Jasper Hill, Australia
An interview with … Ron Laughton of Jasper Hill, Australia, October 2010
Branded closures
Intel has become one of the best know brands of computer chips, and our lives rely on that ‘invisible’ piece of technology. Just as wine relies completely on the closure, so should closure companies pursue the ‘Intel inside’ concept of quality perception?
Australian regional pinot noir – Phil Sexton and Martin Spedding
At the Australia Trade tasting in January, Phil Sexton of Giant Steps/Innocent Bystander in the Yarra Valley, and Martin Spedding of Ten Minutes By Tractor in Mornington Peninsula, argued a strong case for an expression of place in Australian pinot noirs from the three regions of Mornington Peninsula, Yarra Valley and Tasmania.
Ten minutes with Louisa Rose
When Negociants UK put on their ‘icon tasting’ in London in November 2010, their chief winemaker, the highly respected and supremely talented Louisa Rose, came over from Australia to be at the tasting. She answered a few questions for me.
Domaine Clape – putting the cor back into Cornas
Domaine Clape is Cornas’ pioneer and flag bearer. Third generation Olivier explained the tradition and precision.
'The zen purity of koshu'
Koshu is the name of a wine and a grape variety indigenous to Japan. Jancis Robinson MW delivered a masterclass on the subject in January 2011.
Grand Cru, Remington Norman
Norman explores, by appellation, each of the grand crus in the Côte d’Or.
Orange Terroirists
Orange region terroir – a booklet crammed with all the useful information and data to make a serious wine student’s eyes water
