Masked Tastings? Relax and make a fool of yourself
I’m not sure I can recall a masked tasting where I was not fooled by one or two wines. Tastings […]
What is the image of Rosé
Why are rosés promoted differently to reds and whites? I noted this oddity early in my career and 47 years on nothing has changed.
The Return of a Classical Vintage
Goat Square Barossa Valley Shiraz 2021 – the 18th vintage of the wine we call the ‘Salt of the Earth’
Buying Grange as an Investment
The bargain profit days for investment buyers of new release Penfolds Grange appear to be over with auction prices lower
What Does Barossa Shiraz Taste Like?
I typed, ‘what does Barossa Shiraz taste like’. In a flash the AI machine replied about a red wine known
Serious Problems for Australian Wine
Australian wine exports are in decline and the industry is not well while the best wines ever made are those
Changing People’s Very Perception of Wine
Penfolds is now on a marketing path capable of changing people’s very perception of wine. The company’s Chief Marketing Officer,
Soil and Rocks and the Taste of Wine
Wednesday, 19th May, 2010 – David Farmer Soil rocks and wine. The chemistry of what the vine grows in adds little if
Knowing Your Mataro Brings Large Rewards
Mataro has been unloved since James Busby planted cuttings in N.S.W. in 1832. Yet Australian Mataro reds (or Mourvedre) from
Karrawirra Red 1973 – Old and Remarkable Barossa
In 2013 a neighbour of Glug customer Alan Ramsey gifted him an old Karrawirra red The Karrawirra Barossa Valley Claret
