The curtain falls on the last act
Does it matter who makes the wine? Should we care? Thoughts like these play no part in assessing wine in […]
Learn to think like a wine expert and you can be 90% as good
We have just sold our last two bottles of the Langdorf Kaldukee Barossa Valley Frontignac 2015. I tasted this wine
To whom it may concern
This is a reply to an email titled, ‘To whom it may concern’. Charles Darwin would surely approve of the
Taste a Wine with No Label Clues
The clues used to buy a wine include some of the following: have you had it before, the price, the
They laughed when I sat down at the piano but when I started to play…
Late at night after the guest’s had left is when I did my greatest work. The dregs in the bottles
The Curious Case of Wine Communicators
I recall, in the 1980s a group of Sydney based P.R., advertising-marketing types, and the few journalists that wrote about
Concentrate, smell, taste then begin with a positive remark
Let’s talk wine tasting. Are you aware there are two types of wine experts, and they seldom have identical opinions?
What Compass for Wine Should You Buy?
Back in my days as an exploration geologist the most valuable tool, the gold standard, was a Brunton compass. With
Trends from the 1980s have produced entrenched groups – please avoid
For decades I have watched how those promoting and selling wine in Australia have grouped over subjective issues as diverse
Critics and opinions abound but what help are they?
I like to drink a few glasses before deciding to buy a parcel of wine. Experience has taught me that
