One Man’s Meat is Another Man’s Poison
“One Man’s Meat is Another Man’s Poison” is a proverb that is very much applicable to wine – someone always […]
Wine News and Views
Wine language – technical jargon for insiders
There is a “wine language” that is essentially technical jargon reserved for insiders and likely to plunge consumers into some
Shiraz in London but not at Royal Adelaide
Enter Shiraz in London but not at Royal Adelaide was the Penfolds way of approaching red wine show competitions last
Teetotallers are Freeloading in Restaurants
Teetotallers are freeloading in restaurants. That dawned on me after reading John Lethean on high restaurant wine markups. Mr Lethlean
Sydney Wine Show Snubs the Barossa
When it comes to the Royal Sydney Wine Show Barossa reds are a virtual nothing just as the self appointed
Giving Wines a Quality Score
Giving wines a quality score is by its very nature a subjective business but show judges, wine writers and critics
Wines that are value for money
Wines that are value for money in the minds of drinkers perhaps depends on how much money they have to
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
A mea culpa as an error corrected.
Back in December I posted under the headline “The myth of the wine connoisseur” what I called a little piece
James Halliday on Monstrous Red Wines
James Halliday on Monstrous Red Wines – McLaren Vale, Langhorne Creek and the Barossa are not favourites of the infuential
