Thomas Girgensohn's Australian Wine Reviews - and Beyond

I am off to Iceland, therefore it is unlikely many wine reviews will come your way in the next few weeks - but keep on voting!

I had two great wines last night: A 2002 Penfolds Cellar Reserve Grenache and a 2001 Struie. Both wines showed fantastic fruit and were at t...

The first poll is now closed and it is rather interesting, although the numbers are small. Probably surprisingly Pinot Noir won, just ahead ...

Stonier has always been a favourite winery of mine because of the consistency of both the Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays, both the regular and ...

Finally a wine to review from the Hunter Valley. The Hunter seems to care more about tourists than the quality of its wine (and I accept thi...

Finally I had a wine from perhaps my favourite winery: Torbreck. The 2002 The Steading is a delicious drink right now. It is a Grenache/Shi...

Following on from the last post, it is a pity that retailers have removed price tags from wine bottles. It used to be very satisfying to see...

Last night my wife and I had reason for a very special celebration. So we thought we pull out a big one. Look at the gunk in this bottle. Th...

A couple of nights ago we had the above wines at a dinner invitation. The 2005 Paringa Pinot Noir is another example of a great Pinot from t...

Well, I do drink white wine occasionally. Many are critical of Sauvignon Blancs, but they cut through food pretty well, particularly at lunc...

Do you have this dilemma that I have? I have a good collection of high quality wines, but when I go to a restaurant, I cringe because they c...

It is time to review a Shiraz from Heathcote. This is probably my second favourite Australian wine region for Shiraz, after the Barossa. The...