Thomas Girgensohn's Australian Wine Reviews - and Beyond

The 2008 Woodcutters Red Shiraz has very bright redcurrant fruit. It tastes young and fresh, but with quite a good mouthfeel. The wine is n...

The quality of wine making is important when it comes to good value Shiraz. The Mt. Langhi Cliff Edge and Billi Billi Shiraz seldom disappoi...

Now back to earth with the 2007 Mr. Riggs The Gaffer Shiraz . This is a well made, straight forward Shiraz from McLaren Vale. The fruit is b...

To my knowledge, Guigal is the only other wine company apart from Penfolds which covers a range of quality wines from $15 per bottle to $500...

At a special dinner recently, I opened two wines I am very fond of: The 2001 Leeuwin Estate Chardonnay and the 1990 Henschke Hill of Grace ...

The 2004 Bindi Composition Chardonnay is an excellent wine. Hard to believe it is third in the hierarchy of Bindi's wines. The colour i...

The 1994 Henschke Mt. Edelstone Shiraz has been a favorite of mine for many years. But it has to be said, it has now passed its development...

I am generally somewhat weary about McLaren Vale Shiraz. This is because the fruit is often very plummy, big and lacks complexity. This is n...

As this is my 25oth post, I thought I might introduce a couple of changes for the future 1) I have resisted ratings so far, because a lot of...

The roadshow of Tasmanian wines was educational. Tasmania is hard to follow, as many wineries are very small and their distribution to the m...

Not often does one have a chance to taste several of Phillip Jones' Pinot Noirs accompanied by his always very interesting and insightfu...

Torbreck dinners are always great value and gregarious affairs. Last night was particularly good, as I came away with the lucky door prize (...