Thomas Girgensohn's Australian Wine Reviews - and Beyond

The Two Hands Garden series showcases Shiraz from the main different Shiraz growing regions in Australia. Bella's Garden from the Baross...

Many wine-makers are now making wine without filtering. I have noticed over the years that these need more preparation before drinking than ...

Peter Schell is doing interesting things in the Barossa. He is making European-style wine there, picks his grapes early and blends a lot of ...

This 2006 Bindi Rose is as close to perfect as I could imagine: it has enough depth of fruit to taste like a serious wine; it has enough sa...

The Old Block's appeal is its combination of fruit concentration and lifting aromas. However, there are problems with this 1998 St. Hall...

Getting the white Rhone varieties right is no easy task. If the wine is made in a fuller bodied style, the Viognier often tastes like an und...

I was in Cowra on Friday. I thought I better drink a local wine. The top bottle shop had no Pinot Noirs, so I settled for the 2008 Swinging ...

Peter Lehmann and Yalumba are the two large family wineries in the Barossa Valley. They have access to many vineyards and produce flagship w...

This blog has been quiet, not because I have been off wine. Quite the opposite: I have spent the last two weeks in the Barossa on a special ...

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...