Thomas Girgensohn's Australian Wine Reviews - and Beyond

Not many get excited about Hunter Valley wines these days, and some reviewers virtually ignore them altogether. This is not so surprising gi...

I was impressed by the new Pierro wines. The 2008 Pierro Chardonnay is quite a delicate wine, mainly tasting of white peach, quite removed ...

Craiglee tends to be not a hyped up, but quite dependable producer of cool climate Shiraz. However, the 2000 Craiglee Shiraz was a disappoi...

Wynnsday does not create quite the excitement it used to, but for me, the Black Label Cabernet remains an iconic wine for a couple of reason...

A little while back I decided to buy a selection of Greenock Creek wines. Those who have visited the property will know that the vineyards a...

It is no surprise that Tyrell's VAT 1 won the Semillon category. The Sparkling Red was a closer contest. In the end, the one with the na...

This heading refers to the Cyril Henschke and the Mount Edelstone, of course. I was interested to see how these wines fared, given the droug...

I had the privilege of tasting the new, not yet released 2006 Henschke Hill of Grace last night. It is tempting to go quickly into describi...

On the first cold night, it was time to crack a big Shiraz. Initially, I opened a 2002 Charles Melton Nine Popes, but it was badly corked. T...

The next two polls are of varieties and styles which are almost uniquely Australian. However, they are not widely appreciated here either. T...

Hot on the heels of Leeuwin Estate came Howard Park with a dinner to showcase their new wines, including a first look at the 2007 Abercrombi...

The 2008 Tappanappa Chardonnay has quite intense stone fruit characteristics. It is very polished and pleasant on the palate. Good oak inte...