Thomas Girgensohn's Australian Wine Reviews - and Beyond

I reviewed the 2002 Mt. Edelstone a few posts ago and one of my readers suggested a comparison with the 2004. As I have it in my cellar, her...

When John Duval branched out on his own after his long reign at Penfolds, there was a lot of interest what kind of wine he would produce. Fo...

I read with interest yesterday that the 2008 Heytesbury Chardonnay had won a trophy in the Tri Nations challenge with New Zealand and South ...

The third day became the highlight, not so much because of the visit to the Robert Mondavi winery, but for the other heavyweights. The tour...

The Sonoma Wine Festival was on for my second day. I thought this would be a good opportunity to capture a lot of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir,...

Pride Mountain Vineyards American wines were virtually non existent in Australia until recently - simply too expensive. As the Australian do...

The Toolangi Chardonnay is probably not well known outside Victoria, but in my opinion a good value proposition. Very comfortable with the w...

What does it say about spring if you crave a Mt. Edelstone Shiraz? This 2002 Henschke Mt. Edelstone is incredibly fresh, bright and brimmin...

Recently, a number of premium wineries have created a tiered structure for their most famous wines. The bottom tier benefits from strong qua...

Portugal has recently made huge progress with their table wines. The 2006 Monte da Cal Reserva from the Alentejo region is a good example o...

The international image of German Riesling is very much driven by the Moselle wines which the Americans love and by the marketing genius of ...

The curious Santorini viticulture sees pre-phylloxera vines planted straight into the ground. Little baskets protect the grapes when young f...