Thomas Girgensohn's Australian Wine Reviews - and Beyond

From the new Barossa master blender comes the Taureau, a Tempranillo based wine. It includes Graciano, which is often done in Spain to give ...

Saint Cosme is a producer of Southern Rhone wines from a number of different areas. I have in particular enjoyed its Gigondas over the years...

Have you noticed how the review points have crept up from year to year? Is this because Australia makes better wine? Maybe it does, but this...

Stephen Pannell is a highly acclaimed winemaker, best known for being Chief Red Winemaker at BRL Hardy between 1999 and 2003. Since then, he...

I have not been to one of these for a number of years. I found it interesting to taste the wines (I tasted Cabernet and their blends) in suc...

Brian Croser has been serious about Merlot for a long time. He crafted Petaluma Merlots with great structure and savoury flavours. At Tapana...

What makes Hill of Grace so special? Clearly it is the age of the vines, up to 160 years old. But it translates into something very special ...

The 2009 Moorooduc McIntyre Vineyard Chardonnay has quite a firm yellow colour - a bit of a worry. Yet the flavours on the front palate are...

A week ago was Wynnsday. Less than a handful of Australian wineries manage to attract a lot of attention on their release day with tastings ...

The influence of organic farming and winery management, and of the application of biodynamic principles is not easy to determine. It is ther...

I have been collecting Felton Road wines from the early days, and have therefore access to everything. Generally, I have a love/hate relatio...

If you were to put a list together of the grape varieties with the worst image in Australia, Chenin Blanc would be at or near the top. Many ...