Thomas Girgensohn's Australian Wine Reviews - and Beyond

There was much to enjoy in the world of wine in 2011. Focussing on Australia and nearby, I found the following developments remarkable: 1)...

The Two Hands Ares Shiraz is the pinnacle of this specialist Shiraz producer. It consists of the best barrel from the Barossa. I had high ho...

What did we drink for Christmas? Any particular stand-outs? In my case, I enjoyed a 2002 vintage Moet , a 2005 Giaconda Chardonnay, a 200...

The new 2011 Best's Great Western Riesling was the drop of choice for the pre-Christmas lunch. I was not disappointed. This wine has ...

So how does a Bordeaux wine costing approximately 75% of the Gralyn compare? Not too well, as it happens. The 2000 Chateau Giscours is qu...

I have often balked at the price of this self declared Margaret River cult producer, but this 2000 Gralyn Cabernet Sauvignon is a beauty. F...

After the well publicized argument between Robert Parker and James Halliday about the Australian wine show system around 2003/2004, I think,...

In a recent post, I discussed the good availability of Southern European wines in Australia. One of the issues, however, is that not always ...

Taylors has not been a favorite of mine in the past. I found the wines overworked, often simplistic and too oaky. The St. Andrews is their f...

These days, I find myself taking a break from drinking wine when travelling overseas. It is not absolute, but I observe it most days. Why is...

I encourage every serious wine drinker to at least drink one bottle of Gaja wine, in particular those based in Australia. This is to experie...

The wine market is quite an 'efficient' one. Wine which rates highly is usually quite good, it is also expensive. Finding major ...