Thomas Girgensohn's Australian Wine Reviews - and Beyond

Take-away pizza and Moss Wood Cabernet, what's wrong with that? Absolutely nothing! In his latest newsletter, Keith Mugford, Moss Wood...

Without doubt, Craggy Range has been a large part of the increasing reputation of New Zealand Shiraz. The Gimblett Gravels at Hawkes Bay is ...

I have been involved with statistics for decades in one form or another, and one of the things that has always amazed me is how results base...

If a winery is reliably reported to not treat suppliers and customers very well, should it influence my wine reviews? Of course, it should n...

Guys, there are a lot more people reading my posts than responding to the poll. It only takes 1(!) minute to do. It is useful for me to know...

These polls are for non European readers only, i.e. Australians, New Zealanders, Americans, South Americans and others. I would like to kn...

What's good enough for the Noble Price dinner guests in Stockholm, is good enough for me. Last night I had a 1998 Penfolds RWT Shiraz . ...

I bet not too many of you have had Blaufraenkisch. This is a red grape variety, mainly grown in Austria and southwestern Germany. It has del...

Pierro and Leeuwin are the two wineries who battle it out in the west for the best Chardonnay producer. More interesting is the fact that th...

I thought I be early this year and avoid any other influences. In a nutshell, I was bowled over by these wines. They are very different fr...

For many the highlight of the showing, I guess, the Central Otago Pinot Noirs. I found most of the wines uninspiring. There are too many imi...

First, an addendum to the last post. I drank the regular St. Clair Sauvignon Blanc a couple of days ago and it is nowhere near the quality o...