Thomas Girgensohn's Australian Wine Reviews - and Beyond

I am not talking about the next Henschke generation, but rather the 1994 Henschke Mount Edelstone Shiraz. I opened my last bottle, in fact m...

When I open a bottle of Cape Mentelle Cabernet Sauvignon, I am looking forward to its mocca flavours. How does the 2004 Cape Mentelle Cabern...

I make no secret of it, Leeuwin is my favorite Australian Chardonnay. On the eve of the release of the 2009 Chardonnay, I thought I might tr...

In this perfect Chablis weather in Sydney, the 2009 Domaine Bernhard Defaix Chablis is a good choice. The wine has typical lime and mineral...

These days, there are at least 10 Australian producers, whose Pinot Noirs can be cellared with benefit for quite some time. Over the last fe...

Michael Chapoutier, the doyen of terroir in the Rhone, has been making wine in Australia for 14 years. He is focussed on Shiraz, of course, ...

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...