Thomas Girgensohn's Australian Wine Reviews - and Beyond

I have been quiet over the last little while, as I attended the big NZ Pinot Noir show in Wellington. This event is held every three years, ...

The Henschkes have expanded their range dramatically over the last few years. Most of it is coming from their new plantings in the Adelaide ...

The brand gives the style of this Pinot Gris away: it is in Italian style, light and fresh .I quite enjoy this 2012 Pizzini Pinot Grigio . T...

Many people drink Sparkling or Champagne during summer, I prefer a good Pinot Noir. The 2007 Ocean Eight Aylward Pinot Noir is a more conce...

Bass Phillip is known as a leading Australian Pinot Noir producer. For years, it has also made serious Chardonnay. The 2009 Bass Phillip Est...

My latest poll had a poor response. Maybe as I have not done many in the last year, you simply overlooked it. My Christmas wine drinks wer...

Sorry for not publishing for a while, but when travelling in the heat of Asia, fine wine consumption is not a priority. Now back, I got my...

Are you going over a fiscal cliff yourself or do you ignore big politics? I am interested to hear how your wine budget is going for the Chri...

Antinori's Peppoli is a very dependable Sangiovese. It is a high volume wine, made to high standards. The 2009 Antinori Peppoli displ...

I should preface this post by saying I am not joining the mob which currently and fashionably rubbishes big South Australian Shirazes. I thi...

I was expecting wines from the left bank to shine. They are Cabernet Sauvignon based, and in a warm year, this grape will ripe well, without...

In this post, I will review some of the wines tasted. I start with the right bank. The wines from St. Emilion showed particularly well. C...