Thomas Girgensohn's Australian Wine Reviews - and Beyond

Alex Head is an exciting new talent in the Barossa. A bit like Spinifex, he likes to fashion vibrant and refreshing wines, with fruit intens...

Remember the ABC (anything but Chardonnay) movement? Pretty dead these days. In my view, it does not pay to be dogmatic when it comes to win...

There are still many new wineries trying to make it in Australia and quite a few deserve a chance. From Western Australia comes Pepperilly, ...

I drank three Barossa Icon wines over the last few days. There is always doubt to what extent these Shiraz based, and often high alcohol win...

Well, I am back now, with a couple of interesting reviews coming up in the next few days. This blogpost is about a tasting of most of the cu...

I am still travelling in Europe, drinking cheap and mediocre wine. I will therefore miss the release time for the ultra-premium Penfolds win...

I have been travelling in Europe during the last few weeks and have spent little time on wine. Hence no blogging. However, I tasted a number...

To me, Margaux is Bordeaux's most intriguing sub-region. The floral character of many of its wines is so different from those of most Ca...

There used to be a time when I drank quite a lot of Heathcote wines, but somehow they have gone off my radar. Partly, because some of them a...

Penfolds releases their prestigious wines in two batches. The premium releases in early March, the super premiums on 1 May. Penfolds winemak...

As most of my readers would not have had the chance to eat at Momofuku in Sydney or New York, I feel it might be of interest to report on my...

Supposedly, this wine brand has improved significantly over the recent years. I cannot really comment as the 2006 Yalumba The Menzies is th...