Thomas Girgensohn's Australian Wine Reviews - and Beyond

Gomersal is one of the warmest subregions of the Barossa. Soils are varied and some not ideally suited for growing Shiraz. The Murray Street...

I drink most vintages and several types of  Felton Road Pinot Noir. The two most esteemed are Block 3 and Block 5, in particular Block 5. I ...

The millennium vintage was anything but memorable in Australia, but produced great wines in Europe, in particular in Bordeaux. The 2000 Ch...

The 2007 Brokenwood Semillon still has a lime green colour. This translates to lime and citrus on the palate. The wine is very clean and fr...

The Crown Prince Pinot Noir is only number four in the Bass Phillip hierarchy (although from the number two or three vineyard), and then I a...

Cape Mentelle has been riding the ups and downs of a winery more than most. First, Jimmy Watson Trophy winner in consecutive years in the 80...

It is amazing how winemakers, winewriters and sommeliers together fail to create significant consumer interest in Riesling, despite their gr...

The Hanisch is Rolf Binder's flagship wine. It comes from the vineyard behind the winery. The unusual features are that four different s...

It is hard to go past Gaja for a benchmark for elegance in wine. I was looking forward to opening the 2000 Gaja Barbaresco. Should be good d...

This is my last post from the Yarra Valley tour. I have been impressed with PHI Pinot Noir in the past, and I was keen to seek this wine out...

The Chardonnays were impressive. What about the reds? 2012 Estate Pinot Noir : This wine has a very bright colour, with red cherry flavour...

Back to the Yarra Valley. Tarrawarra is a winery  I was very impressed with when it showed its first vintages of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir....