Thomas Girgensohn's Australian Wine Reviews - and Beyond

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On the Right Bank, I visited the small, but important subregions of Pomerol and St Emilion. The first stop was at Chateau Gazin , the fourth...

The following day I was off to the Margaux subregion. The first stop was at Chateau d'Issan , where I tasted the 2010 and 2011 vintages....

The next day it was off to Pessac-Leognan. This is still the Left Bank, but south of Bordeaux. I tasted the 2007s from La Mission Haut-Brion...

I am having significant difficulties with the internet here in France, so I had to break up the last post. The third stop was at Chateau L...

For my week long visit in Bordeaux I decided to sign up with the Bordeaux Wine Experience. It would have been difficult for me to get access...

The greatest thing about touring Champagne houses are the caves. Taittinger has two cellars in Reims. One in the city centre, which holds 6...

On my second day in Champagne, I went to three relatively unknown producers in the centre of Champagne, Epernay. The first was Castellane , ...

My tour de France started in Reims today with a visit at Veuve Clicquot. This famous Champagne house can lay claim to a number of things. Ma...

The world of Shiraz! From the $650 per bottle Hill of Grace to the €5 per bottle 2013 Rosemount Founder's Edition Shiraz . You can buy t...

One of the events of the year on the Australian wine calendar is the release of the new Hill of Grace, and it does not come much bigger th...

Bloodwood vineyards; different aspects add complexity I was quite pleased with my experiences on day 1. Some very serious and interestin...