Thomas Girgensohn's Australian Wine Reviews - and Beyond

It is only a few days now before I head back to Sydney, and I started to long for an Australian wine. German supermarkets sell only cheap st...

When you travel through Switzerland, you notice many vineyards at the lower levels of the mountains. They are very picturesque, yet small, a...

My American readers have dropped off a bit during my tour de France. So here is a review of an American wine I had a chance to drink during ...

There are a number of takeaways for me, apart from the individual tastings. 1) Nothing replaces the visit of individual wine regions. You ...

The last tasting in France was rushed. Both the wine company and I were running out of time. This was a pity as Chateau St Cosme is well kn...

The famous plateau La Crau, Chateauneuf-du-Pape Daniel Brunier,co-owner, and the wines tasted A remarkable tasting was my seco...

I have been asking myself what special note I could publish as my 1000th post. It looked difficult given the amazing experiences I had i...

The final stop of my wonderful tour de France. It will be a brief one, unfortunately. At one of the caves I had a brief introduction to thes...

La Chapelle - On the right: The legendary Chapoutier l'Ermite vineyard La Chapelle is owned by Paul Jaboulet Aine , although the sur...

The legendary terroir of Hermitage The next tasting was an extraordinary tasting at M Chapoutier . Similar to Guigal, the busin...

                    Can you spot the odd one out? The following day, we tasted at Hermitage, arguably the birthplace of Australian Shira...

                   The tasting table at Guigal. Note the number of bottles Driving down to the Rhone now. First stop at Ampuis is Guigal...