Thomas Girgensohn's Australian Wine Reviews - and Beyond

Gippsland is not a major wine region. It is dairy country, and often very wet. However, some of the most interesting and exciting Australia...

The Penfolds Bin 407 is in similar ways a baby to the Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon, as the Bin 389 is to Grange. Winemaking is similar, the f...

Tasting the wines from the Domaene Wachau, in particular their Rieslings, is quite a different experience from tasting German Riesling. I w...

This is actually an unfair comparison. The Coriole Lloyd Reserve is from Magnum and 2005, the Grant Burge Meshach is from a standard bottle...

I tasted two mature Cabernet Sauvignons from different areas, and it was amazing how the different terroirs showed. The first was the 200...

There is still considerable concern about the ability to age Australian Shiraz. The general view is that cool climate Shiraz from Victoria ...

In the same way in which Penfolds Bin 389 is often called the poor man's Grange, is Mount Horrocks Riesling called the poor man's G...

The label suggests this is a Beaujolais. However, it is actually a blend of Touriga Nacional and Montepulciano. This sounds like a good ide...

This is an entry level Riesling from the highly regarded Keller winery in Rheinhessen. The 2015 Keller Riesling Trocken is a modern ta...

Gewürztraminer is a real fringe variety. Is it the name? Well, you can order Gewurz or Traminer, everybody would understand. And yet, it is...

Henschke is of course best known for its famous single vineyard wines from the Eden Valley, based on the 100 year old Mt. Edelstone vineyar...

This is the fourth review of the five major Pinot Noir brands of Felton Road. I have been attracted to Felton Road Pinot Noirs from way bac...