Thomas Girgensohn's Australian Wine Reviews - and Beyond

The 2016 Fraser Gallop Parterre Chardonnay is a straight shooting, good quality wine. The colour is quite pale, but the lime flavours...

This is a seven year old wine, but the colour is still light gold. Good complexity in the mouth, with citrus flavours, a hint of tropi...

The wine world (wineries, writers, restaurants and retail) looks as much at fashion as, well - fashion. Everybody wants to find the next bi...

Chardonnay was the big winner in my recent poll, but not everybody likes Chardonnay. In fact, some people won't touch it. There are mai...

When the first votes came in, I got really confused, but then a clear picture emerged: you are moving to lighter style wines. The big winne...

Those of you who read my blog regularly, may remember that I am a bit skeptical of Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir, as I find those wines o...

The wines I am discussing today have never been released commercially. However, they are a good test to what extent the subregional differe...

Tasmania as a region has the most marginal climate for grape growing in Australia. Vintage variations are significant. What's more, con...

In this poll, I would like to find out about my readers' changing drinking habits. It is very simple to answer. Multiple answers are al...

The Barossa region has the longest history of wineries in Australia, but there are also many new and exciting developments such as Ruggabel...

The Moculta Shiraz is an unusual wine for Spinifex. Initially, Peter Schell never wanted to fashion a 100% Shiraz, but preferred blending w...

In some years, I splash out on Christmas drinks. This year, we had good quality wine, but nothing outrageous pricewise. The 2016 Juniper ...