Thomas Girgensohn's Australian Wine Reviews - and Beyond

The warm 2015 Burgundy vintage is hailed as a great one, but there is some concern that typical characteristics of the Pinot Noirs have bee...

Kerri Thompson is a very talented winemaker who is best known for her distinctive single vineyard Clare Valley Rieslings. However, she a...

Mac Forbes has done a lot to emphasize the terroir of the Yarra Valley. His single vineyard wines come from different altitudes and soils, ...

There is a bewildering choice of Rosés out there, as they have grown rapidly in popularity. They can come from many different countries, fo...

17 April was world Malbec day. Not that this sets the world on fire, but I thought I celebrate by opening one of the only two Argentinian M...

One of my most memorable tastings of my 2015 tour de France was the tasting at Chapoutier at Tain- l'Hermitage. A few days ago, I had t...

The 2002 vintage has been hailed as one of the great vintages of this wine, and the 2002 Grosset Polish Hill Riesling does not disappoint....

So 2015 and 2016 are great back to back vintages in Burgundy, although for different reasons. 2015 was a goldilocks vintage, quite warm, wh...

Grenache is a difficult variety to get right. It ripens late and needs a hot climate. Picked too late, and it is overly alcoholic, picked t...

Giant Steps promotes the single vineyard concept in the Yarra Valley. The Sexton vineyard is well known, whereas the Wombat vineyard is a n...

I thought I might drink the only bottle of Portuguese red wine I have in my cellar, to celebrate the publication of my detailed article ...

Ivan Sutherland and James Healy were the driving force at Cloudy Bay, before they started Dog Point in 2004. They wanted to remain of a siz...