Thomas Girgensohn's Australian Wine Reviews - and Beyond

Kusuda is one of my favorite producers, not just of New Zealand, anywhere. Imagine you are in the fruit department of a major Tokyo de...

Adjustments have occurred in the Barossa for some time, but the focus has mainly been on red wine. Now I have come across something in...

In the quest to find excellent Australian Merlot, I tried a 2016 Main Ridge Merlot a couple of days ago. Merlot is a very small side proje...

The Cigliano wine comes from an original Antinori estate and has become a leading producer in the area. The 2016 Cigliano Chianti Clas...

This tasting had a bit of everything, and mostly surprises. The  2013 Nicolas Joly, La Coulée de Serrant  from The Loire had a...

Many years ago a well respected wine critic suggested that the Felton Road Pinot Noirs do not gain much from ageing. So I decided to put th...

At a recent lunch, I sampled three Penfolds wines, none of which disappointed. The first was the 2013 Penfolds Bin 150 Marananga Shiraz . T...

Rusty Mutt is a very small producer from McLaren Vale. You may not be able to track down these wines, but they deliver good value. ...

I was lucky enough to be the first Australian reviewer of the new 2018 Standish wines. They have only been tasted by Joe Czerwinski of the ...

My book on Barossa Shiraz is totally sold out. Two friends of mine are very keen on a copy. If anyone no longer requires his/hers, and it i...

It is good to have a first look at the 2018 vintage at Torbreck. I therefore focus on the red wines. The first is the 2018 The Steading. ...

I always wanted to try this legendary wine from the stalwart of the Lebanese wine industry. This winery operates under extreme difficulty i...