Thomas Girgensohn's Australian Wine Reviews - and Beyond

Traditional Rioja, in particular Gran Reserva, which tends to be matured for many years, is characterized by strong oak flavours. I vi...

Grace was founded in 1923 and is one of Japan's top three wineries, all located in Yamanachi province. It focuses, but not exclusi...

The RWT Shiraz can be an amazing wine, as it should be for the price. The 2005 Penfolds RWT Shiraz is not one of those. It is still a good...

There are basically two ways to write tasting notes. The first is to identify as many aroma and flavour descriptors as possible. This is th...

April 17 is World Malbec Day. Well, this means Argentinian Malbec, doesn't it? There is no better way than celebrating with the Pe...

Woodlands 'Margaret' is a second tier wine if you like. The 2014 Woodlands 'Margaret' is a blend of 79% Cabernet Sauv...

The Estate Pinot Noir is Bass Phillip's work horse wine. This is really bad wording. It is their higher volume wine, but it tends to be...

As a fine wine drinker, you normally want to stay away from co-operatives. Mostly, they are volume focused. The resulting high yields produ...

Valenciso is one of my favorite Rioja producers. It is a small operation lead by the highly experienced Luis Valentin and Carmen Enciso. I ...

A leading producer from Coonawarra, their flagship wine, a great vintage. What can go wrong? Not much, as it turns out. The 2012 Balnaves...

The 2017 Blai Ferré Billo is a great introduction to the schist terroir of Priorat. The wine is a blend dominated by Grenache and Shi...

I visited Caelum, a white wine specialist in Mendoza, several years ago. However, this bottle comes from Untapped Fine Wines, an importer w...