Thomas Girgensohn's Australian Wine Reviews - and Beyond

 Massena is an interesting brand to look at for those who like Dan Standish wines, but prefer to avoid the prices of the Standish Wine Compa...

 On day two in the Barossa, I kicked off with Brothers At War . The Wardlaw brothers have different preferences in wine, one favouring the b...

 The main purpose of my visit this time is to get to know some of the newer wineries and their wine styles. Eperosa is a small operation by...

  I spent the following two days in the Barossa. And what better way to start than at a private Penfolds tasting at the Kalimna Homestead. I...

 It is not a secret, but it is not widely known that since 2017, Kilikanoon is 80% owned by Changyu, China's largest wine company. Kili...

 The next stop was Jim Barry . Jim Barry can offer a number of highlights in its portfolio. First is the 2021 Assyrtiko. This really is an a...

I spend the first day of a brief tour to South Australia’s wine regions in the Clare Valley. I am mainly interested tasting red wines as opp...

 Greek wines are gaining more interest. It started with Santorini’s Assyrtiko, and has moved to red varieties from the mainland. Xinomavro i...

 The By Farr labels seem to say 'Don't look at the label, try the wine', so we will not look at it. The 2021 By Farr Chardonnay ...

 When writing about Dave Powell, wine and personality are inextricably linked. He is larger than life, a very generous, but also quite opini...

 Sami-Odi is in the house! I reviewed the 2015 Sami-Odi 'Mahé & Ribo' Syrah a year ago, and I am interested to see how it has f...

 Adelina is a relative newcomer with wines from Clare Valley (their home) and McLarenVale. Its recent 2021 Adelina McLaren Vale Shiraz rece...