Thomas Girgensohn's Australian Wine Reviews - and Beyond

 When you have a perfect vineyard site, very small production, and a strong desire to make outstanding wine, you have a good head start. I h...

 The valley of Atauta is one of the most astonishing little wine regions in the world. It is an isolated area about 100km east of the main a...

 Wine from the Aurora Vineyard in the subregion of Bendigo, Central Otago is not generally available to the public, as most of the fruit is ...

I found the following article by wine writer Tamlyn Currin in the Financial Times interesting. While her writing seems quite extreme, I agre...

 While all the talk is about the new 2018 Grange, I had a rare opportunity to taste four back vintages side by side. 1990 was the first year...

 I have followed this tiny producer for many years and written up a number of his Pinot Noirs. He is still on top of his game. The 2016 Kusu...

 This is a brief review of some Australian premium Cabernets. The star of this comparison tasting was the highly acclaimed 2020 Cullen Diana...

 I remarked in my last Penfolds post about the subtle changes in the wines, which boils down to increased accessibility at young age. The ot...

 Many years ago, I drank some 20 year old Emily's Paddock, which was terrific with its very special leathery and savoury characteristics...

The 2021 Skillogalee Riesling is a typical Riesling from the Clare Valley. It is fresh on the palate with lime flavours and some red apple....

 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...