Thomas Girgensohn's Australian Wine Reviews - and Beyond

 I am not very experienced with Fiano. This 2022 Coriole Fiano is as bland as its label. It starts with good fruit purity and flavours of gr...

 With ever increasing prices of wines from the best European regions, one is tempted to try new producers who still need to establish their ...

 When discussing wines from the Geelong region, the wineries which foremost come to mind are Bannockburn and By Farr. But there are others. ...

 I am continuing the theme of Grenache a bit more. It is not often you find a 100% Grenache in the Southern Rhone and possibly not at all in...

 A couple of posts ago, I reviewed a Bekkers Grenache, which was highly aromatic but lacked some secondary components. This 2020 Thisledown ...

 It is perhaps not surprising that Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy sold Cape Mentelle. While Cape Mentelle is an iconic Margaret River winery, i...

 Bekkers has increased its profile for high quality McLaren Vale wine slowly, but surely over the last few years. Today I review the 2017 Be...

 A trend is something that establishes itself over time and continues for a while. Therefore, it is not surprising that the trends I will me...

 When thinking about Japan, and its wine in particular, freshness and purity of fruit is top of mind. On that basis, I enjoyed the Grace Kay...

 Peter Schell of Spinifex has employed a clever strategy of blending. Many components of his wines are from less desired grapes, bought well...

  Our Christmas drinking was fairly measured, but of good quality. For the red wines, I opted for lighter options, given the warm weather. T...

 Torbreck offers a remarkable line of wines, priced from the $20s/bottle to the $700s or so. For drinkability, I have always enjoyed the mid...