Thomas Girgensohn's Australian Wine Reviews - and Beyond

  Hickinbotham is the sister property to Yangarra, both owned by Jackson Family Wines. It is a lot less known in Australia, as early product...

 There are two stylistic expressions of Grenache. There is the lighter coloured, lithe, ethereal type. Yangarra Ovitelli would be an example...

 A little while ago, I asked a highly regarded Australian winemaker, if he had only one last wine to drink before his death, what would it b...

 People who follow my blog know that I am quite fond of the Standish wines. They push fruit weight and ripeness to the boundary, but in doin...

 Every new vintage is hyped up as one of the greatest or at least something special. Experienced wine consumers let this go by. However, it ...

  The 2016 Dominio de Atauta Valdegatiles is my second single vineyard wine from this remarkable and unique estate. I reviewed the first on...

  What can you write about a legendary wine? I will focus on what I experience as the striking feature. This brings me to paradox wines. I a...

  Visiting Quinta do Crasto, Portugal’s leading table wine producer IMHO, first requires a hair raising drive up the Douro mountains. But yo...

 Niepoort, a family business in its 6th generation, is an important winery in Portugal. When I visited here 6-7 years ago, I was impressed w...

 Conventional wisdom has it that hot vintages lead to wines with high alcohol, and cool vintages deliver more moderate alcohol. A couple of ...

 My final stop in Europe is the Douro Valley. I have very fond memories of this region from a visit 6-7 years ago. This time, I will only vi...

 Back in Barbaresco, my final Piedmont post will cover the tasting at Albino Rocca.   Albino Rocca produces about 100,000 bottles in total p...