Thomas Girgensohn's Australian Wine Reviews - and Beyond

 As regular readers of my blog would know, I have raved about the 2019 Barolos. To get a sense how the wines may develop, I yesterday opened...

 This tasting was a revelation! Mount Pleasant has experienced tumultuous times over the years. Finally, it went into administration and was...

 A trip to the Hunter Valley a few days ago was my first for quite a few years. A number of discussions revealed serious problems in this wi...

 The third and final single vineyard wine I tasted from this estate was the 2016 Dominio de Atauta La Mala Tempranillo. It is called La Mal...

  The Tyson Stelzer extravaganza, with a tasting of over 200 Champagnes, was back this year. Unfortunately, some leading Grower Champagnes w...

  This is Tyrrell's flagship red wine, from probably the oldest Shiraz block in the Hunter Valley. Yesterday, I tasted the 2018 Tyrrell...

 What Penfolds presents in August is quite a collection these days: 25 wines in fact. In addition, there is a Chinese wine (not available in...

 Chenin Blanc is grown in many countries, but only in France (Loire Valley) and in South Africa is it prominent. Originally, it is a grape u...

 When I traveled to the Barossa last year to visit some newer wineries, I missed Utopos. The visit was arranged, but owner and winemaker Kym...

  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...