Thomas Girgensohn's Australian Wine Reviews - and Beyond

 Giant Steps received great accolades for its 2023 Single Vineyard Pinot Noirs. To see how they develop, I opened a couple of these wines fr...

 The  large Swinney vineyards near Frankland River in the south of Western Australia have been a significant source of fruit to the royalty ...

 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon can be magic: boysenberry flavours, smooth mouthfeel, silky tannins. Unfortunately, these wines, particularl...

 The en primeur worked great for leading Bordeaux wineries. These wines need time to come into their own, yet en primeur sales generate cash...

 Sometimes, not very often, when I drink a new wine, I am simply astonished. This happened to me yesterday when I drank the 2024 Rieslingfre...

 There are not many high density projects in Australia. The new Bindi vineyards and Place of Changing Winds are perhaps the most prominent. ...

                                                                           There was a lot of space There were big surprises for me in the m...

 This tasting of the best Australian wines according to Langton's 'empirical' data only happens once every five years or so. It ...

 Time for a potentially controversial post. Pooley is a Tasmanian winery which has greatly expanded its range and tiered its offerings, incl...

 Last year was the first time I visited the Elio Grasso Estate. Once you have managed to get past the barrier of the private road, the easte...

 Vieux Télégraphe is the largest holder of the famous La Crau field, with its large pebble stones. This is where its Châteauneuf-du-Pape com...

 I do not know much about Archery Road. Apparently the winery is located at the south end of the Barossa Valley. Its address is Adelaide bas...