Thomas Girgensohn's Australian Wine Reviews - and Beyond

 I talked recently about the high quality of value priced Australian Chardonnays. This is not where the current Australian Chardonnay story ...

The 2021 Spinifex La Maline is the successor of the 2018, but it arrives in a different reincarnation. It now comes from the Eden Valley (B...

 Martinborough is a small and very special place for making Pinot Noir. This is where Ata Rangi is located, as well as Dry River, Kusuda, an...

 Moorooduc is best known for Pinot Noir. Some time ago they offered a six pack of some of their strong wines, which included a 2015 Mooroodu...

  Here is another terrific value wine made from the seldom seen in Australia Grenache Gris grape. The 2024 Larnook Grenache Gris combines l...

  In Asia, I enjoyed the Miraval Côtes de Provence Rosé , as did many others. The domaine and winery has a glamorous history. There is a rec...

 It is not a secret that the quality of moderately priced Australian Chardonnays has gone up dramatically in the last few years. They are no...

  It was difficult to come to generalized conclusions in a recent comparison tasting of Cabernet's from Margaret River and Hawke's B...

 The 'Margaret' Cabernet Blend comes from the estate block where these vines were planted in 1990. A couple of days ago I tasted the...

 The afternoon of day three was a mix of tastings, with some absolute highlights. It started with some wines from Argentina. First I tasted ...

 On the final day, I am starting with some Grüner Veltliner from Austria. I compared the wines from Bründlmayer, Nigl, and Pichler Krutzler....

 The few other Italian wines I tasted could not match the Barolos from earlier on. The 2021 Cepparello by Isole e Olena had beautiful kirsch...