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- February, 2012 Wine retailing, like the rest of the retailing world, is going through a bit of a seismic shift... |
Australian Wine Out in the World
- December, 2011 I recently returned from an extended trip to the States that took me to both California and... |
God made Cabernet Sauvignon, the Devil made...
- September, 2011 …So succinctly said the late André Tchelistcheff, the pint-sized (all 150 centimetres of him)... |
A Wine Whine Part II
- May, 2011 OK…I feel a wee bit better after blowing off some steam in last month’s wine rant – I actually... |
A Wine Whine Part I
- May, 2011 There is always a lot of rabid, foam-at-the-mouth ranting going on at the King’s Tribune (and... |
Return to Terroir
- April, 2011 As part of the recent Melbourne Food & Wine Festival, a tasting called Return to Terroir was... |
New Zealand in a Glass
- March, 2011 I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to attend the New Zealand in a Glass public and trade... |
An Oz Wine Kerfuffle
- January, 2011 A belated Happy New Year’s to all our King’s Tribune readers and I hope you have successfully... |
Viva La Rosé Revolución!
- December, 2010 In case you missed it, November 30th 2010 was Rose Revolution Day, where more than 30 global... |
A Vino Road Trip
- November, 2010 I have got a good mate Brad Hickey, ex-sommelier from New York City, who lives in McLaren Vale... |
Australia's Wine Challenge
- October, 2010 As I mentioned in my last article, the Artisans of Barossa tasting tour paid a visit to... |
Tis the season
- September, 2010 At this time of year (or it seems almost any time of year) Melbourne is awash in a plethora of... |
New Zealand Reds – punching above their weight
- August, 2010 I was fortunate recently to have the chance to get a wonderful refresher course and status... |
El Wino - Chardonnay: The Comeback Kid
- June, 2010 It may be a wee bit early to call it a definite trend, but I believe that Chardonnay is on its... |
Wine Education - In Vino Veritas?
- March, 2010 I have recently started working at Armadale Cellars, one of the great independent wine stores in... |
New and Future Wine
- February, 2010 Whether or not you believe in climate change, many people (including winemakers and... |
El Wino – Mornington Peninsula
- February, 2010 I had the great pleasure recently of spending time in two of Australia’s most wonderful wine... |
Wine Stores - The Vino Quest
- October, 2009 I have a general theory that the world can be divided into two types of folks (a gross... |
Bubbles
- October, 2009 Though it has most definitely not felt like Spring lately, my editor Jane asked if I could write... |
Second Labels
- August, 2009 Second labels are about as old as wine making itself. There are a variety of reasons for wineries... |
Old Wine
- July, 2009 With my imminent move to Melbourne I have been confronted with the sorry state of affairs called... |
Glassware - Does it make a difference?
- July, 2009 I was reading a wine column in a magazine recently, where the author was whinging about being... |
Cork or Screwcap
- May, 2009 Almost 90% of wine made in New Zealand is sealed with a screwcap, which is the fastest uptake... |
Cabernet Sauvignon
- May, 2009 I have been to two very interesting wine tastings in the past month; they both focused on... |
Merlot???
- April, 2009 If you have not seen the movie Sideways yet, you should. It does a great piss take of the... |
El Wino - March 2009
- February, 2009 First off, for those of you who did not know, Shiraz and Syrah are the same grape but given... |
Grape Exploration
- January, 2009 One of the things that has been happening in the wine world that I find fun & interesting is... |