Summer has turned the temperature gauge up hard in recent days and my fire extinguisher seems to be in hand. This Riesling is nothing short ...

Impressive deluxe. A superb example of Coonawarra Cabernet. The best of the best has been thrown at this. There's even a splash of P...

Superb buying for 30 bucks. From fifty year old vines and aged for sixteen months in French oak hogsheads, 45% of which were new. Be w...

A new grandchild means a new label for owner Martin Cooper. He started this tradition when his first grandchild was born in 2011 when Eloi...

He's a big'un. Loaded with dark brooding fruit, there's a fraction of something which suggests Turkish Delight but if anythi...

This makes me feel like lounging. It's cool and relaxed, the way I want to be when throwing back a glass or two. I'm thinking some...

There's lots to like about this Shiraz. The fruit is wound up and takes a little while to unfurl. Dark fruits, aniseed, tilled earth...

This is the second release of this label which is reserved for exceptional years. The first release was in 2011 followed by this 2014 wh...

I popped in to the Ballandean Estate cellar door a couple of weeks ago to see Leeanne Gangemi who is always vivacious and welcoming. She t...

The Opera Block at Ballandean Estate is right beside the area used for the annual Opera in the Vineyard concerts. Additional concerts have...

I'm not sure why I was sent this sample particularly when the 2013 Cabernet has been out a little while. I would have much preferred t...

Impressive deluxe. Clearly a lot of thought has been put into this wine to achieve the result - the use of oak is testament to that. It...

Great presence and drive here. Plummy fruits step up and steal the show. Vanilla tucks itself in behind as does a pinch of nutmeg. The who...

A delicious Riesling with fresh apple, white flower and lemony aromas. Tastes of cider and is quite moreish. Cleansing with a citrus zip t...

I think I have found a Merlot I like and it took sugar and bubbles to get me over the line. Mind you, I had a couple of glasses of this at...

There's not many alternate varietals in the Coonawarra region so I was surprised to see Savagnin on the list at Hollick. They actually...

The fruit for this comes from up the road at Wrattonbully. A solid wine but nothing to get me dancing. All the usual Shiraz traits lob u...

This guy is almost too cool for school. Casual and relaxed, everything about it oozes sophisticated charisma. Aromas of dried mint, euca...

I was suitably impressed by the Coonawarra Series and the Terra Rossa range takes things up a notch. The extra ten bucks outlay is worth i...

A fruit forward style with plenty of pleasure factor. The depth is hard to resist. Some jubey fruit, dark berries and an oak fleck court...

Another well priced wine from Parker. Again, a fruit forward style but with 25% new French oak used. Purple flower aromas before juicy swe...

I dropped into a couple of Coonawarra cellar doors last Friday with good mate John Rymill. We went driving around his 'hood checking o...

Marketed as, "P.G.R. The taste of summer," this Pinot Gris/Gewurztraminer/Riesling blend does have me intrigued I must admit. The ...

No Unwooded Chardonnay image available Coming outta Mt Benson, nothing really striking leaps from the glass when I take a whiff. Green ...

This is right in the slot. A Barry White meets Sade number. Sexy croon + smooth operator. Aromas are an evocative mix of savoury goodnes...

There's plenty of cheap imported Champagne on the market but wines like this only drive home how blessed we are in Australia with the ...

A clear step up from the entry level Pennon Hill Pinot Noir , this exudes sophistication and class. More savoury and refined, judicious ...

After time in the decanter, this opened up well. Plenty of dark fruits here and delivery is soft. Satsuma plum and a little five spice c...

It's always good to pop into Tobin Wines. Adrian Tobin's cellar door is certainly unique to others on the Granite Belt. The wines ...

We have a spicy sucker here. A whiff of red florals and a hint of rhubarb before cured meat driven by a mild Hungarian salami spiciness ...