find this wine   As you may know by now, I do get cross when people dismiss Australian wine as a slick, soulless, corporate, technological construct. Domenic Torzi is typical of...

Here's a selection of what has become a standard commodity nowadays, Austalian Shiraz, tasted here in London recently. They vary enormously in price but there are some good buys at most levels. I...

from Matthew Lane of California: I'm a Wine Educator wanting to find the “most correct” answer to...

Here's a name to watch, and a label to smile at. Penny and Niels Verburg (pictured, mit bottle) founded Luddite Wines in nov 1999 with the sole aim of making world-class Shiraz. They're far...

  Elmore's Ebenezer Old Vine Shiraz 1997 Roehr, Barossa Valley Roger Harris Wines, UK Vines more than 80 years old supply this mature, rather low-key wine with warm, comforting...

I have long been fascinated by Shiraz from Italy, Pinot Grigio from Australia and all other adoptions of non-traditional varietal names because, presumably, the wine producer thinks they are more...

Here are my notes, in descending order of preference, on the eight great 1996 Australian Shirazes and North Rhônes tasted as part of Geoff Merrill's attempts to establish his Henley Shiraz...

See my tasting notes on all 48 vintages of Hill of Grace. Australian Shiraz is not the most timid of wines. In fact it's the sort of wine I would choose to keep me warm on a...

Jacob's Creek announced on Monday that the 2013 vintage is already underway in Australia - and the prospects for quality are good (for those vines that have escaped the bushfires). Approximately...

I've always admired the value offered by Peter Lehmann Wines (see recent story about the recent absorption of this company into the Hess Group) but the more Australian wine I taste, the more I...

McLaren Vale cricket fan and some time winemaker Geoff Merrill came to London just before the Wine Trade Fair to show off the 1996, best vintage yet, of his top Shiraz, named after his grandfather...