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Brokenwood Semillon 2022 Hunter Valley
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Friday 12 December 2025
• 1 min read
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Samantha Cole-Johnson
Friday 28 November 2025
• 1 min read
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Andy Howard MW
Friday 7 November 2025
• 1 min read
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Australia's most famous Pinot producer has changed hands. Max finds out what is planned, and hoped for.
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Many moons ago – well, last September – two of Australia's most famous family wine companies joined forces to share...
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An Australian and a Brit with a sense of humour, faith in their growers' vineyards and a respect for vintage...
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Ever wanted to get your hands on a single bottle of France's most famous wine? James Halliday, Australia’s best-known wine...
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An Australian classic at a less-than-iconic price. From AU$ 48.99, £33.25, £170 for six bottles in bond, HK$1,620 for six...
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One of the more interesting wine regions you have never heard of? See also Tumbarumba tasted. A version of this...
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A cool-climate, bushfire-burnt Australian wine region that deserves to be better known.
Tumbarumba in the foothills of the Australian Alps...
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See Australian Rieslings, and Chardonnays compared for the tasting notes of the retrospective of Tiers Chardonnay described below.
I think...
Tasting articles
Mainly very fine Chardonnay, mostly (though not all) from Australia, but some Australian Rieslings, and some French and American Chardonnays...
Nick on restaurants
For the first time, Nick answers the question most frequently put to him. A version of this article is published...
Max on Oz
One Australian family winery’s reactions to living with pandemic-related restrictions, restrictions that seem from the northern hemisphere to have been...
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16 April 2020 To complement Ali Cooper's opinionated tasting article about Chile published today, we thought it might be fun...
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Somehow, Samantha has managed to produce this, the final instalment of her vintage diary, even though she must be exhausted...
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The coronavirus has had its effect on the team in Samantha Cole-Johnson’s now-busy winery. Harvest is in full swing, all...
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Samantha had a bit more to get her teeth into last week, and notes some real contrasts between Australia and...
Max on Oz
A cool assessment of the effects – both marked and negligible – of Australia's recent bushfires. This pall of bushfire...
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