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Blind tasting, part 9 – Riesling
How to identify this characterful variety in its various guises, from Germany and elsewhere. Today’s lesson is devoted to one of the wine world’s most cherished varieties: Riesling. It’s also...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
• 14 min read
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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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Samantha regales us with tales of a rather unsatisfactory week.
This week was … bleak. While we have started processing...
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Samantha Cole-Johnson, whom we last encountered pruning in freezing-cold Oregon, begins a series on her current experiences as a cellar...
Nick on restaurants
Sunda, a recently opened restaurant in Melbourne’s Chinatown, astonished Nick for several reasons. A version of this article is published...
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2 February 2020 Climate change is clearly an extremely emotive topic. Some readers rushed to characterise Brian Croser as a...
Book reviews
A final round-up: family drama, an academic approach to history, glorious Burgundian visuals, undervalued treasures and – well – you...
Wines of the week
As the Australian bushfires continue to rage, we’re trying to find ways to help. One suggestion is to buy wines...
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