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Wine discoveries – February 2026
A flurry of wines to chase the winter blues away. Above, Ina and Heiko Bamberger, makers of one such wine, a terrific German sparkler reviewed below (credit: Lucie Greiner). February...
Team JR
Tuesday 3 March 2026
• 2 min read
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Margaret River v the world
From a forest of wine glasses, a comprehensive exploration of Margaret River’s best bottles and their international competitors. Including a preview of some of the beauties being poured at our...
Richard Hemming MW
Monday 23 February 2026
• 2 min read
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I’ve been tasting First Drop wines for several years now and each batch of new releases never fails to impress...
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See this guide to our assemblages. Jancis writes Hard on the heels of Max’s report on Australian terroir yesterday and...
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See also o ur Australian assemblage. ‘Miyurna! Naa marni purrutyi? Ngai nari Kumatpi Marrutya Ngai wangkanthi, ‘Marni naa pudni Kaurna...
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Nine years in the planning, this was a tasting worth waiting for – not just for the subtle and subtly...
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From AU$29.95, £19.99 Find the 2014 Find the 2013 I’ve always had a soft spot for the Roussanne grape. In...
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During the 1970s and 1980s, when the fortunes of the Hunter Valley wine region north of Sydney were in the...
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A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. See also my tasting notes on these wines.
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See also my overview Australia – the wild ones. Yesterday in London I had the pleasure of tasting current examples...
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For my other adventures in Western Australia’s Great Southern at the end of 2015, see On the road to Frankland...
Max on Oz
Winemaker Pat Carmody (right) is shaking his head. It’s late February 2016 and his Shiraz crop is nearly ready to...
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During my recent stay in China (see Australasia here we come) I saw very strong signs of the diversification of...
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I spent the first 18 years of my life in a village of 40 people and, I have to confess...
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A version of this article is also published by the Financial Times. See also Australia's slimline Chardonnays, Australian Shiraz –...
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See also the Australian tasting articles published this week on Chardonnay and Shiraz. Blame the Australian predilection for abbreviations for...
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See also Australia – in vogue again. Recently, Australia has been abuzz about new-wave Chardonnay, Italian varieties and natural winemaking...
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See also Australian Shiraz – what's hot, what's cool and Neb, Sangio and friends. Richard and I attempted a two-pronged...
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