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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 fine Australian Cabernet that's been given time to mature and is drinking well now. From CA$21.25, £18.65, $26.98, 2477...
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7 February 2019 This Thursday's delve into the archives is a particularly frightening one, one from exactly 10 years ago...
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Julia tastes the results of the AWRI's outstanding research into flavour compounds but can't ignore this niggling question. The Australian...
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Expect to pay more for your wine if you live in Brexit-blighted Britain. Today, with sneakily little fanfare, UK duties...
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10 January 2019 We're republishing this much-annotated article free in our Throwback Thursday series. 23 December 2018 An addition from...
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A shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times.
When I explain to fellow wine lovers why...
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Three notable Australian winemakers present their latest, and in one case first, vintages. Philip Shaw (pictured, showing off his notable...
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Australian Wine Styles and tastes, people and places
Patrick Iland, Peter Gago, Andrew Caillard, Peter Dry
Published by Patrick Iland...
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6 December 2018 We're re-publishing this account of an extraordinary tasting six years ago, in anticipation of my forthcoming list...
Max on Oz
This year promises even better wines than last Down Under. Mark Walpole is the last person you’d expect to be...
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29 November 2018 Today, we republish free Tam's account of her surprised reaction to the Australian wine scene. (See also...
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Chris Tyrrell (right, with his father Bruce) was in London recently to celebrate his family's 160th anniversary as Hunter Valley...
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4 August 2020 See this update. It transpires that Gingin, Mendoza and OF are in fact three different clones of...
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White burgundy apart, it's amazing how many of the greatest Chardonnays today are grown in the southern hemisphere. Seen here...
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Jancis gives her verdict on this year's version of these annual offerings – released to the world today. I don’t...
Andrea's salon
What to take from home when embarking on a long journey abroad? There are the practical effects one needs for...
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