Are you drinking your wine at the correct temperature?
There’s nothing better than a crisp, chilled glass of Riesling on a hot summer’s day, or bunkering down over a warm, gluey Shiraz as…
Wine reviews
Wine of the month – would you buy dessert wine?
Dessert wine is a funny drink. It quite often has a polarizing effect on people – they either hate it or love it. Perhaps…
Wine of the Month – the Chardonnay renaissance
It’s amazing how out of favour Chardonnay has fallen in recent years. But in spite of evoking frowns and even dry retching at the…
Wines of the Month: red blends
The first thing I do when I‘m in a restaurant is check the wine list. I usually go straight to the Shiraz section as…
Penfolds Grange Hermitage 1951 – the ultimate wine dilemma
Penfolds Grange Hermitage – or just straight ‘Grange’ to its friends – is roundly considered as one of the world’s greatest wines. It’s certainly…
What is wine aeration and why do it?
Until recently I never bothered decanting my wine. It was a case of how quickly can I get this stuff in my guts?! But…
Wine of the Month – Shiraz Winter Warmers
There’s not much to be happy about when the short days and chilly nights come to Sydney; but there is one thing: Shiraz! Yup,…
Wine of the month – Tempranillo
Over here in Sydney, we’re getting ready to turn our clocks back an hour, pull out our coats and bunker down for the winter….
Wine of the Month – Pinot Noir
For a long time, Mrs Romance and I didn’t drink red wine. Crazy, isn’t it? These days we drink more red than white –…
Wine of the month – rosé is the new white
Whenever I think of rosé wine, I immediately think of sickly sweet alcopop with lashings of hangover. I’ve always avoided this type of wine…