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The international popularity of Spanish culture has exploded over the last few years. From art and architecture, to gastronomy and oenology, it seems that hedonists worldwide celebrate the splendour...
So there I was, sitting with my motley friends, sipping a very smart Australian Shiraz (rated 98/100 by Robert Parker Junior at less than US$100, FYI) and moaning about the price of top-line French...
Perfection. The word itself draws different and profound responses from all of us. People, objects, moments, achievements—all can meet our individual definition or expectation of perfection. My...
In late September 2008, against a backdrop of global financial markets staggering ever closer to calamity, six bottles of Chateau Lafite 1982 were listed at a prominent Paris auction. Lehman Brothers...
OK, by now readers of this column will have figured out that I am not a fan of the practice of hoarding wine ad infinitum in order to earn a profit. Wine is meant to be consumed and enjoyed with good...
I bet you all know or have met one. You know the type, the guy who apparently doesn’t admit to drinking anything except Lafite ’82 and who chooses off a restaurant wine list based on only...
I cannot recall an En Primeur campaign that has caused so much controversy as the 2008 vintage. The annual pilgrimage of producers, buyers, brokers, wine writers and observers has erupted into an...
Being a ‘New World’ wine producing country, Australia’s first vineyards were planted near what is now the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1788, with the arrival of the First Fleet. Today,...
New World Wine countries are well known for the cutting edge development of viticulture and vinification which has transformed the industry since the 1960’s.
One pioneering country which is...
I have a confession to make. I have been involved in the wine business for over 20 years in many different roles, having worked at the following: wineries, restaurants, bars, bottle shops, event...