Hoosegg hears a Hoo
Hoosegg is the new wine of the indefatigable Philip Shaw, a man who is simply one of the most extraordinary characters in the Australian wine industry.
Wine Spotlights
Taylor’s Port – declaring a vintage
Nick Heath, worldwide marketing director for Taylor Fladgate and their sister brands, visited me recently to give me a chance to taste the recently released 2016 vintage port from Taylor’s and Fonseca.
Bags full of Super Tuscan
The call went out from the Brown Paper Bag Club: BYO super-Tuscans to the suburban pizzeria, Napoli In Bocca, and we’ll have some fun.
Mouton and more
Tony Forsyth, founder of Te Whau winery on Waiheke, is a lover of Bordeaux with a particular fetish for the wines of Château Mouton Rothschild.
Te Mata Coleraine in top form
Te Mata Estate Coleraine is one of the greatest New Zealand wines, with a 37-year span of vintages, and, most surprisingly it was a great wine from the very first vintage.
Château d’Yquem vertical tasting
It took me a nano-second to respond when asked: “Would you like to attend a vertical tasting of Chateau d’Yquem presented by the marketing director, Jean-Phillipe le Moine?”
A decade of Carson-made Yabby Lake
Yabby Lake chief winemaker Tom Carson, one of Australia’s most lauded winemakers and a senior wine show judge, has many runs on the board as a maker of pinot noir, chardonnay and other varietals.
Penfolds takes a gamble with fortifieds
Penfolds is taking one of its biggest gambles, launching a new product which – looked at one way – is quite a conventional young vintage port style, but looked at another way, is revolutionary.
A Champagne with a story to tell
Imagine the pressure on Cyril Brun: he has to put the finishing touches to a great wine that was vintaged and blended by his predecessor, 12 years after the grapes were harvested.
Mas success for Jean Claude
Arrogant Frog is one of the shining success stories of modern wine marketing. And there is more to come from Jean Claude Mas.