Jean-Paul Trijsburg graduated with an agronomy degree from the Wageningen University in the Netherlands and followed this with a joint MSc in viticulture and oenology in Montpellier, France and ...

To qualify for this award, each winery has to have received a 5-star rating for the first time, and a history of at least four lesser ratings. Dal Zotto Wines is Dark Horse of the Year, and ...

Saturday 22 February is Open That Bottle Night, a concept devised over 20 years ago by Wall Street Journal wine columnists Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher to encourage you to open and share those ...

The use of cork (crafted from the bark of a specific type of oak tree, Quercus suber) placed inside the neck of the wine bottle is a 350-year-old technology. This alone should be a reason to question ...

To celebrate Open That Bottle Night we're giving away a 2018 Torbreck Vintners The Laird, rated 98 points and worth $850 RRP ...

From fluorescent, sugary UDLs to canned Four Pillars-based negronis, Fred Siggins looks at the evolution of the RTD (and why Australians are so obsessed).

If you shop at any of the major wine retailers or supermarkets, you have likely perused the shelves in search of a smartly ...

Lincoln Riley has had a successful career as a sommelier and winemaker, starting in '08 with Foster e Rocco in the winemaking sphere. In the same year he received the Judy Hirst Award for Best Wine ...

With lockdown rules relaxing, Australians are keen to get on the road – and the wine regions here make for attractive destinations. We’ve spent a lot of time dreaming about driving through the ...

Discover two wines, both alike in dignity and yet different in style. Find out the difference between pinot gris and pinot ...

Bannockburn, a subregion of Central Otago, is bound by the Kawarau River and Lake Dunstan to the north and the Cairnmuir and Carrick Ranges to the east, south and west. It is the only subregion in ...

The Silkman Wines Single Vineyard Blackberry Semillon 2023 has been named the best sauvignon blanc in Australia. The Halliday Wine Companion Awards celebrate the best wines in Australia. Below you'll ...