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Late last year Lisa Perotti-Brown visited and interviewed Ben Glaetzer, looking at all vintages of Glaetzers flagship wine, Amon-Ra. Let's see how she got on: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c...

Our Heartland range has always been a hit, especially with Italian grapes being planted in Australia and this Pinot Gris in the opulent, Alsace style is no different. Heartland Pinot Gris 2011 £13.50...

It's spring in the Piedmont Hills and what better wine to sip on than a juicy, light Dolcetto. Ascheri, Dolcetto d'Alba DOC, Vigna Nirane 2011 Everyone knows the big red Barolos from Piedmont but dur...

With rumours that we might see 20 degrees this weekend, I have turned my eye to rosé wine. Skillogalee Rosé 2011 Tucked away in a small, niche corner of the Clare Valley, Australia, Skillogalee’s beau...

With Easter eggs in abundance, and invariably a chocolate cake on the menu this Sunday, it’s only right that I find a sweet, wine match for chocolate. Traditionally chocolate is a hard one, sweet dess...

Trimbach, Riesling Réserve 2010 With this month's Trimbach offer, we had the honor of re-tasting the whole range. What great wines! They can age for years, with the Frederic Emile hitting it's peak a...

This boy is from good stock. Recognise the surname of winemaker and owner Javier Catena? Yes, he is 4th generation from the most famous Argentinian wine family. My wine of the week is his Tolentino M...

Heartland Dolcetto Lagrein Langhorne Creek 2010 "Two unusual Italian grapes duetting here to deliver a rich, peppery red with complex and facinating layers of dried cherry, ripe plums, chocolate and l...

The 2013 Matthew Jukes Roadshow came to GWW for the third year of this ever popular event. See the intro from Matthew which is now uploaded on Youtube - See Video here [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/...

Flicking through US publication The Wine Advocate by Robert Parker I came across a cracking write up for our St. Jospeh from Domaine Duran. Modern, serious, with complex black fruits, pepper, perfume...

Saint Joseph, Les Coteaux, Domaine Durand 2010 St.-Joseph Les Coteaux offers up a liqueur of rocks intermixed with black cherries, oak, lavender and black as well as red fruits. This is a long-term pr...

Laura Aschero Pigato 2011 "It’s their sheer, understated style that makes Laura Aschero wines so special: the seemingly simple cut of a Chloe dress. Here the local (white) grape is pigato and the wine...