Happy New Year! I cracked my very first bottle of 2010 this week. A fine start to another year of wine it was, too.
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Hot off the show judging circuit, here are a few secrets and the wrap up of the show-stoppers of 2009.
readEver bought a cleanskin wine that you adored? Or couldn’t drink? Here’s how to pick the difference.
readServing wine at home? The right glassware isn’t just a fashion statement – it can actually make the wine taste better.
readThere are some strange anomalies in the wine world. One of the more perplexing in Australia lately has been the fall from favour of Cabernet Sauvignon.
readYou don’t have to be a wine snob to pick a faulty bottle, and you might dodge a ghastly wine in the process.
readThe inaugural update from GLASS comes to you from Hobart, where winter is finally on its way after the hottest summer in history. I (Tyson) have spent the week travelling the island state and discovered quite some success in ripening Shiraz and Cabernet down here. Questions about global warming, anyone?
readIt’s a different world in the Barossa. At a glance, it would be easy to presuppose that these fairytale appearances are little more than a façade to lure the tourists to Australia’s most famous wine destination; an Aussie attempt to replicate kitsch German traditions in a half-hearted fashion. But there’s a lot more to the Barossa than it might seem.
readNew Zealand is so close to Australia that we might be tempted to think of it as another state of ours. But it’s far from it – as the Kiwis are quick to remind us. As wine growing goes, it’s another world over there. The landscape of New Zealand wine is as diverse as the country’s dramatic scenery.
readLet me take this opportunity to introduce myself, and introduce you to a few wines I dare say are extraordinary expressions. Please enjoy the content of this site and, most importantly, the contents of what we recommend.
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