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The topic of wine is very democratic as all manner of drinkers pile in with opinions. If I have any expertise, it’s to do with […]
The topic of wine is very democratic as all manner of drinkers pile in with opinions. If I have any expertise, it’s to do with […]
As the shop owner ask yourself; if an agent offers an item for sale which you believe does not offer customers value, would you still
Wine makers versus marketing View »
Why is the national daily, The Australian, recommending luxury French Champagnes? This story appeared on the 29th December, ‘When it comes to the bubbly, the
The Australian newspaper pumps up the Champagne bubble View »
Does it matter who makes the wine? Should we care? Thoughts like these play no part in assessing wine in a row of glasses where
The curtain falls on the last act View »
We have just sold our last two bottles of the Langdorf Kaldukee Barossa Valley Frontignac 2015. I tasted this wine in 2016 and rang the
Learn to think like a wine expert and you can be 90% as good View »
This is a reply to an email titled, ‘To whom it may concern’. Charles Darwin would surely approve of the progress made since his death
The clues used to buy a wine include some of the following. Have you had it before, the price, the country of origin, is the
Tasting Wines Blindfolded View »
Late at night after the guest’s had left is when I did my greatest work. The dregs in the bottles worth princely sums were not
They laughed when I sat down at the piano but when I started to play… View »
I recall, in the 1980s a group of Sydney based P.R., advertising-marketing types, and the few journalists that wrote about wine formed a group for
The Curious Case of Wine Communicators View »
Let’s talk wine tasting. Are you aware there are two types of wine experts, and they seldom have identical opinions? Winemakers are the technical types
Concentrate, smell, taste then begin with a positive remark View »