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The Pfalz Part 4: Live, sweaty & NO, it’s not the scorpions!

By Ned Goodwin MW Thu, Sep 15, 2011 10:02PM UTC View Comments

Following the last three posts on contemporary German wines, here is the final piece on my recent visit to the Pflaz, in southern Germany, where I was fortunate enough to be judging at a wine show. Rebholz I once found the wines here a little too intellectual and, upon reflection, less than the imminently pleasurable...

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Maverick Australian producers in Tokyo: Pizzini, Hochkirch and Curly Flat

By Ned Goodwin MW Wed, Aug 17, 2011 10:14AM UTC View Comments

Moseying through Tokyo: Ned, Phil Moraghan, Katrina Pizzini and John Nagorcka

First, a disclaimer. While I have rummaged through this piece and edited, added and negated information; the chief voice of this post belongs to James Dunstan, head of Tokyo importer, The Vine. It was thanks to Dunstan and his vision that Tokyo, in the middle of August, hosted three outstanding Australian producers: Pizzini, Hochkirch and...

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Rare pinot and Burgundy – A taster’s dream

By Peter Scudamore-Smith MW Sat, Aug 06, 2011 8:14AM UTC View Comments

Stewart Plant is a gregarious Australian wine retailer at Fine Wine Merchant. And when it comes to the pointy end of the pinot world he is the “man” to aggregate the finest worth tasting in one easy swirl. Brisbane’s newly-opened and chic Malt in Market Street was the venue of three flights of the pinot stars...

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Tension in Pinot Noir: Comments on Burgundy in 2008 & 2009

By Ned Goodwin MW Sun, Mar 06, 2011 11:55AM UTC View Comments

While there is currently much hype about the 2009 vintage throughout Europe, including Burgundy, my experience to date – while limited – suggests consistently high levels of ripeness and low levels of acidity, thus, inadequate tension in many wines. While 2009 is a far better vintage than the dessicated 2003, I agree with commentator Alan...

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Wine of the Week: Curly Flat Pinot Noir 2007

By Ned Goodwin MW Fri, Feb 25, 2011 10:11AM UTC View Comments

Winemaker Phil Moraghan described his latest Pinot Noir as a manifest of extremes, meaning that ’07 saw severe cold (it snowed in the vineyard in November, late Spring in the southern hemisphere) punctuated by bursts of savage heat, unusual given that Macedon is the coldest grape-growing region on mainland Australia. Nevertheless, Phil believes that an...

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