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World Riesling: Great, gorgeous or lean

By Peter Scudamore-Smith MW Tue, Apr 12, 2011 4:58AM UTC View Comments

Of the great white varieties of the world it’s the variety riesling which struggles to retain buyer interest. And that’s not because it’s poor wine – just not as hip as sauvignon or pinot grigio perhaps. Australia makers display wonderful riesling when it ages, so do the German, French, Austrian, American, Canadian, South African and New...

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The New Australia: Not so new after all

By Ned Goodwin MW Fri, Mar 25, 2011 2:22PM UTC View Comments

Having evacuated Tokyo with my family due to the quake and radiation issues, we have bunkered down at my parents’ retreat, slightly south of the Hunter Valley wine region, just north of Sydney. Ever heard of it? The Hunter Valley is known in geek circles for serious wines of place, particularly wines made from the...

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Italy Wine & Food Tour: Drinks and cicchetti

By Peter Scudamore-Smith MW Tue, Mar 22, 2011 5:15AM UTC View Comments

Last Tuesday I had an excuse to serve a small range of Italian wines launching the Italy-Wine and Food Tour 2011 downtown in Brisbane’s Il Centro restaurant; just on dusk on a day which did not rain! It’s always important to take a little of the seriousness out of the occasion by having some frivolity. This lightening...

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Tokyo quake: Humanity in wine

By Ned Goodwin MW Wed, Mar 16, 2011 5:47AM UTC View Comments

When the quake struck I was in a taxi. I felt the sort of camaraderie with the elderly driver that only crises seem to allow. I was on the way to a tasting and met my colleague and mate at the locale. Bottles were broken and the tasting was not to be. I was evacuated...

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On organics, biodynamics, and sustainable viticulture

By WineClub Thu, Mar 10, 2011 12:33AM UTC View Comments

In a recent conference in the UK on “Food and Farming Futures”, Jules Pretty (co-Vice Chancellor at the University of Essex) called for a stop to the bickering between “conventional” and “organic” farming communities. Time to work together. Certainly, for Australian fine wine viticulture, its time to work together, to blur the boundaries openly. My...

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