Every week it seems, a new poker prodigy-cum-next-big-thing-cum-superstar-of-tomorrow bursts on to the scene. Courtesy of the overwhelming tornado of poker news surging up and down telephone lines, it’s easy to gloss over these names and cluck one’s tongue, muttering unpleasantries such as “must be on a sick upswing” and “luckbox” under the breath. But (as [...]
Considering the region’s national and international clout, the Margaret River Wine Show undoubtedly attracts plenty of interest from wine drinkers both casual and serious. The results for this year’s shows are in and the trophy and award winners are as follows: TROPHY WINNERS Best Wine of Show (Sponsored by MRWIA) Windance Cabernet Merlot 2004 Most [...]
If the words of industry spin doctors were to be taken as gospel, every wine drinker in Australia would be able to locate shiraz of Grange-esque power and complexity at less than $10 a bottle (and at 13-to-the-dozen) at every drive-thru in the nation. Or that sparkling wine of similar pedigree to vintage Dom or [...]
The word on the street is that Howard Park chief winemaker and completely down-to-earth, straight-talking and likeable Michael Kerrigan is leaving the Margaret River winery for a new position at Hay Shed Hill (vacated when Nigel Kinsman left Margaret River for a winemaking gig in the Napa Valley) which was recently sold by Australian Liquor [...]
The catalyst for our trip down south in the first place: Margaret River winery Howard Park was celebrating its 20th anniversary with an international riesling tasting to be held in its barrel room. If you think that the design and packaging of Howard Park’s wine looks smart, then its architecturally-awarded cellar door and winery facility [...]
Sure it might only be five shots and probably isn’t deserving of its own volume – but last night crept up on me and the thought of sleep sounded much more tempting that updating my piece of cyberspace. Now a little preface: McLaren Vale’s d’Arenberg is one of my favourite wineries. Ever since that night [...]
Yes it’s somewhat geeky, but one day I’m sure I’ll be glad I put together this small online photo album of shots from our trip to McLaren Vale. At the very least, I hope it inspires people to set aside some time while in South Australia (or even make a trip specifically) to visit this [...]