While 2006 wasn’t a highly regarded vintage in Burgundy (no doubt some of that is a result of having to stand in the sizeable shadow cast by the incredible 2005 growing season) I’ve found the majority of whites I’ve tasted from the year to be handy drink-now options. On the way home from a friend’s [...]
A long overdue tasting note on the deserving wine of the show at the 2009 Mt Barker Wine Show.
My pick from a tasting of current releases from this esteemed Burgundian winemaking family that has been family owned and run for more than 10 generations.
Tasting notes for Picardy’s newly released 2008 Chardonnay and 2007 Tete de Cuvee pinot noir.
WTF I hear you cry – a wine review? Better late than never I say (probably a little too often to be honest) but now that AHW is back online, expect more regular updates and content. One of the first 2007 Margaret River cabs off the rank, this has set a cracking pace for the [...]
This has been out for a while and while I’ve bought bottles of this more than once over the past 15 months (I don’t usually write tasting notes on wines when drinking socially or out and about), this weekend was my first chance to sit down with the sample bottle I received in 2007 and [...]
Ask most West Australians to name a good West Australian chardonnay and Leeuwin Art Series (LEAS – such is the wine’s reputation that the ‘Estate’ in its name has become superfluous) is likely to be at the front of most people’s tongues. Perhaps a better sign of its reputation, it’s one of the few local [...]