North Shore Liquor present a tasting of the Elderton range with Allister Ashmead at Credo’s private dining room. This is a free event but bookings are essential as space is limited to 45 people only. Details Date - Wed 20 September 6-8PM Venue - Credo. 504 Miller St. Cammeray Booking - Call 02 9955 2280 or email North Shore...

I got along to the first of two nights of the Exhibition of Victorian Winemakers last night. There's about 30 labels presenting a few hundred wines. Sat in on a Pinot Noir master class in which some of the exhibitors went through their Pinot releases. There was a bit of ...

My wife and I drove down to San Francisco yesterday to attend the Wine Spirit's Magazine Top 100 tasting at the Galleria at thet San Francisco Design Center. It was the one of the very best tastings I've been...

I shared a seminar with Chuck Hayward, Bob Campbell and Gary Steel today, on Pinot Noir of course. On the way out I came across some wines from the Hunter. I first started buying Hunter wines in the 70’s but lost interest as the quest for the holy grail became ...

The night was planned with a little restaurant advice from GW. Shane of Three Clicks West organized a fabulous series of dishes to match the wines. I even managed to make it just before 8pm after concluding a Pinot Seminar at 4.40pm in Melbourne. The perfect way to wind down ...

I thought I’d post some brief thoughts on this months Coonawarra Barrel series auction which takes place on Sunday the 22nd of October in the Zema Barrel shed in Coonawarra itself. The wines themselves are all from the 2005 vintage and each barrel is offered at auction as 20 cases ...

Mick and I will be at Plonk Oz this Saturday and Sunday if anyone wants to meet up. We'll be recording random stuff and would love to chat with listeners, fellow bloggers, etc on or off the mic.

The guys at Glenfarclas let me know about some of the upcoming events around the world where you can try Glenfarclas: The whisky festival season is now well and truly in full swing. Do please come and visit the Glenfarclas stand at these festivals and events...

For those of you who are within driving distance to the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts (US), here's an event that might interest you. A Macallan tasting and whisky dinner. Gateways Inn Restaurant51 Walker StreetLenox, MassachusettsSaturday, October 21, 2006 @ 7 pm There is a discount for readers of The Scotch Blog as well...

Okay, I think the picture to the left says it all. This is not your typical Florida event. I'm sorry folks. That picture just doesn't resemble much of what I've seen around here. Not that it isn't beautiful. In fact,... Continue .