I am slowly adding a new level of taxonomy to the site that will enable tasting notes to be filtered by grape variety or even just by colour. If you scroll down the page you will see this taking shape on left hand sidebar below the tasting notes section. This is in addition to the current regional breakdown. This could take some time…the picture, by the way, is of a stuffed rabbit which reflects...

Lots of things... 1988 Chateau Calon-Segur was fabulous ... one of the best 88's I've ever had. Sweet cherry and blackberry fruit with lovely cedar... very elegant. The 2006 Penner-Ashe Roséo was good, but perhaps a bit too heavy on the alcohol. Lots of bright, spicy Pinot fruit. The 1998 ...

A blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, with no region mentioned on the bottle, this is a relative cheapie from Seppelt. Quite a fine bead. Yeast and biscuits, grapefruit and lemon. A biscuity palate, a bit of brioche and lemon, seems quite sweet really. The acid is a bit rough, ...

This wine is made by Davey Family Wines in the McLaren Vale. A radioactive salmon pink – I am sure it would glow in the dark. An odd nose: it is dominated by sweet strawberries and red cherries, but there is a hint of blue cheese, and an underlying earthiness ...

Another selection from importer Old Bordeaux Wines . This time a rose made from 40% grenache, 30% carignan and 30% syrah. Just the ticket for a red hot Sydney afternoon. The cork looks like a Diam but has no branding on it. Salmon pink. Aromas of red fruit and light ...

Almost my last bottle from the mixed dozen I bought months ago. We were having a cheap-and-cheerful evening with friends and this fitted the bill. The nose was clean, with strong acid, a whisper of lemon, but not anything else really. The palate was true to the nose, non-descript, with ...

A sparkling Pinot Noir from the Adelaide Hills. The faintest pink and a languid bead. The nose shows faint strawberries and cherries, a dash of yeast and a few dark clouds. The palate is sweet, and then like an old fighter plane on fire, it dives into bitterness and abrasion, ...

Another selection from importer Old Bordeaux Wines and much better luck with this one than the rose. This is a ‘traditional’ style premier cru that sees no oak - only stainless steel. Aromas of stonefruit, lemon rind, minerals and struck match with the first signs of nutty bottle age showing. ...

Opened up pretty tight but breathed up very nicely. Matchbox character on the nose and the solids flavours gradually built up. In the background is a little Peach. On the palate it has lovely balance and tightness with firm acid. The peach is joined by a little biscuit and nut ...

I love stickies, whether they be Ice wines, botrytis styles or the famous fortifieds from N.E. Victoria. Ten years ago I came across a wine like this in Oregon that was stupendous. Chardonnay is not the grape of choice for this style but the Nicholson River team nailed it. Aromas ...