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Crisp and dry – a perfect summer wine

Riesling was one of the early grape varieties in Australia to be produced in the crisp, pristine dry manner that has seen them become...

Grapevine: The Great Southern Region

Regions like Porongurup, Frankland River or Mount Barker may not be household names or sit in the common vernacular when thinking about wine from...

Grapevine: A versatile variety

Chardonnay is the fifth-most planted grape variety in the world, but it is planted in the most wine-growing countries of the world.

Grapevine: So much variety

Primitivo, Zweigelt, Blaufrankisch have all been covered here in previous weeks and they are just a drop in the ocean of grape varieties we...

Grapevine: Finding opportunity

They say never waste a good crisis.

Grapevine: Bourgogne is booming

With the insatiable demand for Pinot Noir from Burgundy continuing to grow, and with it the stratospheric pricing, we are now seeing the ‘humble’...

Grapevine: Speaking Italian

Understanding the terms used on wine labels can be pretty challenging, particularly when they are in a foreign language. Is that the grape variety?...

Grapevine: Going dry?

After a year that drove us to drink a little more than normal, it should be no surprise that 2021 has kicked off with...

Grapevine: Sparkling into summer

Pet-nat, short for Petillant-Naturel wines seemed to have grown and settled into their niche over the last couple of years, and yet, with summer...

Grapevine: A noble variety

Nebbiolo has found its way firmly into the noble grape variety category, if it wasn't already, over the past decade or so. Whether it be...

Grapevine: Region adapting to environmental changes

The Yarra Valley is a region in flux. With the increasing impact of both climate change which is bringing warmer temperatures across the region...

Grapevine: Valpolicella

Italy has proven to be a happy hunting ground when it comes to finding wines that offer plenty of variety and prices that mean...

Grapevine: Sancerre

We often feature the wines and regions that sit on the Kimmeridgian chain from Champagne in the North, down through Chablis and along the...

Grapevine: Falling victim to fashion

It was refreshing for an older set of eyes to see an answer a well-known wine critic/commentator provided to a leading wine magazine some...

Grapevine: Shiraz vs Syrah

What’s the difference?

Grapevine: We’re going down to La La Land

New wine brands can take seemingly forever to develop, often over decades, from a budding idea to a snowball of momentum that makes you...

Grapevine: Sweet, sweet wine

The most famous dessert wines all have their unique ways of developing their flavours, sweetness and concentration.

Grapevine: Flying under the radar

For a region with such a high density of great quality producers, Beechworth still seems to fly under the radar for many wine drinkers.

Grapevine: Greek wine

After your mind has jumped to the memories of Retsina, reset your bearings and start afresh with an open mind.

Grapevine: From niche to best sellers

One of the surprising things about wine consumption over the past few months is just how varied it has been.

Grapevine: A diamond in the rough

How does a winery select the grape varieties to plant on their chosen piece of dirt?

Grapevine: A step away from household varietals

The next big thing in wine is... who knows. We’ve all tried to make the big call and almost no-one gets it right.

Grapevine: The temptations of Tempranillo

If you were asked to name the most successful red variety introduced to Australia over the past 20 years or so, Tempranillo probably would...

Grapevine: Finding fame in Spain

Rioja is undoubtedly Spain’s most famous red wine producing region.