Learning about wine

If you love wine, you’ve probably seen a wine being poured into a decanter before. But why do we do it? Is it just to make us look fancy (it’s …

If you’ve been reading wine descriptions, you’ve no doubt come across terms like ‘the wine has a long finish’ or ‘lingering finish’. But what is finish in wine? And how …

There are a lot of weird wine terms out there that can make wine very confusing. But don’t worry, wine doesn’t have to be hard! Wine Terms Explained unpacks these …

If you’ve been to a winery, you may have heard them talk about the type of oak barrels they used to produce the wine. Although a few different types of …

Zinfandel is a wine variety that isn’t all that common in Australia but is something I’ve always been a fan of. I think it’s because it has fond memories for …

If you’ve ever read a wine tasting note, you’ve no doubt encountered an extensive list of fruits, spices and other micellaneous items that are used to explain a wine. It’s …

What is fruit forward in wine? Wine tasting notes often include fruits, from apples to peaches and even bananas. But when you see this term, what does it mean for …

Have you ever been looking for a bottle of white wine in the bottle shop and found both Pinot Gris and Pinot Grigio on display? How about at a restaurant …

There are many ways to talk about wine, seriously! This is why it can be so confusing. The terms are endless and vary on a scale of ‘say it as …

We tend to focus our wine learning on the old world of wine, so you’d be forgiven for not knowing much about Australian wine. I want to help you uncover …