Learning about wine

This week I wanted to share some of my favourite how-to guides from the blog. I love writing these guides as they are often for things that I never knew …

Banana may seem like a flavour that you would not expect or want to find in your wine glass. Bananas are great in smoothies, and banana bread, but they aren’t …

In Australia, I find we have a lot of Cabernet Sauvignon but don’t hear all that much about one of its parents, Cabernet Franc. You hear so much more about …

Have you ever heard of a wine having tasting notes of brioche? It seems like a bit of a weird thing to find in your wine. I mean bread is …

You may or may not have heard of the ancient variety Saperavi. It isn’t all that common across the wine world, hailing from Georgia, one of the oldest winemaking regions …

Tasting wine at cellar doors is a great way to discover new wines that you love and learn more about wine. When I was just starting out enjoying wine, I …

Have you ever heard of a buttery wine? It seems like something that you wouldn’t find in wine. I mean one is a liquid and one is something you add …

Ah, rosé. It’s no secret that I am obsessed with it. In fact, I could drink it all year round. That’s not just because I live in Brisbane and it …

Ever been into a bottle store and had no idea whether a wine is good value or not? How are you meant to know if a wine that is $20 …

There are plenty of weird wine terms out there, and it can be hard to know what they all mean. This makes it really difficult to get into wine when …