Wine guide

Have you ever had a Mataro? What about a Monastrell or Mourvèdre? Or, maybe you might know these grape varieties from their classic red blend: GSM (Grenache, Shiraz, Mataro – …

Have you ever heard of a Champagne being called toasty, nutty or creamy? This is something that is quite common in Champagne, even if it is just a hint of …

Semillon (or Sémillon) is a wine that you may not have tried before or heard much about. But it is one of France’s most famous grapes, and it stars in …

Wow, 2020. What a year am I right? If you’re like me you probably cannot wait for this year to be over! But looking back on it, there were some …

Well, Summer is well and truly here and there is only one thing for it – more wine! Here in Brisbane, it is so hot through January and February that …

Have you ever heard a wine described as hot? It makes me think immediately of temperature (i.e. ‘hmm this soup is too hot’). But you’d be a little concerned if …

If you enjoy wine from Italy or want to get stuck into it, you may have come across wines labelled Chianti. The labels don’t normally have that much information on …

It’s so nice that as it warms up it seems Australia is starting to open up! We have been so lucky here in Brisbane, but the other states of Australia …

Grenache. You may know it better as part of the popular blend GSM. But Grenache is far more important than just an addition to a blend. It might surprise you …

There are a lot of weird wine terms out there to explain flavours in a wine. But a lot of them frankly don’t make sense and make it harder to …