The Vinsomniac - Stuart Robinson

A vibrant garnet in glass, redolent of maraschino cherry, rose florals and hibiscus. Bright and perfumed, one can almost feel the kiss of wa...

Vibrant in glass, firm and dense in aroma. It's iodine, fennel tops, cherry and florals. It's a complex and heady mix on offer. Tigh...

Dark cherry, rose petal, plum - almost plum sauce like in presentation. It's a single vineyard Pinot from Central Otago, in New Zealand...

(c) Courtesy of d'Arenberg Years ago, wine personality (I think that the right label) Matt Skinner published his book "Heard It Thr...

Pinot Nero from Trentino. Conveys a dark cherry with something like a choc coated aroma - altogether rather pleasant. The palate is familiar...

McLaren Vale Cabernet is - in my view - an oft overlooked pleasure. Shiraz stands tall, attempts have been made to garner Grenache as the he...

Strawberry and husk, a little watermelon and rind. Textural with a slightly broader palate profile. Citrus running fresh across the finish. ...

Char and toast, bold aromas, certainly not subtle. It's Zinfandel - a staple of Northern California, here   specifically the North Coast...

Grapefruit and lemon-citrus lead-in. Feels familiar on the palate, with an expansive and textural feel. Residual old oak hint, a minerally s...

Baked raspberry over earth warmed by a summer sun. Remnants of oak - in a supporting role - with bay and woody herb. Lovely powdery, drying...

Cabernet dominant (81%) with the balance of Shiraz. Black fruit prime here, at least on first showing, for it morphs and shifts - revealing ...

This is De Bortoli's first certified organic wine, off of their Hemley vineyard. Presently they've 6.2% of their Riverina vineyards ...

Melon meets something like a white pepper and sandalwood nose. Exotic, you might say; deriv,tive you would not. Texture meets a subtle grape...

White florals, blossom, lavender, a little bruised apple in the frame. Beautiful aromatics, freshness juxtaposed against a little oxidative ...

Figgy kind of Chardonnay here, suggestion of citrus. Palate shows more of a nutty, marzipan and spice character - that could be the secondar...

Whole berry, basket pressed; wild yeast Ferment, lees maturation and battonage. Rosé shown some love, the Yangarra way.  Touch of Turkish De...

I had to double check that I'd not already reviewed this, for my tasting experiences show Rosés typically tend to be released in the sam...

Classic lemons and limes - not you'd expect anything else, or want more in a classic Clare Riesling.  More lime across the palate, class...

I didn't read the accompanying PR at first and expected this to actually be blue with some adjunct.  So why blue: as the press release a...

Firmer, meatier style of Pinot Noir from the Marlborough region and the hand of Jules Taylor. Dark fruit, oak seasoning and tilled earth on ...