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25.01.2022 155 reviews of white wines from the Championship have been posted on the site.
24.01.2022 Our new website is up and live! Head over to http://www.winewise.net.au to view bulletins from October 2011 to September 2014 for free. Bulletins from October 2014 to now, including the 2015 Winewise Championship Complete Report, are available for our subscribers - have you logged into your account yet?
23.01.2022 Reviews for all 70 gold medal-winning wines from the 2015 Small Vigneron Awards have been posted on http://winewise.net.au/. They are wines you really should try, with prices in some cases under $20.00. Grape varieties of wines on the hot list are blaufrankisch, cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay, fiano, grenache, gruner veltliner, marsanne, nero davola, pinot gris, pinot noir, riesling, roussanne, sangiovese, sauvignon blanc, semillon, shiraz, tempranillo, touriga and verdelho. This is an accurate picture of the premium small maker end of the market.
22.01.2022 Here's our great feature on Australia's top reslings. Free to view for a limited time. http://winewise.net.au///06/Bulletin-Riesling-20160606.pdf
21.01.2022 Brilliant Winewise tasting last night of some of Australias finest rieslings. The report will be available next week. Stay tuned.
20.01.2022 Just posted. Reviews of the latest from Oakridge and Te Mata Estate.
19.01.2022 Heres our great feature on Australias top rieslings. Free to view for a limited time. http://winewise.net.au///06/Bulletin-Riesling-20160606.pdf
18.01.2022 Free to view - the report on our International Riesling Tasting. Five 2009 big name rieslings from Australia, Alsace, Austria & Germany. Added bonus of three "hot" new Australian wines - a semillon, a chardonnay and a pinot noir. Take a look. http://winewise.net.au//Bulletin-International-Rieslings-H
17.01.2022 Here's the link for my reviews of some fascinating Spanish wines, including Palomino de Flor. Good value godello, garnacha & monastrell too. https://winewise.net.au//03/2019.03.20-Hola-Espa%C3%B1a.pdf
16.01.2022 Looking for classy Christmas bubbles? Go for the Piper Heidsieck at $34.00. I have no connection with the producer or Dan Murphys, but this has been our house champagne for quite a while. By the way, the French pronounce it "Peeper", just as they pronounce Mot as "Mwet" - not Moe-wy. Check out http://winewise.net.au/ for Part 1 of our 112 wine Margaret River report. Its only $35 per year for a couple of thousand wine reviews and totally independent comment. No ads.
16.01.2022 WINEWISE CHAMPIONSHIP WHITE WINES - CONCLUSIONS RIESLING The standard of Australian riesling remains high. Despite global warming the traditional regions Clare and Eden Valley held sway here. But was our judging too conservative? Did we fail to give enough weight to the aromatic qualities, fineness and linearity of the Tasmanian rieslings? This will be a major topic for the inevitable post mortem that follows major events such as this. Tip: Orange, NSW is a riesling region on...Continue reading
14.01.2022 2016 WINEWISE Championship The sixth Winewise Championship will be judged in Canberra from 22-25 February. Its a unique wine event, bringing together about 400 gold medal winners from 35 qualifying shows over the past twelve months. The wines represent the best from 169 different producers representing six states of Australia. Some of the winemakers competing are: Andrew Thomas, Blue Pyrenees, Brokenwood, Coldstream Hills, Collector, De Bortoli, Domaine Chandon, First Creek,... Home Hill, Jim Barry, Larry Cherubino, Lerida Estate, Moppity Vineyards, Paringa Estate, Penfolds, Petaluma, Peter Lehmann, Ravensworth, Saltram, Seppelt, Seville Estate, Shaw + Smith, Singlefile, St Hallett, Taylors, Tahbilk, Tyrrells, Voyager Estate, Wolf Blass, Wynns, Xanadu, Yabby Lake and Yalumba. Instead of spending days dealing with seemingly interminable line-ups of wines from different and contrasting regions, the wines are tasted in groups no larger than six and simply ranked them in order of preference by each judge who will award five points to the best down to zero for the least. In the case of large large classes like chardonnay and shiraz, there will be a number of heats, semi-finals and a grand final. Forget scoring out of 20 or 100. It simply isnt necessary. When the brackets of wines are placed before each judge, a wealth of experience from all sides of the wine business will come into play. Winewise will represented by Lester Jesberg, Deb Pearce, Lex Howard and David Yeates. Lester has judged at well over 100 wine shows, chairing many, and Deb has been a regular on the show circuit for almost ten years, often filling the role of panel leader. Lex and David are both long-term Winewise panelists. Sophie Otton brings her own highly respected viewpoint to the table, having recently moved from the position of Wine Director for the Rockpool group to concentrate on wine consultancy and writing. From the winemaking side come Tim Knappstein, a genuine legend of the wine industry, and Canberra District leaders Nick OLeary and Clonakillas Tim Kirk. The results will be made available to Winewise subscribers on Monday, 29 February at http://winewise.net.au/
14.01.2022 Only three days to go before Winewise Small Vigneron Awards entries close.
14.01.2022 Winewise conducts Australias most important wine show for small producers. Entries for the 2015 Winewise Small Vigneron Awards close on 10 August. Entry forms here. http://winewise.net.au/wp-content/uploads//06/SVA-forms.pdf
13.01.2022 Posted on http://winewise.net.au/ today 2016 Championship Reds part 2 106 wines reviewed covering 12 different grape varieties 18 good value recommendations.
12.01.2022 Only 12 days to go before entries for the 2016 Winewise Small Vigneron Awards close. http://winewise.net.au///07/2016-SMALL-VIGNERON-AWARDS.pdf
12.01.2022 Over 900 wines are eligible for the 2016 Winewise Championship. Given the five year history of Winewise, 40-50% will enter. All wines entered will be reviewed. See the list and read all about it at. http://winewise.net.au//Bulletin-2016-Championship-Eligibl All the wines on the list have won gold medals at our qualifying wine shows. List of shows provided as well. Heres an opportunity to get a great view of Australian wine - huge to micro producers, mainstream to little-known grape varieties. Every state covered.
12.01.2022 Entries for the 2015 Winewise Small Vigneron Awards are pouring. Closing date is 10 August. Judging takes place in Canberra from 19-22 August.
10.01.2022 The results for all 800 wines in the Winewise Small Vigneron Awards are now posted on http://winewise.net.au/ for subscribers. If youre not a subscriber, the SVA results alone are worth the $35.00 12 month subscription.
10.01.2022 Here's the latest subscriber bulletin. Free to view. http://winewise.net.au//Bulletin-Tasted-this-week-20160530 If you don't yet subscribe, please join us.
10.01.2022 Now on http://winewise.net.au/ Langhorne Creek Uncovered. 68 wines reviewed including some great value reds.
09.01.2022 Here's our great feature on Australia's top rieslings. Free to view for a limited time. http://winewise.net.au///06/Bulletin-Riesling-20160606.pdf
09.01.2022 To be released on http://winewise.net.au/ at 09:00 on Monday, reviews of the entire Penfolds Collection including the 2011 Grange.
07.01.2022 Brilliant Winewise tasting last night of some of Australia's finest rieslings. The report will be available next week. Stay tuned.
07.01.2022 Heres our great feature on Australias top reslings. Free to view for a limited time. http://winewise.net.au///06/Bulletin-Riesling-20160606.pdf
07.01.2022 2019 Winewise Championship winners https://winewise.net.au/wp-conte//2019/05/2019-Winners.pdf
07.01.2022 INTERNATIONAL RIESLING TASTING - Wines listed in order of preference 2009 Seppelt Drumborg Riesling 2009 Niedermenniger Herrenberg Riesling Auslese Trocken (Markus Molitor) 2009 Leiwener Laurentiuslay Riesling Grosses Gewches (St. Urbans Hof)... 2009 Howard Park Great Southern Riesling 2009 Crawford River Riesling 2009 Maximin Grnhuser Riesling Abtsberg Alte Reben Trocken 2009 Grosset Polish Hill Clare Valley Riesling 2009 Piesporter Goldtrpchen Riesling Grosses Gewches (Reinhold Haart) 2009 Peter Lehmann Wigan Eden Valley Riesling 2009 Brand Riesling Grand Cru (Josmeyer) 2009 Ried Pfaffenberg Steiner Riesling (Weingut Knoll) 2009 Hochheimer Stielweg Riesling Trocken (Weingut Knstler) 2009 Hugel Riesling Jubilee 2009 Loibner Berg Riesling Smaragd (F.X. Pichler) 2009 Durnsteiner Hollerin Riesling Smaragd (Weingut Alzinger) 2009 Clos Saint Hune (Trimbach) 2009 Vom Stein Riesling Smaragd (Nikolaihof) 2009 Spitzer Hockrain Riesling Smaragd (Franz Hirtzberger) 2009 Schlossberg Riesling Grand Cru (Domain Bott Geyl) 2009 Kessler Riesling Grand Cru (Domaines Schlumberger) See more
05.01.2022 Want to see what Winewise is all about? Heres a 14 page sample from September, 2014. http://winewise.net.au/wp-conte/uploads/2015//WW201409.pdf
04.01.2022 Heres the link for my reviews of some fascinating Spanish wines, including Palomino de Flor. Good value godello, garnacha & monastrell too. https://winewise.net.au//03/2019.03.20-Hola-Espa%C3%B1a.pdf
04.01.2022 Heres the latest subscriber bulletin. Free to view. http://winewise.net.au//Bulletin-Tasted-this-week-20160530 If you dont yet subscribe, please join us.
03.01.2022 Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier is revered as one of Australias finest red wines. Heres our take on the latest 12 vintages. http://winewise.net.au//07/Bulletin-Clonakilla-20150715.pdf
03.01.2022 The Winewise Championship winners are now on http://winewise.net.au/ and there are some bargains among them.
03.01.2022 NV Champagne Veuve Monsigny Premier Cru Brut A complex, richly flavoured champagne that offers bready autolysis character together with freshness and lively acidity. The fine mousse creates a creamy mouthfeel. Available from Aldi at a very agreeable price. ($36.00)
03.01.2022 Latest on http://winewise.net.au 24 wines reviewed - from a bargain $8.00 marsanne to a brilliant $189.00 Meursault Charmes white burgundy.
02.01.2022 Entries for the 2019 Winewise Small Vigneron Awards close on 2 August. Email [email protected] for details.
01.01.2022 The Winewise Small Vigneron Awards judging kicked off yesterday afternoon. Panels led by Bryan Currie and Deb Pearce tasted a wide range of "other" whites. One producer did particular well, having two different varietals in the grand final taste-off. Judging gets into full swing today, focusing on chardonnay and shiraz. 841 wines have been entered. Follow tweets on #sva2015.
01.01.2022 2017 WINEWISE SMALL VIGNERON AWARDS Entries for the 2017 Winewise Small Vigneron Awards are now open. Wines can be entered on-line at http://winewise.net.au/wwsva-entry-form/ If you encounter any difficulties or have any questions, please contact me at [email protected] reading
01.01.2022 Reviews of 119 pinot noir & shiraz have just been posted on http://winewise.net.au/ CONCLUSIONS PINOT NOIR Even though a 2014 wine was awarded the Best Pinot Noir medallion, the 2013s, as a group, were stronger. The use of whole bunches in fermentations was very common. Sometimes that procedure works. Sometimes it doesnt. Domaine de la Romane-Conti ferment with 100% whole bunches, but they have vineyards like La Tache and Romane-Conti to draw on. To ferment middle of the r...oad grapes with stems is asking for trouble. Weak colours and green stemmy characteristics are evidence of the folly of rushing into whole bunch fermentations when the fruit simply isnt up to it. Home Hill, Montalto, Paringa Estate and Yabby Lake were towers of strength this year, and we suggest that pinot noir fans should pay great attention to all four producers. SHIRAZ Whole bunches seem to have captured the imaginations of shiraz producers too. As Tim Knappstein quipped while judging shiraz, I wouldnt like to be selling crushers to shiraz makers at the moment. As with pinot noir, successful whole bunch fermentation of shiraz depends on the quality of the grapes. If whole bunch character sticks out like the proverbial sore thumb, there is clearly a lack of balance. Whole bunch fermentation is a useful winemaking tool, but like new oak, it can be overdone. We strongly suggest that the negatives and positives be weighed up. In many cases it would be wise to ferment some batches with whole bunches and use crushed grapes and whole berries in others. The aim should be to achieve subtle complexity. Although whole bunch is the latest trend, we strongly acknowledge the traditional styles that fared very well in the Championship. We always applaud progress and innovation, but sometimes the adage If it aint broke, dont fix it also holds true. See more
