Two Hands, while relatively new, has been turning out consistently outstanding Syrah-based wines from the Barossa Valley every single year. Five wines in Wine Spectator’s Top 100 and 2 in the Top 10! The just-released 2008 vintage of Two Hands Angel’s Share Shiraz continues this excellence with a big, bold and expressive red, with some [...]

2002 was a difficult year for most Australian winemakers. Intense heat was the name of the game, all year. Many vineyards received so much sun, they were actually damaged. Most of the reds are insanely high in alcohol and many so extracted as to taste thick. While this may seem a negative, what it ends [...]

As we head toward Thanksgiving, I will be covering wines that I find go particularly well with some of the more traditional Turkey-Day dishes. De Bortoli Noble One 2005, a sweet, Australian “sauternes”, is a fantastic pairing if you plan on serving a cheese course after dinner, or with a simpler dessert such as [...]

Penfolds Penfolds Chardonnay Koonunga Hill 2007 is a strong contender to take the “Everyday-drinking Chardonnay” title. From the winery that makes the world famous Grange (at a world famous price), this great little sipper comes in at about 2% the price! While Grange did garner 94 points from Spectator in the most recent reviewed vintage, [...]

Until recently, Australia was known almost exclusively for exporting red wine, predominantly Shiraz. It is now becoming more widely accepted that some fantastic whites (Charonnay, Semillon, Riesling, etc.) can be found, and found for even better prices than their “national” grape. One such example is the 2005 Leasingham Riesling Bin 7. “…offering bold flavors of [...]