Few grape varieties inspire quite the devotion of Pinot Noir. Delicate yet complex, capable of both ethereal perfume and profound depth, it remains one of the wine world's most fascinating interpreters of place. Yet Pinot Noir's appeal extends beyond terroir alone...
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Ricky Evans's wines have earned a loyal following for good reason: they are vivid, site-driven and consistently overdeliver for the price. Through the Two Tonne Tasmania label, he explores vineyards across the island's diverse sub-regions, capturing the nuances that make each corner of Tasmania distinct...
Since joining Bannockburn in 2015, Matt Holmes has overseen a discreet but careful evolution in both vineyard and winery. His restrained approach has brought increasing clarity and precision to the estate's wines while remaining true to Bannockburn's unmistakable identity...
With Lethbridge Wines, the ‘ever-inquisitive’ Ray Nadeson and Maree Collis have built a truly special portfolio that spans regions, varieties and techniques. Each wine is an exercise in focus, capturing vineyard character through thoughtful viticulture and sensitive winemaking to reveal texture and place rather than simply fruit...
Cantina D’Arcy is one of Piemonte’s genuine unicorns. Having known Tom Myers for years (he was first introduced to us by none other than Olivier Lamy), we have watched his rise closely and with immense satisfaction.
Few grape varieties are as instantly recognisable as Sauvignon Blanc. Yet familiarity often obscures its greatest strength: an extraordinary ability to transmit place. At its finest, Sauvignon Blanc is far more than a collection of aromas, it is a lens through which soil, climate and site can be expressed with remarkable precision.
Eight vintages in, Kaspar Hermann has rapidly established Toolangi as one of the Yarra Valley’s most exciting estates. While recent acclaim has centred around the Chardonnay—awarded 98 and 97 Halliday points in its last two releases—the Pinot Noir and Shiraz are equally compelling expressions of the site...
A benchmark grower of the Côte des Blancs, Champagne Larmandier-Bernier continues to craft some of the most terroir-transparent wines in the region. Farmed biodynamically and produced with a delicate hand in the cellar, these are Champagnes defined not by winemaking, but by chalk, old vines and site expression...
Benjamin Benoit is one of the most talked-about young growers in the Jura, and with good reason. Named the Guide Hachette Winemaker of the Year 2021—while only in his 20s!—he continues to turn heads today for his pioneering work on Ploussard, bottling multiple vineyard plots separately, to show just how nuanced this Jurassic grape can be...
Madeira is enjoying a well-earned renaissance, as a new wave of wine writers, sommeliers, and bartenders rediscover its singular charms. Madeira is, in many ways, a bit of a miracle. Grown on steep, terraced vineyards in a humid subtropical climate, often across tiny, labour-intensive plots...
Théo Dancer’s latest releases are the most compelling we’ve seen to date. With each vintage, the wines move closer in precision and identity to those of Domaine Vincent Dancer, and now sit confidently alongside them, offering a rare entry point into one of Burgundy’s most sought-after domaines.
“The Pope of Montlouis and Vouvray—just a sublimely great producer. He knows his vineyards better than anyone and he styles his cuvées according to the contours of each vineyard. The wines are pure and clean, yet profoundly expressive. And they are still phenomenal value.” Rajat Parr and Jordan Mackay, The Sommelier’s Atlas of Taste