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Katie Spain

Katie Spain

Katie Spain is the national drinks editor for Good Food.

Katie Spain

Grange and Penfolds wines.

The verdict on the new Grange is in, but it’s $1000. Should you splash the cash?

Good Food wine writer Katie Spain says it has the aromatic magic of a misty autumn morning, but there are impressive, and more affordable, alternatives available.

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Aldi winter wines

Winter’s best wines for $30 or less (including Aldi’s ‘astounding’ reds under $15)

Find the best wine bargains for every occasion, from cosy nights on the couch to what to serve with a Sunday roast.

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Is it ever acceptable to send back your bottle of wine? It depends.

If I order a bottle of wine and don’t like it, can I send it back?

Is that restaurant wine you splashed your hard-earned cash on not quite right? Here’s when it’s acceptable – or not – to request replacing it.

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Aromatic white wines such as off-dry riesling can hold their own with curry.

The best wines to bring to every kind of dinner party (without breaking the bank)

From dinner with wine snobs to a games night, these tips will help match the right wine to the occasion, whether your budget is $20 or $200.

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A by Arras Premium Cuvee Rosé NV is “astoundingly good value”.

Aussie sparkling rosé is the best in the world – and one state punches way above its weight

Move over France. The popularity of Australian sparkling rosé is surging. Here are five to try, including a Tassie wonder that is astoundingly great value.

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Sisters Holly and Jessie Pirret enjoy a glass of the Dhillon 2024 Accidental Red - a bargain at $25 a bottle.

Summer’s best wines for $30 or less (including Aldi’s ‘super-refreshing’ white for under $10)

From light-hearted bubbles to chillable reds, a great drop doesn’t have to break the bank, as these top bottles prove.

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HER Rooftop’s version of the Paloma, made with blood orange.

Raise a glass to the new feel-good cocktail of summer (starring the fastest-growing spirit in Australia)

Move over, margarita. Sayonara, limoncello spritz. This season, it’s all about the citrusy, tequila-based Paloma.

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Vigneron Sarah Collingwood in her Four Winds Vineyard in Canberra. 

The most wanted wine in Australia is by a small producer you haven’t even heard of yet

The Melbourne Royal Wine Awards uncovered some excellent new wines by some little-known winemakers. Here’s the pick of the bunch.

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Lisa Guenther-Strauss has opened a wine bar in Sydney devoted to NSW wines.

Australian fine wines are world-class. So why don’t they dominate our drinks lists?

Our wines win trophies all over the world, but many restaurant lists still draw heavily on imports.

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Non-alcoholic conscious drink from Oz Harvest x Kakadu Kitchen.

If cutting out alcohol completely is unrealistic, raise a glass to ‘damp’ drinking

Conscious, mindful or damp – whatever you call it, drinking in moderation, or not at all, has never been more appetising.

  • Katie Spain

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/by/katie-spain-h29n1s