Wine
Why are some wines more expensive than others? An expert breaks it down
Here’s how premium wine with a blue-chip reputation justifies its price tag.
- Huon Hooke
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.
- Katie Spain
Low-alcohol red wines taste ‘thin’, but does alcohol content determine depth of flavour?
In conventional reds there’s little or no correlation between alcohol content and complexity. Other factors determine it instead, reveals Huon Hooke.
- Huon Hooke
Ex-Rockpool chef brings comfort food and White Russians to Warrnambool
Wood-grilled steaks and onion butter are on the menu as a chef returns to his hometown (plus two more spots to try en route).
- Emma Breheny
Drink up, buy tickets, book a trip: How to help the Grampians post-fire
With sales down 20 per cent and tourist towns eerily quiet, the region’s winemakers are hoping the public can help them get back on their feet, one sip at a time.
- Emma Breheny
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.
- Katie Spain
Is it acceptable to put ice cubes in a glass of wine to cool it down?
Plus other pro tips for serving red, white and sparkling wines in hot weather.
- Huon Hooke
A new Flinders Lane venue channels what’s hot right now in France
This new spot spanning restaurant, cellar door and wine bar promises to be more French than most of our French bistros. And there’s a bargain lunch menu.
- Emma Breheny
Do wine preservatives cause headaches (or did you just drink too much)?
Plus the easy and inexpensive fix to nullify sulphites in your glass of wine.
- Huon Hooke
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.
- Katie Spain
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