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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

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Foccaccia with onion butter that uses onion in three different forms.

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
Winemakers Shane Goninon (Mountainside Wines), Tom Guthrie (Grampians Estate) and Simon Clayfield (Clayfield Wines) urge visitors to return to the region.

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
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.

  • 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
Vinesmith is a new venue in Melbourne CBD spanning wine bar, bistro, cellar door and bottleshop.

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
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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
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.

  • Katie Spain

What’s the deal with deep-sea wine ageing?

Some winemakers are dunking grapes or maturing wines in seawater. But is it a gimmick or a game changer?

  • Huon Hooke

What do the silver and gold medals on wine bottles mean, and how do show judges decide?

The factors that determine the difference between a silver medal (90-94 points) and a gold (95-plus) can be subjective.

  • Huon Hooke

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