Wine
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.
- Katie Spain
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Why are Gen Z and Millennials moving away from drinking wine?
Australians have only really been wine drinkers since the “wine boom” of the late 1960s, writes Huon Hooke.
- Huon Hooke
At one of Australia’s oldest wineries, two siblings are 2025’s champion vignerons
Yeringberg’s Sandra and David de Pury are quietly building on the 160-year-old legacy of their Swiss baron great-grandfather.
- Ardyn Bernoth
‘Revolutionary’ Tassie shiraz, Italian grapes: How climate change is altering our wine map
Many Australian wine regions, including cooler climates, are swinging to vines that tolerate heat and drought.
- Huon Hooke
Penfolds’ new wine is controversial and boasts a super-sized price tag. What’s the fuss about?
At $3500 a bottle, Penfolds-Jaboulet La Grange is sure to be a bloody fine wine, writes Huon Hooke.
- Huon Hooke
Do we need expensive gadgets to preserve the fizz in wine?
Don’t silver teaspoons or dead matches preserve the bubbles in open bottles of sparkling?
- Huon Hooke
From lofty rooftops to leafy courtyards, five new bars for this gloriously sunny weekend
From South Yarra to Thornbury, these new watering holes (some of them sun-drenched) are worth making plans around to soak up the last of the warm weather.
- Tomas Telegramma
Chablis or petit chablis − that is the question (and what’s the difference between the wines?)
The French wine isn’t necessarily inferior or “smaller” than the latter. Rather, it’s all about the soil.
- Huon Hooke
Why are local wine writers obsessed with foreign wines and obscure varietals?
Australian wines are high-quality and good value, but there is more to discover beyond Barossa shiraz and Coonawarra cabernet...
- Huon Hooke
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
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