What’s in a name? Everything, when it comes to this rose
You’ll remember Zonte’s Footstep Scarlet Ladybird Rosé – not only because it’s the perfect partner to Asian feasts. Check out our latest wine offer, curated with summer vibes in mind.
Food & Drink
Why this pasta is one of NYT Cooking’s best-ever dishes
This elegant, bright pasta comes together in about the same amount of time it takes to boil spaghetti and heat up a jar of store-bought pasta sauce
NYT Cooking’s famous salmon traybake is a midweek winner
Brushing a simple sesame-ginger glaze onto the salmon before it roasts promotes caramelisation on the fish, a feat not easily accomplished when roasting salmon fillets.
The secret marinade to make your best (and easiest) chicken yet
Chicken cutlets that cook through and brown in about four minutes, with deep chimichurri flavor enhanced by a post-grill drizzle of fresh sauce.
A korma that will have your gut celebrating
This recipe, which uses ground almonds and yoghurt instead of cream, is better for your gut bugs, yet still deliciously creamy. Extracted from a newly published book on Food for Menopause, offering recipes and nutritional advice for perimenopause and beyond.
Great news for stylish boozehounds!
Looking to discreetly carry a chilled bottle of wine to a party? Sachi’s chic insulated ‘wine purse’ is just the ticket.
The new generation stepping up at Australia’s family-run wineries
Not all family-owned wineries can look forward to a continuing legacy, with more and more adult children of established winemakers choosing to walk away from the family business. And who can blame them? Here are the exceptions.
Best value Australian white wines
For years I’ve been thinking people are going to catch onto riesling. I hope they don’t. I want to keep it for us. Check out our top white whites under $35, including a prize-winning South Australian riesling for just $19. | FULL LIST
That’s the spirit! The year’s best gins, rums, mezcals and more
No surprise Australian gin forms a part of this list, but it’s in the categories of rum and whisky where local distillers are shining more brightly than ever. Plus, Nick Ryan’s verdict on the millennial scotch causing a stir. | FULL LIST
Nick’s picks of the best sparkling – from home and abroad
Taittinger, Pol Roger, Krug, Moet and Veuve. Yes, they’re all making an appearance on this year’s best sparkling list, but a new class of quality Australian bubbles is hot on their heels. | FULL LIST
Hit the Riesling trail in Clare Valley, your wine country home away from home
Come for the wine cellars and long lunches (with native ingredients)… stay for the stargazing and the countryside charm.
First Lady of the Barossa’s semillon crowns our Top 100 mixed dozen
Margaret Lehmann and her late husband Peter blazed a trail for winemakers in Australia. Here’s how her name came to adorn one of our most distinguished white wines – with an offer that includes the famous semillon
Easy Sunday roast recipes
From tender lamb to roast beef, these essential recipes will elevate your Sunday roast. We’ve got you covered with tips and easy recipes for perfectly roasted meats, crispy potatoes, and velvety gravy.
Australia’s best value red wines revealed
Classic varieties, experimental drops, and a $22 wine that remains this wine critic’s best value pick after more than 30 years. Let Nick Ryan help you drink great wine without breaking the budget. | FULL LIST
All change: the 2024 Drinks Issue of The Weekend Australian Magazine
We’ve never produced better wine. But the underfunded industry bodies charged with promoting our produce in the all-important export markets have lost some storytelling zeal, says Nick Ryan as he launches his first Top 100 collection.
Nick Ryan’s 20 best red wines of the year (over $35)
Our annual collection of Australia’s best premium reds includes an ‘utterly singular’ $900 bottle of WA Cabernet Sauvignon that brought this wine critic to tears. | FULL LIST
Nick Ryan’s 20 best white wines of the year (over $30)
When you bump into a winemaker at the supermarket and she tells you she’s just picked the best riesling fruit in her life – best believe her. Rieslings of outstanding value, and the world’s best chardonnay, are among our picks of the country’s best whites. | FULL LIST
Inside Clonakilla: how to make a classic Australian wine
Tim Kirk persuaded his dad to try something a little different at Clonakilla in the early ’90s – and it spawned a legendary wine which gets better every year.
‘It was a labour of love to create’
At 30 years old, sommelier Nina Throsby created a wine list par excellence at Perth restaurant, Gibney. How did she go about assembling a monster collection of 660 wines?
Classy whites to thrill your friends this summer
With summer and festive feasts coming our way, these premium European wines offer the chance to treat your guests with something unique.
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