Wine
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
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‘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
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
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