It’s an incredibly hot and humid Sunday afternoon in summer when I weave my way through the Adelaide Hills. After visiting some winemakers, tasting some reds, and flailing in the heat, the last thing you’d think you’d want would be a wood-fired pizza outdoors. But add in a glass of chilled Chardonnay and a shady spot on the grass, and you’ve actually got a pretty great time … [Read more...] about Lost In A Forest: Your Wine + Pizza Destination In The Adelaide Hills
Redefining The Barossa Valley With Winemaker Tom Shobbrook
Close to four years ago, as I was just starting to dip my toes into the world of minimal intervention wine, I heard a bunch of racket about a wine called “Nouveau”—a Mourvèdre from a fellow called Tom Shobbrook who was making wine in the Barossa Valley of South Australia. Having long associated the Barossa with the heavy, jammy, teeth-staining Shiraz wines of my youth, I was … [Read more...] about Redefining The Barossa Valley With Winemaker Tom Shobbrook
At Home With Anton Van Klopper Of Lucy Margaux Wines
It's a blazing hot January day here in the Adelaide Hills—the best time to visit, so long as you don't mind temperatures as high as 40° (that's 104° for you Americans). It’s a few weeks before grapes begin to fully ripen, which happily means that many winemakers are in town, bottling and getting their cellars ready for the impending chaos of harvest time. It’s in this state of … [Read more...] about At Home With Anton Van Klopper Of Lucy Margaux Wines
In Melbourne, Wines Of Adventure And Intrigue At Blackhearts & Sparrows
It's a wine consumer tale as old as time: you need to buy a bottle of wine but you don’t necessarily know what you want or need, and you’re too scared to engage with the person working in a wine store for fear of condescension or ridicule. Maybe it’s because once upon a time you were scathingly shut down for not knowing that red Burgundy wine was always (or at least partially … [Read more...] about In Melbourne, Wines Of Adventure And Intrigue At Blackhearts & Sparrows
The Summertown Aristologist: A Natural Wine Restaurant In Adelaide Hills
It’s a hot, sunny day as I drive my friend’s little workhorse car through the winding roads of the Adelaide Hills, steadily making my way to the fabled natural wine wonderland known as The Summertown Aristologist, a little less than half an hour away from Adelaide city. In classic hills style, I’ve lost track of time chatting to a winemaker down the road, and arrive to the … [Read more...] about The Summertown Aristologist: A Natural Wine Restaurant In Adelaide Hills