Observations and rants of a hedonistic polymath who eats between meals and drinks between drinks
Poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning could have been writing in celebration of Chardonnay when she penned her famous Sonnet 43: “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and… Read More
Increasingly restaurant wine lists are showing more inclusions of natural wines with their minimal and non-intervention philosophy. Within these include organic and biodynamic wines and the subsets of low sulphur wines and the rise and rise of orange/amber wines… Read More
When you’ve twice won the Jimmy Watson Trophy, the most prestigious and sought after wine award in Australia as well as a fistful of coveted international awards, striving for the ultimate…the best vintage results … is a very… Read More
Disappearing into my cellar is a subterranean kind of bloke’s shed thing. It is cosy and womb-like in an igloo sort of way and not dissimilar, I’d imagine, to some Inuit holiday homes. Sandstone and concrete aided by… Read More
Ordinarily I’m pretty OK with the National Heart Foundation of Australia (NHFA). Sure the dietary, whining, do-gooders got in a knot when the NHFA gave McDonalds a tick for SOME of its menu items. But that spleen should… Read More
Food and wine festivals are becoming as common as hot breakfasts. While each tries to differentiate itself you can always tick the same list of (not) unique selling propositions that will be trotted out: master classes, celebrity chefs,… Read More
Seeing a continual mountain of empty wine bottles neatly stacked outside a gentleman’s pad does not always signify the digs of a dipsomaniac. These mounds were the constant adornment of the grass median strip outside the house of… Read More
The traditional hot Christmas has been eroded somewhat over the years in favour of the seafood extravaganza. It is doubtful that the fish symbol representing Jesus and Christianity has much to do with it. It’s more to do… Read More
Products named after celebrities aren’t unusual. There’s generally a logical relationship between the celeb, their claim to fame and the product. And as a rule, particularly if they are fast moving consumer goods, those brands are short lived…. Read More
The gentrification of the Australian brewing landscape was given a kick-along this week with the launch of John Boston Premium Lager. This 100 per cent Australian newcomer – and that’s a change from the majority of foreign owned,… Read More
