What a difference a vintage makes…
Having made wines now over 24 vintages there is one ‘truism’ that is irrefutable in a cool climate like Tasmania [...]
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04, 2020
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04, 2018
Autumn 2018 Newsletter
Grape growers and wine producers are in the front seat of the epic ‘climate change’. The discussion is happening across [...]
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04, 2018
The Reality Games
Occasionally for me, a few stories in the media coalesce to form a new idea that triggers my need to [...]
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10, 2017
Spring 2017 Newsletter
Spring 2017 Newsletter It’s good to start with a weather report… a bit like the nightly news but in reverse [...]
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05, 2017
Are you seeing what I’m seeing…?
In my last blog I suggested that creating fine wine is an artistic pursuit. This will mean, by extension that [...]
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05, 2017
What drives me after 33 years in the wine world?
What drives me after 33 years in the wine world? It took a certain coincidence recently to jolt me into [...]
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01, 2016
Modernism – are we ‘progressing’ ?
At the Tasmanian Red Wine Weekend held in Hobart in May 2015, it stood out how few wines are now [...]
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01, 2015
Vinosity and the Soul of Wine or “V” for Vinosity
About 10 years ago I used the word, ’vinosity’, in conversation at a local wine festival, to describe what I [...]
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09, 2013
Wine and a sense of place
“Once a region discovers that it can raise its price by abandoning its individuality, it becomes a mere fashion item. [...]
