Route du Van Dolcetto Shiraz, 2010, Victoria. This is damn tasty. I need to get back on some Australian wines.

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I was saddened to read that powerhouse Australian winery, Mollydooker, lost over $1,000,000 worth of their 2010 Velvet Glove Shiraz.  And in a forklift accident, no less (462 cases fell 20 feet while being loaded onto a ship). Australian fine wine needs all the help it can get and this bonehead move isn’t helping the […]

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Well, hip to the hop to the hippity hop.  Looks like I got me a wee bit of press last week. Maggie Hoffman, of Serious Eats, interviewed me about my job and, among other things, my thoughts on beer lists in restaurants.  (Mom will be proud to hear her son raving about craft beer, walking […]

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Ask an Insider is an interview series that talks to the people that make, serve, shake, sip, pump, pour, crush, distill, and bring life to this industry.  (For other interviews in the series, click the Ask an Insider tag at the bottom) I realized the other day that the words “Australian wine” have not ventured […]

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