Wine a Day

A look at Keith Brien’s past and latest wine ventures from his small cellar in North Melbourne.

A look at the Dia do Vinho at the Castelo de Palmela and the wonderful Antão Vaz from Herdade da Comporta.

For getting 1000 people on our Facebook page, I decided to open the 2000 Tradition Riesling form Hugel & Fils to mark the occasion.

A look at the Kerner grape, made in Germany, grown in the Barossa Valley, Australia

The 5 maxims or guidelines we use to get the most out of wine.

New Zealand has an unusual landscape, foreign enough to the observer to believe it is middle earth. Parts of it are fiord scared and look like parts of Scandinavia. Other areas are snow covered all year round. There are volcanic areas, large forests and great open plains. This diversity of the land brings the opportunity [...]

I can hear you! “Sauvignon Gris you say”… “That can’t be right – it is Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Gris”… Well this grape does exist. Much the like the purple muscatel grape I wrote about a while back, the Sauvignon Gris is another rare grape that is on the brink of extinction because of its [...]

A wine match for the tricky rich spicy Mexican dish you are planning.