Poll: do you drink your red wines within 48 hours of purchase?
Every time I hear the words “98% of wine is opened within 48 hours of purchase” I wonder a) whether this is an urban myth founded decades ago, and b) whether this is true across the whole wine market,...
View ArticlePOLL: Australian cellar doors …
CELLAR DOORS exist to attract people to a winery’s wines. But yesterday’s article on the fabulous Giant Steps cellar door at Healesville in the Yarra Valley raised the question: do many cellar doors,...
View ArticlePoll: Has Robert Parker’s influence in Australia changed?
In 2006 I wrote an article in The Bulletin magazine announcing that Robert Parker would stop reviewing Australian wine, and that Jay Miller would take over. It was the end of an era. The article is...
View ArticlePoll: Influence of Masters of Wine
First things first: I have no agenda (hidden or otherwise) with regards to this poll. Really. I was asked by a prominent member of the retail wine trade to canvass our readers opinion on the subject...
View ArticlePoll: I’m in a right State
I’m (mainly) looking after wines from Western Australia and NSW for the 2010/11 edition of The Big Red Wine Book, while Mattinson is doing the rest of Australia. We’ve already had this hypothetical...
View ArticlePoll: Does wine need to be ageworthy to be considered great?
At a recent tasting of 03 vintage NZ Pinot, I believe the general consensus was that it wasn’t looking too flash, at least according to Neal Martin’s recent report on his blog (the panel in question,...
View ArticlePoll: what characterises a Parker-style wine?
Strangely enough it seems like a good day for a poll. I was having a discussion with someone recently about ‘Parker-style’ wines and at some point I realised that our idea of what characterises a...
View ArticleCape Mentelle’s Shiny New Labels
So what do you think of Cape Mentelle’s new labels? Better or worse? Chardonnay bottles presented here with the new one on the left and the old (but not the original) one on the right. You can check...
View ArticlePoll: How ‘into’ organic/biodynamic wine are you?
I’m interested in the rise and rise of organic/biodynamic wine in Australia and when Max Allen’s excellent new book – The Future Makers – is released next month, I suspect (and hope) that it will stir...
View ArticleAnd the next big thing in Australian wine is …?
At the dawn of white Australia the trade was in rum. It was strong of alcohol and void of nuance, but it kicked with so much rough flavour that for a time it became the currency. The nation grew and...
View ArticlePoll: Closure on closures?
The debate over the effectiveness of screwcaps is largely over (closed) in Australia and New Zealand. We’ve all had a gutful of the inconvenience and waste of poor-performing corks. But is there still...
View ArticlePoll: ‘Stars, Bars and Gold Stripes’
I’m taking part in a session discussing “The 100 point scale and the relevance of Gold/Silver and Bronze” in a couple of weeks. Simple question; would a score out of 100 points (from a wine show, not a...
View ArticlePoll: Petaluma White Label Labels
Put simply: Yes or No? Wines range from $23 to $27 RRP.
View ArticleAustralia’s Leading Wine Producers
With nothing more than Bennie’s caveat as an introduction and a few of our comments, I introduce our respective Top Ten Producers list as sparked by the discussion here. Caveat – these lists are...
View ArticlePoll: The best Australian wine region to “tour” is?
Simple question: what's the best Aus... A subscription to The Wine Front is needed to read reviews and scores. Either log in if you are an existing subscriber, or consider joining via our subscription...
View ArticleThe isolation red grape poll
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