Kim Bickley is on board again, having been with Bullion Cellars since the start of our unique wine venture. I always enjoy working with her and talking …

It is that time of the year as summer rolls over us all, with heat, bush fires, summer holidays, cricket and tennis. Most of these we look …

Back in the late 1990’s and early naughties this was the proclamation “from on high” by nearly all of the wine aficionados. You heard it everywhere from …

Where did 2018 go? Before I start talking about the excellent wines Dan Sharp has selected, I thought I would provide a quick re-cap of 2018. Donald Trump …

Well 2017 has come to an end and I am writing my traditional review of 2017 and my forecasts for 2018. OK it only started last year, but …

I often get asked what my favourite wine is? The answer is always it depends It depends what I am eating, it depends who I am with, and …

Embrace your Drunken Money I found this article and just had to forward it on. It is a long read, so save it for a bus/train ride or …

It’s beginning to look a lot like Xmas so for my small band of followers out there, here is my Good, the Bad and the Ugly of 2016 …

I know this might sound like heresy,  but whenever I taste or drink a wine older than 15 years, I feel like I have missed the boat somehow. …

I was thinking about fads the other day as I waited for my coffee to be made by a bearded, top knot wearing, hipster barista. All I needed, …

There is  push by a  lot of younger sommeliers for the Natural and Orange Wine movement.  You have probably seen this Category on a number of wine lists …

I am not sure who makes up these days, but I love them. Who doesn’t want to speak like Keith Richards and Johnny Depp, especially with his two …

With Father’s day fast approaching I have seen a lot of ads from Bunning’s for power tools. Power tools I do not need and don’t really know how …

I share a warehouse with a wine importer in Sydney. As you can imagine we talk a lot and share a few glasses of wine. I have to …

Not sure why we need overseas organisations to tell us stuff that we already know. But this week, the UK based magazine- The World of Fine Wine – …

I admit it, I am a massive fan of Chardonnay. The quality of these wines coming out of Australia is just incredible. In fact, I would say this …

I went to a pretty amazing tasting last  week Some of the major importers and wholesalers in Sydney joined together to open most of their wines on one …

But overall we are drinking less alcohol than any time in the past 50 years The Australian Bureau of Statistics found there were 9.7 litres of pure alcohol …

Rugby and Wine, my two favourite interests Whist I enjoy drinking the odd glass of wine watching a game of rugby, it is pretty safe to assume that …

As I am tasting and drinking more and more imported wines I have really noticed the acidity in these wines, in comparison to what I usually drink from  …

On a number of occasions I have been called a wine wanker. Not a term I like too much, but hey if the Riedel glass fits ! People are …

Did you know it was National Record Store Day? Not sure who comes up with these days, but I hope it gives someone a job. Record Stores, we …

We have all looked at our i-Phone with a little more interest this week, with the announcement of Apple’s latest profit figures US$18 Billion for the last quarter. …

Now I love NZ, infact I have family over there, but enough is enough Not only do the always beat us in Rugby, and sometimes in the League, …

Did you know that 2015 was the year of the future in the “Back to the Future” movies? 30 years! Where did those go? So apart from Hover …

I just found out that September 19, is International Grenache Day Not sure why – maybe it is an excuse for people to flog more booze or have …

I thought I would let you know of some great recent results for the Sommeliers we work with and their restaurants. The Good Food Guide has just  announced …

I am just finalising the next Bullion Cellars selection with Kim Bickley, one of the nicest people in the game by the way. Great palate, great wine knowledge …

I was at Aria over the weekend working on the video shoot with Matt Dunne- their Head Sommelier. Matt has chosen the next Bullion Selection and is a …

Did you know that there are between 5,000 to 10,000 different grape varieties on this planet Why the large variance I hear you ask? Well people just don’t …