Birth of the White Swan
Nearly twenty years after Sally Mann found a stray vine seedling growing in her garden, which was then grown and propagated by her winemaking husband Dorham Mann, South Australian vineyard Benson Rise releases the world's first commercial quantity of a brand-new, naturally occurring white grape variety, cygne blanc, a white cabernet...  more

A French-inspired expression of central Victorian terroir
French winemaker Gilles Lapalus is steadily crafting an impressive reputation for the wines he is making from the Bendigo vineyard of Sutton Grange. Jeremy Oliver talks to Gilles about expressing a very different terroir, and particularly about the estate's very affordable and stylish second label, Fairbank...  more

New Giaconda releases - Jeremy Oliver's expert notes
Rick Kinzbrunner has released a brilliant Shiraz and a stupendous Chardonnay from 2006. Click here to access the Tasting Note section of the site, and if the Giaconda wines do not appear, simply search for Giaconda in the search bar.  more

2008 – Another vintage we really didn’t have to have
Australia’s winemakers were handed something of a ‘get out of jail’ card for the 2008 vintage, but whether or not they were fully able to take advantage of the opportunity depended very much on where they were. Jeremy Oliver says more...  more