Australia’s most expensive wine cellar is for sale – $3 million
For $3 million, you could buy 60 bottles of 1951 Penfold Grange – only problem, there’s only 20 left in existence. What you can buy however is Australia’s most impressive wine cellar, unfortunately,...
View Article‘Twas the night before Vinexpo…
If drinking your way through football-fields of the world’s best wine sounds like your ultimate Nirvana – then have we got great news for you! One of the most influential wine shows on the planet,...
View ArticleVinexpo 2015 Diary – Day 4. China strikes back against wine with Sprite
With guest Wine Wanker – Sarah Phillips Quote of Vinexpo: “We’ve stopped adding Sprite to our wine, but you still add milk to your tea” Anita CHENG : Marketing Director of Domaine Franco Chinois citing...
View ArticleVinexpo 2015 Diary – Day 5. Time for a detox
With guest Wine Wanker – Sarah Phillips Wine Wankers, friends, ladies and gentlemen, stick a fork in it and call it done for Vinexpo 2015, the world’s largest wine show. The final day of Vinexpo was a...
View Article10 things you need to know about Greek wine!
I recently attended a two day Greek wine roadshow and masterclass in Sydney where the Greeks showcased their wine under the banner of “New Wines of Greece”. Talk about bad timing though, it was held...
View ArticleThe Most Ridiculous Wine Tasting Of My Life!
Originally posted on Please Bring Me My Wine:Last week, when Conrad from the Wine Wankers was over from Australia, a few producers in a place called Serralunga D’Alba decided to get together and put on...
View ArticleGetting into sensational wine in the hills of Barcelona!
My first ever video appearance! Until now I’ve done a good job of remaining incognito and usually leave Drew to be in front of the camera but Timmer from Catalunya Wine caught up with me at Alta Alella...
View Article‘Twas the night before Vinexpo…
If drinking your way through football-fields of the world’s best wine sounds like your ultimate Nirvana – then have we got great news for you! One of the most influential wine shows on the planet,...
View ArticlePiemonte, a wine lover’s paradise!
I was lucky enough to recently spend six days in the Piemonte region of Italy, one of the most picturesque wine regions I’ve ever been to. Think endless rolling hills covered in vineyards with hilltop...
View ArticlePiemonte, beautiful wine and wonderful people!
This is the second post in our Piemonte series. Our first post was Piemonte, a wine lover’s paradise. I’d just experienced two wonderful days of magical wine and welcoming people. Was that as good as...
View ArticleThat day I became an honorary Wine Wanker and talked #wine with James Halliday
With guest Wine Wanker, Grace Donald from Wine is a Verb. I was finishing up a short week at work on Friday afternoon when I received the message that The Wine Wankers had chosen me to represent them...
View ArticleWhat is an orange wine? And why you should care.
Originally posted on The Wine Wankers: Who knew matching Korean food with wine could be so challenging! It is; but with the right knowledge, you’ll be throwing back orange wines like a Korean pop star...
View ArticleParty in Pinot Town! Central Otago Pinot Noir Celebration 2015
Originally posted on The Wine Wankers: I’m tired. I’m sore. I’m in awe. Queenstown, in the bottom centre of the south island of NZ, is known to us Aussies as the party town. It’s where we love to go to...
View Article10 things you need to know about Greek wine!
Originally posted on The Wine Wankers: I recently attended a two day Greek wine roadshow and masterclass in Sydney where the Greeks showcased their wine under the banner of “New Wines of Greece”. Talk...
View ArticlePiemonte, a wine lover’s paradise!
Originally posted on The Wine Wankers: I was lucky enough to recently spend six days in the Piemonte region of Italy, one of the most picturesque wine regions I’ve ever been to. Think endless rolling...
View ArticleThe top 10 reasons why McLaren Vale is Australia’s most exciting wine region
Originally posted on The Wine Wankers: The Wine Wankers recently went to McLaren Vale in South Australia – and to say we were blown away by the wines we tasted is an understatement. These are our top...
View ArticleWhat #wine did you enjoy during the week? Here’s The Wine Wankers’ top 12!
Whoo hoo, it’s Friday – you deserve a knock-off drink! If you’re looking for some fail-safe wine recommendations, look no further. Here’s a collection of wines we’ve enjoyed recently for you to check...
View ArticleWhat #wine did you enjoy during the week? Here’s The Wine Wankers’ top 12!
3, 2, 1 – it’s knock off time – you deserve a drink! If you’re looking for some fail-safe wine recommendations, look no further. Here’s a collection of wines we’ve enjoyed over the past 7 days. If...
View ArticleThe Wine Wankers are going global!
It’s time for us to take on the world! :-P It feels strange writing this considering 80% of our half a million followers on social media are from outside of Australia, but the truth is much of what we...
View ArticleHere’s our top 12 #wine experiences for the week!
It’s been a hectic couple of weeks for The Wine Wankers. Drew has up and left Australia for the warmer climate of Sweden so we’ll be seeing a few more European wines in our weekly top 12 from now on....
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