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Best Places to Drink

A guide to the best places in Australia to drink

2022 Winemaker of the Year Awards

MEET THE NEXT FOUR FINALISTS

On The Edge With Ben Haines

BY Christina Kaigg-Hoxley

Castles In The Air

BY NICOLE BILSON

Prosecco On High

by judy sarris

Your Chance To Write For Us

BY judy sarris
TRAVEL

Hello There, Clare

BY AMY NORTHCOTT

Paso's Piece Of Paradise

BY Amy Antill Egan
FOOD

Rustic Fare

RECIPES FROM Andrea conti  
wine matches FROM PETER BOURNE

What to Drink With Carrots

BY PETER BOURNE
TASTINGS

Going South

RED WINE Panel Tasting
BY Nick Bulleid MW

Best Buy Wines

Top 60 New Release Wines
REGULARS

The Seen and the Unseen

Green gauge | daniel j. honan
Is it time to reconsider catastrophising climate change and recognise that in some ways, the industry we cherish might benefit from an increase in the trace gas we’ve grown to fear?

Cognac Collaboration

SPIRIT GUIDE | DANIEL J. HONAN
Rémy Martin has teamed up with famed gilding studio Atelier Thiery to create a special vessel for the renowned house’s most prized Cognac.

Hopping On Board

CRAFT BEER |  julian tompkin
Germany has been slow to join the craft ale bandwagon, but change is brewing.

The 'Other' Grape

VARIETY SPOTLIGHT | TOM KLINE
Despite languishing in the shadows of its sister chardonnay, aligoté is attracting attention from top makers, both in Burgundy and here in Australia.

The South Strikes

WINE HISTORY | MARCUS BEST
Taking advantage of an ideal climate and a phylloxera-free environment, a wave of immigrants escaping persecution in Europe created a wine region par excellence.

Coming Of Age

NZ UPDATE | jane skilton MW
From new expressions of unusual Old World varieties to possibly the best-valued chardonnay in the game, wines from the land of the long white cloud are truly hitting their strides.

Top Picks from Barolo and Other Stars

IMPORTS | NICK STOCK
From the elegant, agile and spry to something supple, sinewy and pure, here are another dozen of Nick Stock’s top recommendations recently imported into the country.

All Bunged Up

LAST WORD | Morris Gleitzman
Was it Marie Antoinette who famously implored, ‘Let them eat cheese’?

Yu Kurosawa of Bunbury's Market Eating House

SOMMELIER'S CHOICE | AMY NORTHCOTT
After graduating in Japan, Kurosawa spent time working in restaurants and hotels in New Zealand and London. Now, she’s in Bunbury, WA, curating the wine list for Market Eating House’s fire-influenced, Middle Eastern food.

Off The Press

COMPILED BY AMY NORTHCOTT
Find out about the latest in the wine and food world, including openings in Sydney along with new releases from Tamar Ridge and Charles Heidsieck, as well as all the info on the latest entrant to the alcohol-free market, Capital Brewing.

Wine Dilemmas

Q&A | JANE SKILTON

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BY AMY NORTHCOTT

Meet the Maker – Sue Hodder of Wynns Coonawarra Estate

OFF THE PRESS | AMY NORTHCOTT
2022 marks Sue Hodder’s 30th vintage at the iconic Wynns Coonawarra Estate. the WINE magazine spoke with Hodder, who was the 2010 the WINE magazine Winemaker of the Year, about her career and her advice for aspiring winemakers and viticulturists. 

Dewazakura Sake Brewery

OFF THE PRESS | YUKINO OCHIAI
Deja vu Sake is celebrating 10 years of representing some of Japan’s finest sakes in Australia. Over the next few months, we’d like to introduce you to some of our favourite Japanese sake breweries – and tempt you with some delicious suggestions. Kampai!

2022 Vintage Reports

OFF THE PRESS
Read 2022 Vintage Reports from the Yarra Valley, Barossa Valley, Tamar Valley, McLaren Vale, Great Southern, Heathcote and the ACT.