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Marsanne Wine Guide: The Rhône White With a Victorian Passport

05/09/2026

Glass and bottle of Marsanne with golden grapes, a pear, honeysuckle and a beeswax candle

The world's oldest Marsanne vines are in Victoria: what Marsanne tastes like, why it ages so well, what to eat with it, and the closest bottle you can buy tonight.

Merlot Wine Guide: The Velvet Glove of the Wine World

11/12/2023

Bottle and glass of Merlot red wine with dark grapes and plums on a timber table

Soft, plush and unfairly mocked: what Merlot tastes like, how to serve it, the food it loves and a Yarra Valley bottle to try tonight.

Montepulciano Wine Guide: The Rustic Charmer of Italian Wine

10/01/2024

Bottle and glass of Montepulciano red wine with dark grapes and plums on a timber table

Italy's great-value red (not the Tuscan town): what Montepulciano tastes like, how to serve it, why it is the best pizza wine alive, and a ten-dollar Aussie bottle to try tonight.

Mourvèdre Wine Guide: The Rugged Storyteller of the Vineyard

09/01/2024

Glass and bottle of Mourvèdre with black grapes, thyme and peppercorns

The M in GSM: what Mourvèdre (Mataro, Monastrell) tastes like, why the Barossa has 1850s vines, how to serve it, and a McLaren Vale blend to buy tonight.

Muscat Wine Guide: A Symphony of Flavours in a Glass

11/02/2024

Glass and bottle of Muscat with golden grapes and orange blossom

The grape that tastes like grapes: what Muscat and Moscato taste like, why Rutherglen is world famous, how to serve every style, and an Australian bottle to buy tonight.

Nebbiolo Wine Guide: The Fog-Born King of Piedmont

10/01/2024

Bottle and glass of pale garnet Nebbiolo with dark grapes and dried rose petals on a timber table

Pale as Pinot, tannic as Cabernet: what Nebbiolo tastes like, why Barolo needs a decanter, the food it loves and the closest bottle you can buy in Australia tonight.

Negroamaro Wine Guide: The Soulful Minstrel of the Vineyard

09/01/2024

Glass and bottle of Negroamaro with black grapes, dried figs and dark chocolate

Puglia's dark, generous red: what Negroamaro tastes like, why the name means black and bitter, what to eat with it, and the closest bottle you can buy tonight.

Nero d’Avola Wine Guide: The Black Heart of Sicily

05/09/2026

Glass and bottle of Nero d'Avola with black grapes, oregano and cherries

Sicily's big red: what Nero d'Avola tastes like, why Australia is planting it fast, what to eat with it, and the closest bottle you can buy tonight.

Petit Verdot Wine Guide: The Bold Underdog of the Vineyard

28/12/2023

Glass and bottle of Petit Verdot with small black grapes and violets

Bordeaux's back-room grape that Australia made a star: what Petit Verdot tastes like, how to serve it, where it grows, and an organic Margaret River blend to buy tonight.

Pinot Grigio Wine Guide: The Raconteur of the Wine World

31/12/2023

Bottle and chilled glass of Pinot Grigio with grapes and a pear on a timber table

Light, crisp and secretly the same grape as Pinot Gris: what Pinot Grigio tastes like, how to serve it, the food it loves and an organic Aussie bottle to try tonight.