Wine
$7 cheapie from WA wins top wine award
A panel of expert judges that included winemakers and wine scientists chose the $7 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc from a field of more than 2500 wines over 12 months of blind tastings.
- by David Prestipino
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Beer
Chill factor: people in cold climates drink more alcohol
Researchers found evidence that climate contributed to a higher incidence of binge drinking and liver disease.
- by Lucy Christie
Wine
Shiraz trumps traditional varieties, Aldi stuns all at WA Wine Show
Margaret River has again shown it can produce world-class wines that are not limited to its traditional varieties of Cabernet and Chardonnay at the 2018 Wine Show of WA.a
- by David Prestipino
Grape expectations fulfilled at Voyager Estate
At Voyager Estate in Margaret River, things are always done a little different and never more so than in 2018.
- by David Prestipino
Calling time on wine: WA couple make Australia's best drop — then decide to sell up
Great Southern couple Duke and Hilden Ranson made a splash when top critic James Halliday named their riesling the country's best wine last month.
- by David Prestipino
Canberra
This time it's not the big guns standing out at Canberra's wine show
It's the “Other varieties and/or blends” that have caught the eye of the Canberra and Region Wine Show chairman of judges Sebastian Crowther.
- by Karen Hardy
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Wine
All about the nose: wine startup raises $2 million
The Wine Gallery has secured $2 million in funding to expand its wine and technology business.
- by Cara Waters
Health
We're drinking less, but female 'boozy boomers' are defying trends
Women generally don't drink as much as men, but in two age groups, they're narrowing the gender gap and have experts worried.
- by Esther Han
France
'Frankenstein wine' warning over French super-grapes
Purists have warned that the lab-grown creations, which mix grape genes from around the world, could lead to dumbed-down, low-grade "Frankenstein wine".
- by Henry Samuel
Wine
Meet the Australians vying to join the world's Master Sommeliers
Two of Australia's finest wine waiters will undergo a gruelling test to see if they can join the world's top sommeliers. Will the years of study pay off?
- by Konrad Marshall
Wine
Fresh Bites: cocktail maestro flips to burgers and WA's best wine list
Perth's cocktail maestro aims to become our new burger king, while more praise runs freely for WA's wine industry.
- by David Prestipino