Author Archives: The Wine Commander

Don’t knock Cleanskins

Posted on April 29, 2019 by The Wine Commander

I recently enjoyed a blind tasting of 13 cleanskin wines aged 3 years plus from various cellars. Naturally they varied in quality but did spring up a remarkable gem. This 1974 Murray River Red, Bin 537 was purchased for 65 … Continue reading →

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2019 Central Otago Pinot Noir Celebration

Posted on February 10, 2019 by The Wine Commander

More than 150 delegates from all over the world including Burgundy converged on Queenstown, New Zealand for 3 days to celebrate Pinot Noir. 40 local wineries participated in a series of tastings, lunches and dinners. DAY .ONE Discovery tasting Held … Continue reading →

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The Wine Table celebrates it’s 4000th lunch

Posted on December 7, 2018 by The Wine Commander

The  Wine Table, founded in 1927, meets every Wednesday in the upstairs Mural Room  at Melbourne restaurant institution Grossi Florentino. On 5 December it celebrated it’s 4000th lunch. Putting it into prospective members have consumed more than 37,000 bottles of red wine … Continue reading →

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Wine Spectator top 100 wines of 2018

Posted on November 21, 2018 by The Wine Commander

I am most grateful to Wine Spectator magazine for allowing me to publish their top 100 wines for 2018. Each year, Wine Spectator editors survey the wines reviewed over the previous 12 months and select their Top 100, based on … Continue reading →

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Message from The Wine Commander Blog

Posted on November 19, 2018 by The Wine Commander

Hi Blog subscribers Thank you for the many esquires as to when you will receive more news, tasting notes and features on what is happening in the world of wine. My apologies for not keeping in touch but I have … Continue reading →

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