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Matthew Jukes is wine correspondent of the Daily Mail and is read each week by over 9 million readers. He has won The International Wine and Spirit Competition’s Trophy for Communicator of the Year, writes best selling wine guides in the UK and Australia, as well as being a wine buyer and internationally respected wine judge.
Welcome to the sixth Matthew Jukes 100 Best Australian Wines “hotlist” - the most relevant, bang up to date buyer’s guide to the crème de la crème from Down Under for consumers and trade buyers alike. In a year of dramatic headlines and events, it is good to be able to launch our strongest hotlist ever. In no other country do we encounter such a range of diversity, innovation and the ability to deliver across such an extreme range of price points. Deciding on the final 100 was...
Launched today at Pinot Noir 2010 in Wellington, New Zealand. FIVE STARS Ata Rangi Felton Road Mt Difficulty FOUR STARS Bell Hill Craggy Range Dry River Escarpment Martinborough Vineyard Pegasus Bay Peregrine Rippon Pyramid Valley THREE STARS Bald Hills Cloudy Bay Dog Point Hinton Estate ...
This February, I will fly down to Wellington in New Zealand to attend Pinot Noir 2010, one of the most exciting celebrations of the most noble grape variety on the planet. I hear that over 500 NZPNs will be on show from over 100 wineries and my challenge will be to taste them all and release my annual...
2005 Saumur-Champigny, Vieilles Vignes, Domaine Filliatreau, Loire, France (£29.50, Magnum, Yapp Brothers Ltd tel. 01747 860 423 & www.yapp.co.uk). The 75cl version of this legendary wine is now on the 2007 vintage, and it is an undeniable beauty. Thankfully though the magnums have lagged behind...
Matthew has been away in Australia of late visiting winemakers, organising TouchWine - his charity event for the Hutt Street Centre for the homeless in Adelaide (sadly postponed due to 40 degree heat - but look out for a new date in the New Year), and judging the National Wine Show in Canberra. The National...
2006 Tim Adams, The Fergus, Clare Valley, South Australia (£10.19, Tesco). It was over three years ago when this awesome wine made its debut appearance in this column (it was the 2004 vintage, back then). Tim continues his incredible ascent to the pantheon of great Aussie winemakers (where they presumably...
2006 Kepos, Ampeleia, Maremma, Tuscany, Italy (£15.99, Corks Out tel. 01925 267 700 & www.corksout.com). I met Elisabetta Foradori years ago on my very first wine tasting trip to Italy. I visited the far north – Trentino and Alto Adige - and her Teroldego Rotaliano was not only one of the most...
2005 Landelia Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Alto Agrelo, Argentina (£8.99, Virgin Wines tel. 0845 543 8864 & customerservice@virginwines.com). This week I am writing about a wine that I know nothing about at all! Rumour has it that Paul Hobbs (a Californian Cabernet guru) consults at the...
2006 Spinifex, Esprit, Barossa Valley, South Australia (£17.25, Caviste tel. 01256 770397). Pete Schell is the guy behind the Spinifex label. He is a quiet chap and a contemplative and very astute winemaker. He set up Spinifex in 2001 with the idea of making truly great wines from some of the oldest...
Waitrose have today launched an offer of 25% off all wine whether bought in store or online - but be warned it lasts only until 10 November. In store the offer is conditional on buying a minimum of 6 bottles. For on-line conditions see www.waitrosewine.com . Read More →
On Thursday night over 120 people sat down to dinner in the grand surroundings of Gallery 9 (complete with works by Turner and other Masters) at Tate Britain for the annual Tate / Matthew Jukes Australian Fine Wine Dinner. The four course meal was accompanied by 2001 McWilliams Mount Pleasant Lovedale...
