Wine Writer for The Australian, GQ, Gourmet Traveller Wine and Wine Business Monthly...and banging out a weekly column in the Sunday Mail.

Hiding in the hills
Joined July 2009
While every vine in the Old Garden is different, one is more different than the rest. It’s a single shiraz vine hidden in the middle of the vineyard. theaustralian.com.au/weekend…
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This week’s column in The Weekend Oz The remote place where beautiful wines are made theaustralian.com.au/weekend… #buyapaper
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Until recently, I wrote a column musing on life for a Sunday paper. In 14yrs no column had the impact this one did. Strangers stopped me in the street to talk about it. I don’t know what that says about them,or me. Happy 9th to the ‘Poo on a plane’ column adelaidenow.com.au/news/opin…
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Another Gabba tie? #AUSvWI
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So….after nearly 14 years…my final Sunday Mail column. In some ways it feels like freedom, but if I’m honest, I’m going to miss it. To be allowed to fill space with the refuse in my head has been a rare privilege.
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This is a brilliant idea….the kind of forward thinking altruism that is rare in most places but in bounteous abundance in Dudley and Irina
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Replying to @9_Moley
Wonder who took it????
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Nick Ryan retweeted
McHenry Hohnen takes rosé trophy at Langton’s 2023 Margaret River Wine Show The rosé class saw a record number of entries and gold medals this year, with the 2023 McHenry Hohnen Chloé taking home the Hansen rosé trophy and ‘Pink Jacket’... decanter.com/wine-news/mchen…
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Following the South Australian Coroner’s decision to not hold an inquest into Kate’s death, a statement on behalf of a group blessed to call themselves Kate’s friends.
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Hold your Horses – this Aussie anthem gives me the trots adelaidenow.com.au/news/opin…
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Some cobbled together thoughts on the easily offended
OPINION: Australia has always been big on defining national identity but not so good at actually getting it right, writes @nickryanwine. #TheAdvertiser adelaidenow.com.au/news/opin…
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A brief column on parenting with @PIXIES …
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If there’s a better 10 minutes of live music in Australia this year, i’d like to see it. @bigthiefmusic play ‘Not’ in Melbourne tonight and i melted. @ Forum Melbourne instagram.com/p/ClTZ0XuJxNh/… – at Melbourne, Victoria
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The first tranche of distillates to taste for the upcoming Weekend Australian Magazine Drinks Issue. Some rum, a bit of Agave based goodness, whiskies of wide origin and some locally produced vodka for those a bit wary of the Russians. And gin..lots of gin.
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From now on, today will be known as 'Lickspittle Christmas'