"With the necessary amount of respect to avoid impudence, I now offer my recommendations for holiday season drinking. Don’t beat me up that they are all local wines," writes wine writer RICHARD CALVER.
Richard Calver
Richard Calver walks, talks, thinks, drinks and writes passionately about wine, especially the wines of the Canberra region.
Wine writer RICHARD CALVER enjoys the company of a fellow traveller and critic, but in a book.
"A large Yorkshireman, who was tasting at the same time, appeared to be having an out-of-body experience but he nicely summed up what we were feeling about this mouth-filling wine: 'Proper champion'," writes wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.
Wine writer RICHARD CALVER, pining for a taste of the local winning wine of the Jimmy Watson Trophy, discovers the cupboard is bare; it's completely and utterly out of stock.
"Recently I tasted three English sparkling wines that seem to be getting better and better. All were crisp and acidic, and all seemed an equal to some of the best Australian and French wines," writes wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.
Wine writer RICHARD CALVER highlights the differences when it comes to handing out trophies for rieslings.
"The bouquet of wines is like a warm up to an active sporting event, the preliminary show can get you excited," writes wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.
Wine writer RICHARD CALVER takes a longer look at a "nouveau" wine from Tumbarumba with lots of slurpability!
"One serving of sweet dessert wine is about 23 per cent sugar. So, if you are watching your sugar intake, it’s also important that partaking a sweet wine is infrequent." Wine writer RICHARD CALVER hits the stickies (but not very often).
"The perfect accompaniment to the White Horse Bay vista at the end of this glorious day was a chilled glass of white wine," writes wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.
Wine columnist RICHARD CALVER gives a nod to a century old port and savours a joven-style new wine.
Wine columnist RICHARD CALVER ignores history's indifference for Father's Day and cooks dinner for his kids, matching it with three wines.
