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Since 1997 I have been the wine columnist for The Weekend Australian Magazine. This article about the fabulous new wines being made in the Hunter Valley - and why more people should be drinking them - is typical...(more)
 
 
     
 

I am wine editor for the monthly Australian Gourmet Traveller magazine - which sounds cushy, but can be gruelling, let me tell you: I recently laid my liver on the line to find out whether it’s it true that cheap grog gives you a worse hangover than the expensive stuff ... (more)

  
 
     
 

I also write a regular wine and cheese column (with renowned cheese importer and writer, Will Studd) and contribute features and reviews to Gourmet Traveller’s bi-monthly Wine Magazine. A feature on the Howard family’s Somerset property in the Hunter Valley introduced readers to one of this country’s best - but least-known - vineyards ... (more)

  
 
     
 

In the UK I write a monthly wine column for Olive, a great food and travel magazine published by the BBC, in which I made some bold (some would say foolhardy) predictions about what we’ll be drinking in the near future ... (more)

 

  
 
     
 

And I was the first wine writer for G, Australia’s first ‘green lifestyle’ magazine, focussing on sustainable, organic and biodynamic winemaking, and issues such as the impact of climate change on Australia’s wine industry ... (more)

  
 
     
 

As well as these regular gigs, I contribute articles to a number of magazines around the world. One of my favourites is Wine & Spirits in the US. These guys are great to write for, as they’re not afraid to run long, meaty stories such as this in-depth look at what makes the Barossa Valley’s old shiraz vines so special ... (more)

  
 
     
 

And for the UK’s Decanter magazine, I contribute articles such as this introduction to cabernet sauvignon and merlot in Australia ... (more)

  
 
     
 

I also write for a number of wine trade magazines such as Harpers, the UK wine trade’s weekly news journal, in which I get to rant on about things like Australia’s unique ‘terroirs’ ... (more)

  
 
     
 

I occasionally contribute to Australia’s Wine Business Monthly. Like Wine & Spirits in the US, they like to run stories that are a little more unusual (and a little longer) - stories such as this one, looking at how an understanding of our wine history can help us create a better wine future ... (more)

  
 
     
 

And I don’t write for the Australian and New Zealand Wine Industry Journal any more, but I’ve had so many requests for my article advising winemakers on how to send samples and press releases to the media that I thought it might be a good idea to put it here ... (more)

  
 
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