Are Naked Wines good value: the verdict
Many readers ask whether Naked Wines are good value. Huon Hooke signed up for the introductory dozen.
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A tale of two speeds: the fracturing future of wine
The global wine industry, like society, is increasingly a tale of two speeds. On one side, a steady decline in consumption, particularly among a generation less enthused than any in recent memory.
Grange as an investment
That old chestnut has been rolled out again—that you can make a big profit if you cellar Penfolds Grange for long enough, and basing this statement on the rarest Grange vintage, 1951.
The Gene Technology Bill
New Zealand’s Organic and Biodynamic Winegrowing Conference returned in June 2025 and although several intense topics were presented, one of the most urgent warnings was from Dr Jack Heinemann.
Seppeltsfield rare port memories
Seppeltsfield offered an extremely rare bottle of its Seppeltsfield Para Vintage Tawny 1878 to celebrate the recent Tasting Australia event in Adelaide.
Does the US trade war affect NZ wine?
New Zealand wine has a habit of putting its eggs in one basket. The most obvious example is Marlborough sauvignon blanc.
Penfolds Grange La Chapelle attracts critics
The $3,500 Grange/La Chapelle blend launched by Penfolds and Paul Jaboulet Aîné at Wine Paris in mid-February has set off plenty of cynical comments.
Do we really need Chilean red grape juice?
Hundreds of hectares of red grapevines have been left unharvested in the last couple of vintages. So why are Bickford’s importing red grapejuice from Chile?
A hearty riposte to Phillip Adams
I’ve been a fan of writer and broadcaster Phillip Adams for many years. But his bizarre rant against wine in a recent Weekend Australian Magazine begs for a hearty riposte.
Hospitality bloodbath
At time of writing, Stuart Knox can quickly count about 20 higher profile restaurants and cafés that have closed this year, and there will be many more that have shut their doors in the past six months that are not on the radar.