PHIL PARKER looks at (well, to be honest, guzzles down) a selection of wine’s from Marlborough’s Astrolabe family winery.
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Tasting two Rhône Valley classics through the decades
PETER GRIFFIN attends one of Geoff Kelly’s legendary library tastings and comes away with a renewed appreciation for affordable Rhône Valley reds.
Martinborough – what to drink, eat and see there
Martinborough is a quiet achiever that delivers winning wines. PETER GRIFFIN loves it so much he even bought a crib there.
What makes this wine great?
The first in a regular series where amateur wine connoisseur PETER GRIFFIN introduces us to some of the wines he loves – and explains what makes them great.
We Need Closure – Why Cork Tops Carked It
Ever wondered why we seemed to change from cork tops to steel caps almost overnight in New Zealand? Wine expert PHIL PARKER has the answer.
Naked Wine – The Natural Wine Movement
PHIL PARKER delves into the confusing world of the natural wine movement where definitions are loose but there’s much to applaud.
Pity The Wine Writer
In his first column for Witchdoctor, wine writer PHIL PARKER promises never to use lines like “touches of leather and a little bit of manure” or “entwined in a tryst with elements of stone and citrus.” Welcome aboard, Phil!
The World’s Worst Wines
STEVEN McMEECHAN loves wine. Too much. And like all imbibers of the magical liquid, he feels a particular disdain when a drop doesn’t go down the right way.