Adam Hollinshead

Curtis have been making wine in McLaren Vale since 1973. The family history in winemaking stretches back to Italy, where in 1499 Paolo Curtis was charged by the Cardinal de Medici with looking after the papal lands around Cervaro, including the establishment of vineyards and olive groves.

My journey with wine began with a trip to the Barossa with my olds when I was a poor uni student.

After 4 solid days of tasting and meetings with Champagne Houses at Prowein in Dussledorf, Matt headed off to Epernay, Champagne...

If you are lucky enough to be contemplating a visit to Paris, and you are a foodie who loves their wine, why not plan a side trip to the Champagne region as a Day Trip? Trust me, it’s easy to do.

Just 60km northeast of Adelaide, the Barossa Valley is one of Australia's oldest wine regions.

Last week I was fortunate enough to be a guest of Peter Muscet of Australian Wine Showcase Magazine at the 14^th Annual Langhorne Creek Winemaker’s Luncheon.

I came to winedirect.com.au via video game development. Perhaps not the most natural progression but when you consider that previous to video game development I worked at the old Fassina owned Somerton Liquor Barn on Oaklands Road in Somerton Park, it starts to make a little more sense.

Considerably cooler than the surrounding plains, the hills are washed in rain during winter months, and the peaks wrapped in fog.

1. Get your father-in-law to make some really bloody good pea and ham soup. 2. Pull a Vili's pie out the freezer...

How many roads must a man walk down before you can call him a man?... I don't know but I know there are not many roads a man can walk down in McLaren Vale without bumping into a Chalk Hill Vineyard!

Malbec is a variety of purple grape used in making red wine. The grapes tend to have an inky dark color and robust tannins.

Lovely, sweet lamb with a lifting crumb. So good, treat it to a nice red and they'll be begging for more and more.