The wines of Italy are a lot like the people; generous, energetic, lively and full of personality. Often textured, with acidity and a fruit profile to match with food. The whites can be among the most thoroughly enjoyable to drink of any wines and are versatile on the table as well as sensational drinking on their own. Roscoe PWS 
 
There has never been a better time to drink Italian white wine. Whether you're looking for a crisp...

New Zealand is a land like no other. New Zealand wine is an experience like no other. Our special combination of soil, climate and water, our innovative pioneering spirit and our commitment to quality all come together to deliver pure, intense and diverse experiences. In every glass of New Zealand Wine is a world of pure discovery.  NZ WINEGROWERS

CENTRAL OTAGO
Central Otago is New Zealand's highest and the world's most southerly wine...

When Languedoc pioneer Aime Guibert planted his first vines in 1972 and crushed the first Mas Daumas Gassac red in 1978, he was convinced that, improbable though it must have seemed to virtually any other observer at the time, his property and wine would gain worldwide renown. And it did. But a lot of even less predictable changes including grands vins have come to the Languedoc in the last thirty years which Guibert never imagined. Today...

The 2009 vintage in Bordeaux is the vintage of my career. The reds have such glorious harmony and balance even though they are some of the richest and most structured ever. When I think of this modern wonder, I compare 2009 to such great years as 1982, 1989, 1990, 2000, and 2005. But I think it is better.
This unique character or style in the 2009 reds, of course, can mostly be attributed to the exceptional growing period. Temperatures were...

I think that Riesling is indisputably the greatest white wine grape in the world but many people think I am mad. Riesling has its own very distinctive character which varies immensely and excitingly according to exactly where it is grown. Riesling responds rather badly to winemaking tricks. It is happiest when it is just fermented as simply as possible and the pure fermented juice bottled with minimal resort to oak, malolactic fermentation...

...I recommend stocking up the 2010s and relishing these exceptional Sauternes. NEAL MARTIN

The embryonic 2010 Sauternes are fresh, vibrant, taut, linear and precise. They are not the rich, effervescent, seductive wines that formed last year's alumni, but they are pretty in their own individual way, particularly for wine-lovers with a penchant for tension and minéralité. Residual sugars are between 120-140gms/L, although I felt their sweetness...

If asked to name the greatest estates in Australia few people would not include Mount Mary and Watirna Estate whose reputation, both locally and abroad , for producing profound and site driven wines of the absolute highest quality and character is completely justified as is their cult status among avid collectors.  Mount Mary and Wantirna are legends of the wine trade.  ROSCOE, PWS

Superbly refined, elegant and intense...

Early December is the last chance to enjoy great oysters and this offer includes a number of wines to enjoy with both oysters and anything crying out for something not too high in alcohol and completely refreshing!   This includes wines from Loire (think Cremant de Loire, Muscadet, Vouvray and Sancerre), Chablis, dry German Riesling andsomething new in a Txakoli - the slightly sparking and very crisp wine that...

Jeremy Oliver is one of Australia's foremost wine writers and presenters. He is a widely read and fully independent commentator whose words are published in several countries. In January 2005 he was named the inaugural Wine Writer of the Year by the widely circulated Australian Wine Selector magazine.
Jeremy began writing about wine in 1984 with the release of his first book, Thirst for Knowledge, in the process becoming the world's youngest...

After the heartbreak of bushfires in 2009 (and, as it turns out, rain in 2011) 2010 has turned out to be a great vintage in the Yarra Valley.  This can be seen in recent wine show results where Yarra Pinots have been scooping the pool, most notably with the Phi Pinot Noir 2010 very recently winning the trophy for the best wine at this year's National Wine Show in Canberra; the first time this has gone to a Pinot! 

There are a number...

Until the long, torrid summer of 2003 came along, Rosé was something lapped up on beach holidays, but the magic always somehow evaporated back home in the face of the sugary pink stuff available. Global warming may have something to do with Rosé's newfound popularity, but the quality is generally better, there's greater availability and acceptance too of pink as an unassuming, refreshing drink.  ANTHONY ROSÉ, The Independent
Perhaps...

Every year we at the Prince get to taste a lot of wine. Many of the things we get to see are very good, some are great and some are sublime. While it is often not possible to say what the greatest wine you may have drunk  over a 12 month period may be, it is possible to narrow down the field a bit and select your favourite wine of the year.
This is the second annual staff picks tasting where we have asked our managers, staff and the...