Jeremy Oliver's Top Picks
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 published
wine author. He has since published another fourteen books, plus hundreds of
articles all over the world. He has hosted most of the leading wine events in
Australia and also works in an ambassadorial capacity for Australian wine in
export markets.
His books include the best-selling The Australian Wine Annual (now in
its tenth edition), More Thirst for Knowledge and Evans on Earth (a
biography of Len Evans). Jeremy is a regular contributor to Gourmet Traveller's
Wine Magazine, The Australian Way (Qantas inflight), The Straits Times, Wine
& Dine (both Singapore), OLN (UK), Drinks (USA) and a number of other
publications. He is also a regular presence on ABC Melbourne Radio. This offer
includes six wines from his Top 100 wines of the year including three finalists.
The line-up includes the Hardys Eileen Hardy CHardonnay (finalist), Clonakilla
Shiraz Viognier 2010 (finalist), Cape Mentelle Chardonnay 2010 (finalist)
Paradise IV Dardel Shiraz 2009 (finalist), Bindi Composition Pinot Noir 2010 and
Balnaves The Tally Cabernet Sauvignon 2009. We also have a sneak peak of the
Paradise IV Dardel 2010 which winemaker Doug Neal believes is superior to the
stellar 2009.