A Blog About Wine & The Senses

May 17, 20194 min read

Game of Thrones Finale: How to drink like a true lord of Westeros

The end is nigh. Whatever happens at Monday’s finale, make sure you drown your sorrows like a true lord of the Seven Kingdoms

Henschke’s Hill of Grace: An epiphany in Eden Valley

Sophie Griffiths

Feb 14, 20197 min read

Henschke’s Hill of Grace: An epiphany in Eden Valley

One of the beautiful aspects to learning about wine is the way wine connects into human history. Whether it’s Medieval monks with too...

Valentine's Special: What your date’s choice of wine says about them

Sophie Griffiths

Feb 13, 20193 min read

Valentine's Special: What your date’s choice of wine says about them

Valentine’s Day is positively fraught with potential catastrophes, misdemeanours and miss-communications. Add first (and second and...

Sophie Griffiths

Jan 30, 20195 min read

The Penfolds Taste of Grange Experience

Have you ever tasted Penfolds Grange or been curious about why they’re so famous? I was recently treated to their ‘Taste of Grange’ experien

Wonder at Yalumba: 8 Reasons To Fall in Love

Sophie Griffiths

Jan 30, 20196 min read

Wonder at Yalumba: 8 Reasons To Fall in Love

Why was Samuel Smith, founder of Yalumba so #woke? Find our why and 7 other reasons why you should pay a visit to the fabulous folk of Yalum

How to Boss The Barossa: A Wine Lover's Travel Guide to South Australia

Sophie Griffiths

Jan 29, 20199 min read

How to Boss The Barossa: A Wine Lover's Travel Guide to South Australia

Sydney, I love you. Your beaches are glorious. Melbourne, you hipster dreamboat, you can do things to brunch no-one else would dream of. But

How To Spend The Perfect Day in Coonawarra

Sophie Griffiths

Jan 18, 20198 min read

How To Spend The Perfect Day in Coonawarra

Spending a day in Coonawarra? Check out my top tips for where to eat, where to stay and which wineries to visit!

7 interesting things to know about the Hunter Valley

Sophie Griffiths

Dec 19, 20184 min read

7 interesting things to know about the Hunter Valley

1. It’s the oldest wine region in Australia Australian wine has a lot to owe the Hunter Valley. James Busby, widely considered to be the...

The 12 Wines of Christmas: My Ultimate Guide

Sophie Griffiths

Dec 14, 20188 min read

The 12 Wines of Christmas: My Ultimate Guide

Chriiiiiistmas time! Mistletoe and Wine! Here’s my ultimate guide to matching wines to all those Christmas occasions, featuring a few of my

The Hunter Valley's Star Wines: The Perfect Pairing Menu

Sophie Griffiths

Nov 9, 201810 min read

The Hunter Valley's Star Wines: The Perfect Pairing Menu

Which also just happens to be Gluten, Grain and Refined Sugar Free! The Hunter Valley, about two hours north of Sydney, is well worth checki

How to choose wine: top tips, myths and tricks

Sophie Griffiths

Aug 1, 20187 min read

How to choose wine: top tips, myths and tricks

How to choose wine? This is one of the most frequent things I get asked. Well, the truth is, it’s a bit like asking where you should go...

Sophie Griffiths

Jul 18, 20184 min read

Do you suffer from wine anxiety?

Are you someone who always points the wine list in someone else’s direction? Do you get inexplicably awkward when the waiter asks you to che

Isn't it time we thought about wine differently?

Sophie Griffiths

Jun 20, 20182 min read

Isn't it time we thought about wine differently?

Wine: is there anything else so universally enjoyed that still manages to alienate so many of the people who enjoy it? I can’t think of...

Ultimate train goals: all aboard the Belmond Andean Explorer

Sophie Griffiths

Dec 13, 20174 min read

Ultimate train goals: all aboard the Belmond Andean Explorer

Promise me something: if you are ever within 100 miles of Arequipa, Puno or Cusco, do yourself a favour and hop aboard the Belmond Andean...

Sucre, Bolivia: Peeking into the Bolivian national psyche

Sophie Griffiths

Dec 12, 20178 min read

Sucre, Bolivia: Peeking into the Bolivian national psyche

No longer feeling like I’d been hit by, rather than simply sleeping on a bus, we ventured into beautiful Sucre. Sucre is the heart of...

Poo tea and Alpacas: Discovering Biodynamic Wine in Casablanca Valley, Chile

Sophie Griffiths

Dec 6, 20173 min read

Poo tea and Alpacas: Discovering Biodynamic Wine in Casablanca Valley, Chile

Casablanca is one of many wine regions in Chile with a growing international reputation. On our South American travels, we visited a...

Santiago, Chile: A sobering afternoon at the Museum of Human Rights Abuses

Sophie Griffiths

Nov 30, 20174 min read

Santiago, Chile: A sobering afternoon at the Museum of Human Rights Abuses

The Museum of Memory and Human Rights Abuses, which memorialises the atrocities under the Pinochet right wing dictatorship, 1983-1990 is...