Grape Variety: 100% Shiraz Growing Region: McLaren Vale, Australia Chief Winemaker: Michael Fragos TASTING NOTE: Michael and the team at Chapel Hill located in McLaren Vale are crafting wines that are deservedly being recognized as some of the world's leading expressions. This can ...

The Smash is a great old school drink family made simply by muddling 'Smashing' fresh fruit in the base of a tumbler filling with ice and spirit and usually containing a touch of sugar and citrus. A lot of current 'modern' cocktails are smashes like the Caipirioska. Jack Daniel's Tennessee Honey ...

Rondinella is an Italian red wine grape mainly grown in the Veneto region of Italy and is an integral grape used in wines such as Bardolino and Valpolicella. It is often blended with Corvina, which in 2005 DNA evidence showed that Corvina was a parent variety to the Venetian grape Rondinella, and ...

Last year 14,120 wines were entered, 9,901 medals were awarded including 255 Gold medals and 118 Trophies. The Decanter World Wine Awards is the world's largest international wine competition. This year Gerard Basset MS MW takes on the role of guest vice chair, working alongside chairman ...