Wine ScofferDec 21, 20212 minHolly's Garden 2021 Pinot GrisI've always been a fan of what Neil Prentice has set out to do. Is he a little unorthodox? Yes, and that's what I love about him....
Wine ScofferNov 28, 20211 minPool Wines 2021 GOLDAnd so the obsession with skin contact wine continues. It seems I can't leave the house these days without finding myself back home with...
Wine ScofferNov 12, 20212 minSutton Grange 'Fairbank' 2021 Ancestrale sparklingAustralian sparklings have never really lifted my skirt. Too many bottles of French fizz, down the old screech, has spoiled me a bit and...
The ScoffersOct 30, 20212 minChez Dre South Melbourne Ten years ago, Chez Dre was at the top of its game, and you couldn't get a table for love or money on a Saturday morning. Stephen Sam and...
Wine ScofferOct 28, 20212 minFleet Young Wines 2021 Pinot GrisLike sand through the hourglass, the days of our lives continue, and our love for skin contact and minimal intervention wines is ever...
Wine ScofferOct 27, 20212 minNomads Garden 2021 Field BlendNot enough of us are talking Pinot Blanc. It makes creamy white wines, but it also makes crisp, delicious spring drinking wines and a few...
The ScoffersOct 21, 20213 minFarewell to the winter of our discontent. Fair to say, there is a hell of a lot of excitement in the Scoffer team about the emergence from what has been a very long winter. ...
Wine ScofferOct 13, 20212 minSutton Grange 2021 'Fairbank' RoseThere are some wines, immediately when you open them, you know were a passion project for the winemaker. Sure, you will argue, all wines...
Wine ScofferSep 10, 20212 minMedhurst Estate 2020 RoséCan one Rosé be a winner for everyone? Whenever Rosé is mentioned in my circles, there are conflicting views of what it is - and its...
Wine ScofferSep 8, 20212 minBrown Magpie 2018 Pinot NoirGeelong is often referred to as an emerging wine region, lesser known perhaps than its better known Victorian cousins. The Surf Coast...
The ScoffersSep 2, 20212 minJimmy Rum Small Batched Oaked Rum. Hand on heart, I don't get rum. I'm not a rum drinker thanks to an over exuberant indulgence at a B&S ball in my late teens. Drinking...
The ScoffersAug 28, 20211 minAll Saints 2019 MarsanneThere is a lot of wine I like. A lot. And my taste wanders from finding quirky alternative varietals, to wandering back to robust and...
Beer ScofferAug 21, 20212 minBodriggy Dayspring Hazy IPAAs my lockdown coping mechanisms dictate, this week I googled one of my favourite local breweries and purchased a selection of limited...
The ScoffersAug 21, 20212 minRowena Corner StoreTucked in a side street off Punt Road in Richmond, is the Rowena Corner Store. Some refer to it as a hipster heaven, but for me, it's...
The ScoffersAug 20, 20212 minChalmers 2016 Aglianico We have written elsewhere on this site about the impact two generations of the Chalmers family have had on the entire alternative wine...
The ScoffersAug 11, 20212 minThe drink you're having... Do you have those days where you want to have a drink but haven't a clue what to drink? Beer seems wrong because it's only Tuesday and...
The ScoffersAug 11, 20212 minBindi 2013 Block 5 Pinot NoirThere is no such thing as perfection in wine. The moment you reach your personal nirvana, a new level has been arrived at elsewhere. In...