The Real Review

Come wine a little, laugh a lot with us at The Real Review dinner and drink events. From sampling newly classified wines, to the Top Wineries in AU and NZ to themed evenings, our dinners are a great place to taste some great wine, meet some new people, or also to help as an activity for a date or a professional engagement. Some of our writers come along (try and stop them talking about wine) as do plenty of our top ranking wineries. It's a great way to enjoy your favourite fruit with sensational meals, learn how it got from the vine to your glass, meet your wine maker, engage with the wine community and go about your #winejourney in the style of your choice. To find a wine dinner near you, and to register visit: https://buff.ly/3cobyrj

Congratulations to our new 101 entrants and also for all 34 wines that were up-tiered this year, including: Bass Phillip Premium Pinot Noir By Farr Shiraz Grosset Gaia House of Arras Brut Rosé Vintage Mount Mary Pinot Noir Seppelt St Peters Grampians Shiraz Tyrrell’s Vat 1 Hunter Semillon Wendouree Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec from Australia. From New Zealand, Cloudy Bay Pelorus Rosé NV Escarpment Pahi Pinot Noir Hans Herzog Pinot Noir Quartz Reef Bendigo Single Ferment Pinot Noir Schubert Wines Block B Pinot Noir Terra Sancta Slapjack Block Pinot Noir. #helpinghand #theperfectsip #sipwithconfidence #wineguide #perfectpour #winewisdom #vinoselection #winetips #pourdecisionsnomore #wineanddandy #grapeexpectations #uncorkedwisdom #vinoveritas #nomorewhining

Huon Hooke was recently asked why the alcohol levels of red wines have increased, and whether this was linked to climate change? https://buff.ly/4cws32d #alcohollevelsofredwines #BarossaValley #climatechange #CullenDianaMadeline #CullenWines #HuonHooke #McLarenVale #PenfoldsGrange #RedBordeaux #RobertParker #Rutherglen #WineAdvocate #Wineinsights #WineInsights

At time of writing, Stuart Knox can quickly count about 20 higher profile restaurants and cafés that have closed this year, and there will be many more that have shut their doors in the past six months that are not on the radar. https://buff.ly/4g3QmYy #COVID #COVIDlockdowns #Foodandwine #GFCin2008 #higherinterestrates #Hospitality #HospitalityBusiness #Inflation #opinion #pokermachine #Restaurantindustry #StuartKnox #Opinions

Sadly the Australian wine scene lost Roy Moorfield recently, a pioneering wine entrepreneur, wine merchant, writer, consultant and innovator. https://buff.ly/3WS15fU #CathayPacific #ExhibitionofVictorianWinemakers #Melbourne #RalphKytePowell #RoséLiberationArmy #RoyMoorfield #TheDuckCrawls #WinePeople #WinePeople

BYO has returned to Sydney and Melbourne restaurants struggling with rising costs and reluctant diners. https://buff.ly/3At6ouL #AFRLifeLeisure #BanshoArmadale #BeauSurryHills #BottegaCoco #BYOwine #CentennialHotelWoollahra #ChairmanYip #CirrusBarangaroo #FixWineBar #HuonHooke #LeeHoFook #LoulouBistro #MacleayStreetBistro #MahaEast #MahaNorth #NeciaWilden #OldPalmLiquor #OttoWoolloomooloo #QuayRestaurant #restaurants #TheCharlesBrasserieBar #TheRexPottsPoint #Woo399 #FoodandWine

It's the worst. The sommelier is hovering, the food’s about to come out, and you’re grappling a massive tome loaded with several hundred wine possibilities. A sommelier would argue that’s why they are there; to make it easier to choose an appropriate accompaniment to your food selections. But not every restaurant has a skilled and trained sommelier, and some people (likely you and me) prefer to do the choosing themselves. The Real Review Wine Classification is an easy way to identify the best wines of Australia and New Zealand. The Classification is entirely based on the ratings achieved by wines reviewed by our team of expert reviewers, and it's revised annually, so wines have the opportunity to be upgraded every year. We must have tasted at least 10 vintages of a vintage table wine for it to qualify. For more info visit the link: https://buff.ly/3XaS6YA #helpinghand #theperfectsip #sipwithconfidence #wineguide

These results are a barometer of the quality of sparkling wine in Australia. Quality and choice have never been better. To see the full list of the newly classified sparkling wines in The Real Review Wine Classification in Australia 2024, visit: https://buff.ly/3X2WVD8 You're spoilt for choice to kickstart the weekend! #therealrvw #therealreview #theperfectsip #translatingwine #wineeducation #winelovers

Visit the full list of all new 77 Australian wines at: https://buff.ly/3YJG8X6 A hearty congratulations to the producers of all those wines that either entered the Classification for the first time or improved their grade. #therealrvw #therealreview #theperfectsip #translatingwine #wineeducation #winelovers

In the recent update of The Real Review Wine Classification of Australia, an array of sparkling wines qualified to receive their inaugural one and two Merit status. https://buff.ly/3WNBqol #AaronBrasher #AdelaideHills #AndrewPirie #ApogeeDeluxeVintageRosé #ApogeeWines #DavidRankin #DeSalisCanobolasLoftyCuvéeVintage #DelamereBlancdeBlancsVintage #EdCarr #FriedaHenskens #HenskensRankinVintageBrut #HenskensRankinWines #HomeHillKellysSparklingCuvéeVintage #HouseOfArras #HouseofArrasBrutEliteNV #InternationalWineChallenge #JanszTasmaniaLateDisgorgedVintageCuvée #MoorillaClothLabelLateDisgorgedSparklingVintage #MoorillaExtraBrutRoséVintage #MoorillaExtraBrutVintage #OakridgeBlancdeBlancsVintage #OrangeWineRegion #PetalumaCroserLateDisgorgedVintage #PirieTasmaniaTraditionalMethodNV #Tasmania #TheRealReviewWineClassificationofAustralia #WineClassificationFeatureWeek #YarraValley #WineClassification