07/08/2026
Flags are at half mast today in the wine trade.
Extract from Matthews review of the 100 Best Australian Wines Roadshow at HarperWells, 2014.
The Australian Roadshow event is one I look forward to enormously.
The large hall at the Assembly Rooms seemed to fill up in a trice and it didn’t empty for three whole hours.
They know their wines here and many of the tasters are more than mere wine amateurs.
As expected (or rather as I hoped) a few curve-ball wines kept everyone on their toes, but by the end of the evening customers were telling me about the wines rather than the other way ’round.
This is why I love this job so much.
It takes a moment for a great Australian wine to make its impression on someone’s palate and once its there it never leaves.
Over 120 HarperWells groupies found this out to their collective pleasure.
On behalf of all HarperWells groupies our thoughts and condolences go out to Amelia and the family.
RIP Matthew. It was always a pleasure tasting with you when our paths crossed.
