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Finding the right vineyards
With the Lance Vineyard providing the fruit for his w**es for now, David Bicknell discusses the challenge of sourcing grapes in a highly sought-after region, while highlighting how sites such as Lance can show a different side of the Yarra Valley.
Cabernet for pinot drinkers
Dave Bicknell talks to Huon Hooke about making cabernet in a fresher, more approachable style, with gentle extraction, no new oak and a shorter élevage.
A new chapter with Bicknell FC
After 25 years at Oakridge, David Bicknell talks about starting his own family w**e company with his daughter Clementine, who is building her own w**emaking experience across the Yarra Valley and Mornington Peninsula.
24/09/2026
A reader recently sent me this thought-provoking question:
“Does the length of a w**e increase as it ages?”
Read the full article by Huon Hooke: http://therealreview.com/2026/09/24/does-persistence-increase-with-w**e-age/
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23/09/2026
After 25 years at Oakridge, David Bicknell begins a new chapter, discussing his new family w**e company, the Yarra Valley vineyards and the relationships behind the w**es.
https://www.therealreview.com/2026/09/23/in-conversation-with-dave-bicknell
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23/09/2026
Tasmanian vigneron Russell Cook was working to revive and preserve Tasmania’s oldest continuing vineyard, Providence Vineyard in the Pipers River area, when he died tragically in April aged 65.
https://www.therealreview.com/2026/09/23/tasmanias-oldest-continuing-vineyard
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Future uncertain for Tasmania’s oldest vineyard Tasmanian vigneron Russell Cook was working to revive and preserve Tasmania’s oldest continuing vineyard, Providence Vineyard in the Pipers River area, when he died tragically in April aged 65.
23/09/2026
Top Drops. For more weekly w**e picks, visit: https://www.therealreview.com/category/top-drops/
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23/09/2026
Taylors Wines are among the most successful to come out of Australia. Taylors are big exporters and they are big w**e show exhibitors.
https://www.therealreview.com/2026/09/23/taylors-reds-score-plenty-of-goals
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Taylors reds score plenty of goals Taylors Wines are among the most successful to come out of Australia. Taylors are big exporters and they are big w**e show exhibitors.
23/09/2026
Tasmanian vigneron Russell Cook was working to revive and preserve Tasmania’s oldest continuing vineyard, Providence Vineyard in the Pipers River area, when he died tragically in April aged 65.
Read the full article by Huon Hooke: https://www.therealreview.com/2026/09/23/tasmanias-oldest-continuing-vineyard/
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23/09/2026
Taylors Wines are among the most successful to come out of Australia. Taylors are big exporters and they are big w**e show exhibitors. The two are connected: Taylors’ bottles are festooned with medals earned at overseas w**e shows. I asked the CEO John Freeman if it was a deliberate strategy to focus on international shows rather than local, and he confirmed that it was.
Read the full article by Huon Hooke: https://www.therealreview.com/2026/09/23/taylors-reds-score-plenty-of-goals/
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