Exploring the Metala Museum
Metala is a venerable old name in Australian wine, and the latest (perhaps not last) chapter is coming to a close. Langton’s has secured the last remaining 48 vintages spanning six decades, starting with the 1961 Stoneyfell Metala Claret Type Cabernet Shiraz, the inaugural Jimmy Watson Trophy winner. More
Thursday, March 17, 2022
Bekkers - Fine Wine From The Vale
McLaren Vale has stolen a march on other regions. At the top are the Bekkers with their Grenache and Syrah that allow us to taste the future of Australian wine. More
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Interview with Emmanuelle and Toby Bekkers
Langton’s caught up with Emmanuelle and Toby Bekkers to talk origin stories, loving the land, and of whom we should be wary. More
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Top Six Barolo Crus - Part 1: The Establishment
With the rise and rise of Barolo, we set our own Master of Wine, Ned Goodwin, the tough task of highlighting the Top Six Barolo Crus. More
Monday, February 28, 2022
Top Six Barolo Crus - Part 2: The Crus of the Future
With the rise and rise of Barolo, we set our own Master of Wine, Ned Goodwin, the tough task of highlighting the Top Six Barolo Crus. More
Monday, February 28, 2022
Top Six Domaines of Burgundy
Master of Wine Ned Goodwin highlights his Top Six Domaines of Burgundy including Jean-Frederic Mugnier, Ghislaine Barthod, Domaine du Comte Liger Bélair, Jean Grivot, and Domaine George Roumier More
Monday, February 28, 2022
Domaine Rion Michele et Patrice
Langton’s Head of International Buying Jesper Kjaersgaard writes about the latest addition to Langton’s imported portfolio: Domaine Rion – an Australian exclusive. More
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
A Q & A with treasure hunters, The Last Drop
An Australian first. The Last Drop Spirits Exclusive to Langton’s: An Interview with Rebecca Jago, Managing Director of The Last Drop Distillers More
Friday, February 11, 2022
A Buyer’s Perspective: Great Bordeaux Under the Radar by Ned Goodwin MW
While ‘second’ wines may suggest the phalanx of ‘Super Seconds’ as the better performing red wines of the Haut-Médoc have come to be called (all, incidentally, Deuxième Grands Crus Classés), Bordeaux is much more than that swathe of riverside turf on the Left Bank of the Gironde (per one’s perspective when looking at a map). More
Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Hunter Valley Trends in White Wine
Hot on the heels of his recent Hunter Valley tasting for the Wine Companion, Master of Wine Ned Goodwin looks at trends in Australia’s oldest wine region. Ned looks at whites, reds and how he approached such a daunting task with so many wines on offer. More
Friday, January 14, 2022
Hunter Valley Trends in Red Wine
Hot on the heels of his recent Hunter Valley tasting for the Wine Companion, Master of Wine Ned Goodwin looks at trends in Australia’s oldest wine region. Ned looks at whites, reds and how he approached such a daunting task with so many wines on offer. More
Friday, January 14, 2022
Tasting Wine in the Hunter Valley by Ned Goodwin MW
Hot on the heels of his recent Hunter Valley tasting for the Wine Companion, Master of Wine Ned Goodwin looks at trends in Australia’s oldest wine region. Ned looks at whites, reds and how he approached such a daunting task with so many wines on offer. More
Friday, January 14, 2022
New World Record for 1951 Penfolds Grange
The Penfolds Rewards of Patience auction has smashed records, with Grange 1951 becoming the most expensive bottle of Australian wine ever sold. More
Thursday, December 23, 2021
Taste with Langton’s by Ned Goodwin MW
Master of Wine, Ned Goodwin Look back on the Taste with Langton's series that has covered Australian classics, Bordeaux and Burgundy. He reflects on how the series came into being, how it has evolved, and his favourites so far. More
Monday, December 13, 2021
Alkina Barossa has not seen anything like this before.
To welcome Alkina to the Langton’s portfolio, Master of Wine Ned Goodwin caught up with Alkina’s Wine Manager Amelia Nolan to talk about new thinking in the Barossa Valley, ‘terroir whisperer’ Pedro Parra and renowned winemaker Alberto Antonini. More
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
