Michael Lillis

SCION Daylight Red 2024 Durif  Rutherglen – $35.00

If you are familiar with Rutherglen Durif, you will know it as a big, full-flavoured, mouth-filling red wine, loved by those looking for a...

Domaine des Closiers, Saumur-Champigny, Les Closiers, Cabernet Franc 2022 – Loire – $65.00

A blend of Cabernet Franc parcels from the hillside of Parnay. This blend is representative of the different plots or the terroirs of the...

SCION Brown Muscat – Rutherglen – $55.00

This wine is an assemblage of selected single vintages between 2014 - 2024. This Muscat is a long way from the norm as far as Rutherglen...

Loire sparkling Master class

I attended a Loire sparkling Master class on Tuesday.  I went in search of a cheaper alternative to Champagne, I looked at 6 stand...

Lindenhurst Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 – Napa Valley – USA – $280.00

A blend of 79.2% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10.6% Merlot, 3.8% Petit Verdot, 3.5% Cabernet Franc, and 2.9% Malbec.That, to me, makes this a Bordeaux blend,...

Yugen Saperavi 2022 – King Valley – $35.00

Saperavi is one of the oldest grapes still used in modern winemaking, tracing its roots back thousands of years to Georgia (the country, not...

Moondarra Studebaker Pinot Noir – Gippsland – $45.00

Winemaker Neil Prentice   Pinot Noir is one of the world's most popular red wines.             A black-skinned grape that thrives in cooler...

Bellvale Pinot Gris 2023 – South Gippsland – $25.00

I first met John Ellis 30 odd years ago when he was winemaker at Hanging Rock Winery. Making some of Australia's best Shiraz at...

Bellvale Pinot Noir 2023 – South Gippsland – $30.00

IS this Australia's best value Pinot Noir? Well if not; It is certainly up there with the best of them in the $30.00 range.    Bellvale's...

Lindenhurst Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 – Napa Valley – USA – $280.00

A blend of 79.2% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10.6% Merlot, 3.8% Petit Verdot, 3.5% Cabernet Franc, and 2.9% Malbec.              ...

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Mick Pacholli

Mick created TAGG - The Alternative Gig Guide in 1979 with Helmut Katterl, the world's first real Street Magazine. He had been involved with his fathers publishing business, Toorak Times and associated publications since 1972. Mick was also involved in Melbourne's music scene for a number of years opening venues, discovering and managing bands and providing information and support for the industry.Mick has also created a number of local festivals and is involved in not for profit and supporting local charities.