Aaron Meeker, Author at Vine Street Imports

Australia

When Life Gives you Smoke… Embrace It – VHS Wines

2020 was simply put a shitty year on a global scale but very few places really felt it the way Australia did, and it started fast and hot right out of the gates with widespread and destructive wildfires throughout the country. ABC News interviewed a number of winemakers about their plans, or lack thereof, to […]

South Africa

NY Times Top 20 Wines Under $20: Where the Values Live – Storm Point

January of 2020 represented the ‘calm’ before the storm. Tariff pressure was being put on most European wines and consumers and those in the trade often looked to uncharted territory for weeknight wines. Eric Asimov of the New York Times highlighted 20 wines that fit in nearly every budget and we are thankful and thrilled […]

South Africa

Some of South Africa’s Finest White Wines: Thorne & Daughters

Dr. Jamie Goode, better known by his in-depth wine blog based out of the UK, Wineanorak, sat down with John Seccombe of Thorne & Daughters. They spoke about vineyard sources, the challenges of the drought and tasted the recent releases together. Read more about it here.

New Zealand

Auntsfield Estate: Top 11 Sauvignon Blancs in New Zealand

The 2019 Fine Wines of New Zealand list is out and Auntsfield Estate finds itself amongst brilliant company. This is the Cowley family’s first appearance in this esteemed lineup of wines. Read more about it here and see the list of all varieties.

Australia

A Vinous Reckoning…Australia’s Stripes are a Changing

“The blockbusters are still there…as are the Australian classics from longtime producers. But today, Australia has a thriving natural wine culture, as well as a number of producers who are achieving finesse and grace.” – Eric Asimov, The New York Times Eric Asimov had a glimpse of what to expect on his […]

Australia

Luke Lambert and his Love of Nebbiolo as told by Eric Asimov of the NY Times

Luke is one of the original gangstas so to speak of the ‘next chapter’ of Australian wine nearly twenty years on with his eponymous label. In 2010 he began to make a bit of Nebbiolo from the Denton Vineyard in the Yarra Valley and nine years later he and Rosalind have purchased land to plant […]

Australia

Democratic Bubbly… The Wines of Tim Wildman, MW

Tim is the first to argue that natural wine is more ‘democratic’ than more conventional examples and for this comparative sense he means Champagne. Tim is one of the foremost experts on Australian wine and organizes the annual sommelier and retail pilgrimages to Oz on his James Busby Trips. A few years back Tim wanted […]

England

The NY Times profiles English Sparkling Wine…Highlighting Harrow & Hope

Eric Asimov is no stranger to discovery and certainly amongst the most respected voices in wine. He dug into the current happenings in English wine, not as a critic but more as a journalist. “The notion of English sparkling wine surprises many Americans, who still hold the notion of Britain as a culinary wasteland, with […]

Australia

Dave Geyer profiled by ‘Young Gun of Wine’

Dave was a 2018 finalist for ‘Young Gun of Wine’ and his recent work with Pete Schell of Spinifex is only a small part of his story. Dave comes from a long line of growers in the Barossa and his work at Lammershoek (alongside Jurgen Gouws of Intellego and Craig Hawkins of Testalonga) as well […]