Forging the Golden Handcuffs

I know I'm in mortal danger of becoming the Fidel Castro or Hugo Chavez among wine hacks, but for the sake of completeness here is one final speech from my Australian sojourn, which is drawing to a cl

Submitted by Andrew on Wed, 03/17/2010 - 05:43. categories [ ]

Back to the Future

Professor Kym Anderson asked me to speak on Monday 8th February at a wine workshop entitled 'The world's wine markets by 203

Submitted by Andrew on Fri, 02/12/2010 - 04:21. categories [ ]

Dissecting the Dram

Friends, I know the white-bearded, chimney-loving sky-rider will have called by now, but those with Amazon vouchers looking for stimulating redemption or hard cash to burn might like to consider W

Submitted by Andrew on Sat, 12/26/2009 - 01:01. categories [ ]

From Abuse to Trust: Opportunities in a Time of Crisis

The chance to address the AGM of the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation is one which will probably only come once in a li

Submitted by Andrew on Wed, 12/23/2009 - 04:40. categories [ ]

Falling in Love Again

Here is the text of the speech I delivered at the National Wine Centre in Adelaide on the evening of November 10th: a public

Submitted by Andrew on Tue, 11/10/2009 - 10:59. categories [ ]

Notes from the Show

The week before last (during which a tentative spring exploded into summer in South Australia) saw me down in Coonawarra helping , as International Judge, to scrutinise the entries for the 2009 Limest

Submitted by Andrew on Fri, 11/06/2009 - 00:17. categories [ ]

Calling Adelaideans

A brief flier to anyone in or around Adelaide for two (free) events over the coming eight days.

Submitted by Andrew on Sun, 11/01/2009 - 22:02. categories [ ]

Regionality and its myths

A sizeable portion of my desk time since I arrived in Australia has been spent preparing speeches, lectures and seminars on

Submitted by Andrew on Fri, 10/23/2009 - 05:46. categories [ ]

Andean interlude

Here's a little break from matters Australian.

Submitted by Andrew on Sat, 09/12/2009 - 08:48. categories [ ]

Diemenology and cultureswop

As mentioned in the last blog, two of my four summer Financial Times pieces have been on Australian topics, and I resume these in edited form below.

Submitted by Andrew on Sun, 08/30/2009 - 00:39. categories [ ]
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