Treasury Wine Estates: Devourer of Brands

Red wine has been my poison of choice since my mid 20s. And I have considered myself fairly well informed about red wine since my early 30s. And since my early 30s, I have also frequently been an investor in publicly listed Australian wine companies. That started with BRL Hardy (now the privately owned Accolade) …

Kangaroos actually do sometimes hop down the street….

My front verandah is one of my favourite parts of my home. Provided it is not too warm, it is a great place to sit in the evening and enjoy the end of the day. I was sitting on it last Saturday night with one of my friends, sipping some wine (red of course – …

The Problem With Pell – The Passing of A Prince of the Church

I have met George, Cardinal Pell, four times. The first was when a friend of mine, one with far greater devotion to Catholicism than I, organised for him to speak at Monash University in mid 1988. He was a newly appointed auxiliary bishop at the time, and he spoke diffidently but firmly, like someone might …