Ed Merrison

Writer bloke at wine wholesaler @CellarHand; Bonnezeaux Gonzo blogger; WSET Diploma graduate; @WineComAust Victoria chair; erstwhile journalist. Musings my own.

[Ed Merrison @VinMerrison]

@whiteswine @wheelyweb The album was The Rolling Stones, purchased after hearing Not Fade Away (opening track on the U.S. version, apparently) on the radio.

[Ed Merrison @VinMerrison]

@RocheCom @hattingleywines @womanandhome Well done team Hattingley!

[Jancis Robinson @JancisRobinson]

Could 2019 be the vintage to make lots of new converts to Germany's delicious dry Rieslings? There are so many reasons to give them a try. They have body, freshness and personality in spades for a start, and are great with food https://t.co/KhMqbPWfX2

[Ed Merrison @VinMerrison]

@PeterHoskinsTV SURVIVOR: WHITE HOUSE - The Finale 🤞

[Ed Merrison @VinMerrison]

As someone who has the pleasure of working constantly with German #wine and many fabulous families behind it, I was really pleased to see @AnneInVino’s excellent book get this well deserved recognition. Hopefully many more will pick it up and read it!

[Anne Krebiehl MW @AnneInVino]

Thanks a million, Jancis! Cannot believe it! xxx

[Ed Merrison @VinMerrison]

Well done @jeniport @Bellwetherwine &, of course, @nicole_bilson - great story, well told

[jeni port @jeniport]

How good is this! From my Wine Communicators of Australia mentee, Nicole Bilson. She’s made it to https://t.co/FpCNzRwozb!!! WWC20 – Bellwether, Coonawarra | https://t.co/yPzgOF6kRz https://t.co/oaTOkbzmTV

[Ed Merrison @VinMerrison]

Getting on for three years on, this remains a staggering - and deeply relevant - piece of journalism. Tears through layer after layer to get to the heart of it, and reveals so much. Long story, but that’s the point https://t.co/CRoJ1uJa27

[Ed Merrison @VinMerrison]

No, it isn’t sweet. (And so what if it were? But that’s for another time...) Here’s why Fritz’s #Riesling from #Gunderloch is the ultimate fast-track passport to the delights of dry German #wine https://t.co/rFLYmSX104

[Ed Merrison @VinMerrison]

The debut Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon from Rob & Gen Mann was a wow #wine from me from the word ‘go’. 2018 and yet shimmering, purring purity and impeccable tannin. If you haven’t heard of #Corymbia, hear it here: https://t.co/vXqbsuG0gs

[Ed Merrison @VinMerrison]

You had me at “gouleyant”... I love the World Atlas of #Wine intro paragraph on #Beaujolais - and @DominiquePiron’s Beaujolais-Villages captures that charm & vitality equally eloquently. Watch for a little more detail: https://t.co/3vY3X3Lejw

[Ed Merrison @VinMerrison]

A tale of tension: Ansgar Clüsserath Vom Schiefer #Riesling - pure, dry and with lovely balance at 11% alcohol. How does Eva do it? Mosel magic and natural ability on show... https://t.co/ta73QvIDMb

[Ed Merrison @VinMerrison]

Schieferterrassen - Ode to #Wine: Challenging to put into words the way this Heymann-Löwenstein #Riesling melds metaphysics, art, nature & intuition. But here’s my attempt to convey its spell: https://t.co/tlYu4bpIUy

[Riesling DownUnder @RieslingDU]

Very exciting news!!

[Ed Merrison @VinMerrison]

Handy material to help puzzle that one out: 2014 Ansgar Clüsserath ‘Trittenheimer Apotheke’ Kabinett; 2017 Georg Breuer ‘Berg Schlossberg’; 2018 Dönnhoff ‘Hermannshöhle’ GG; 2018 Wittmann ‘Morstein’GG; 2016 Heymann-Löwenstein ‘Uhlen Blaufüsser Lay’ GG...

[CellarHand @CellarHand]

“Why is it that every time I sit around a table of somms, importers or winemakers, it’s the #Riesling bottle that’s always finished first?" asks Travis Howe @CarltonWineRoom. This 12-person dinner & these wines will answer that question next Tuesday: https://t.co/OQ0BXBlU61

[Ed Merrison @VinMerrison]

I just set down the words, innocently & sincerely, “The onus is on us.”
Odd that its neatness had never before occurred to me.

[CellarHand @CellarHand]

So glad Geoff and other Adelaide Hills growers are safe, despite this harrowing experience. Thoughts go out to others fighting, fleeing or recovering from fires. Read Geoff's dramatic account - and consider lending support here: https://t.co/w1syeHEvVL

[Ed Merrison @VinMerrison]

@alexkweaver @adelhillswine @GeoffWeaverWine Thanks, Alex - a very merry Christmas to you all, too

[Ed Merrison @VinMerrison]

36 years after the Ash Wednesday fires razed his brand-new Lenswood plantings, @adelhillswine pioneeer @GeoffWeaverWine relived that harrowing episode in Friday’s Cudlee Creek blaze. Read his tale of terror & resilience here https://t.co/5w3Oy0EMZl

[Ed Merrison @VinMerrison]

Terrible scenes & stories from South Australia's bushfires, including @adelhillswine region. Summary of wineries affected here - buying their #wine this Christmas and beyond is a way to help: https://t.co/PbVQd2sTU1

[Ed Merrison @VinMerrison]

Terrible scenes & stories from South Australia's bushfires, including @adelhillswine region. Summary of wineries affected here - buying their #wine this Christmas and beyond is a way to help: https://t.co/PbVQd2sTU1