Darby Higgs

About Darby Higgs

Darby Higgs is a wine writer and founder of Vinodiversity, a wine information site dealing with wines made from unusual grape varieties in Australia. http://www.vinodiversity.com.
darby@vinodiversity.com

What Wine Will You Have With Chicken?

If you said "A white wine" you are partially correct. But here is a more complete answer.The basic rule for food pairing is "white wine for white meats and red wines for red meats."This rule is fine as far as it goes, but there...
Date Posted: October 26, 2006

Pinot Gris Or Grigio, This Grape Makes Great Wine

One of the most popular imported wine styles in America is Pinot grigio. Nearly all of the Pinot grigio consumed in the US comes from Italy, but as we shall see this is likely to change soon.
Date Posted: April 25, 2005

Exercising Super Fund Choice

Super choice legislation will soon give more Australians a choice about who manages their superannuation. I hope this tale helps to make it clear why this is important.Having recently changed my employment status I have had occasion to review my...
Date Posted: March 30, 2005

Forget link exchanges, exchange value

Getting traffic is a problem for all but the most successful websites. No matter how brilliant your graphics, how good your products, how persuasive your text or how enticing your offers you just won't sell anything to people who never see...
Date Posted: March 27, 2005

Marketing Wine on the Internet

The Australian Wine industry is experiencing a tough time as oversupply of product is creating downward pressure on prices. Large producers have had their well publicised problems, leading to merger and takeover activity.
Date Posted: February 01, 2005

Blended and Varietal Wines

Novice wine lovers soon come across the concept of blended and varietal wines. The two questions that spring to mind are, “what does it mean?” and “does it matter?” At the basic level, the difference is quite simple.
Date Posted: January 23, 2005

Tempranillo’s Role As A New Varietal Wine In Australia

Tempranillo is the premium red wine grape variety from the Rioja region in Spain. It is now challenging Sangiovese as the up and coming star of the red varietal wine scene in Australia.New plantings throughout Australian wine regions over the past...
Date Posted: November 24, 2004

Rare Varietals Cure Wine Boredom

The future of the Australian wine industry will be shaped by a group of innovative grapegrowers and winemakers who are busily experimenting with new varieties in new regions.The phenomenal success of the industry in producing quality wine at...
Date Posted: October 28, 2004

Australia is more than Jacobs Creek

The Jacobs Creek Brand of wines have taken the world by storm. And so they should. They are excellent Australian wines which are consistently good. They have clearly won the battle for everyday wines at their particular price range.
Date Posted: October 05, 2004