Liinaa Berry: Wine Critic & Buyer on Drinking With Coravin

Liinaa Berry:

Wine critic & buyer

Melbourne, Australia

Title

Wine Critic & Buyer

Based in

Melbourne, Australia

Instagram

@liinaa.berry

Go-to systems

Coravin Timeless, Coravin Sparkling

I’m a wine writer, critic and educator.

I write reviews for Wine Pilot, publish on Substack and host Wine School at Kirbie in South Melbourne, built around a simple curiosity: what stories can a glass of wine tell us beyond terroir and tasting notes?

Twenty years in hospitality, twelve in wine

I left Mauritius for Melbourne to study business management. Hospitality was supposed to pay the bills. Somehow, it became the education.

2018: Finalist, Australian Wine List of the Year Awards
2020–21: Best Wine List in South Australia, plus Best Listing of South Australian Wines
2023: Best New Wine List in Australia
Openings: Crafers Hotel Wine Room; opening team at Sequoia, Mount Lofty House

Less wine, more intention

“I think Coravin has actually made me appreciate wine more whilst drinking less and more intentionally.”

At home: “I love being able to decide what I feel like drinking with dinner without committing to finishing one bottle. A glass of Riesling with the entrée, perhaps a Pinot Noir with dinner.”
On review: “As a wine critic, I can’t imagine not having it. Sometimes I want to compare it against another bottle, another region, another vintage.”
At Wine School: “It’s invaluable for Wine Schools and comparative tastings. I can offer a glass of an iconic wine without worrying about selling the rest of the bottle.”

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Liinaa Berry:

Wine critic & buyer

Twenty years in hospitality, twelve in wine

Less wine, more intention