Di Giorgio Chardonnay 2016
Natural ferment using 40% new and 60% old French oak. 8 months on lees with fortnightly stirring. Some parcels through malolactic fermentation. Work it, baby. Work.It. Di Giorgio Family Wines, […]
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Di Giorgio Riesling 2017
Di Giorgio have their home in Coonawarra, but here they’ve obtained fruit from the Mount Gambier district, a little further south for this riesling. Their website still has the 2015 […]
Heartland Wines Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
Matured in 80% French and 20% American oak for 12 months, and made from 20 year old plus wines. Winemaker is the busy busy Ben Glaetzer. Heartland Wines, Cabernet Sauvignon, […]
Pizzini Riesling 2017
Pizzini are located in Victoria’s King Valley, the heartland of Italian varieties, but they make use of their cool climate to also produce this tidy little riesling. Pizzini, Riesling, King […]
Pizzini Pietra Rossa Sangiovese 2015
Label translates as “Red Stone” due to the iron oxide rich and rocky soils where this fruit is grown, and from “an absolutely cracking vintage” according to the Pizzinis. 20% […]
Pizzini Arneis 2017
Remember with Arneis, it isn’t French, so don’t leave off the “s” at the end, pronounce each letter: Ar-Nay-Is. It originally comes from the North West of Italy in the […]
Pizzini Pinot Grigio 2017
Pizzini are located in the North East of Victoria, in the King Valley, while Pinot Grigio has its home in the North East of Italy. So it makes sense really. […]
Even Keel Syrah 2016
Sam Coverdale’s Even Keel started out with the intent to create drinkable, balanced and elegant wines. The Canberra Region takes in the vineyards that are just over the border into […]
Pizzini Prosecco 2017
Victoria’s King Valley is the home of Prosecco in Victoria and Pizzini are one of the few make a vintage wine. Crown seal for easy access! Pizzini, Prosecco, King Valley, […]
Pizzini La Volpe Nebbiolo 2016
The Pizzinis are learning and understanding more the vineyard sites that produce wines of “distinction and longevity” for the nebbiolos and believe that 2016 was their best vintage to date. […]
