Holly’s Garden Pinot Gris 2015
I’ll leave it to Neil Prentice, wine maker and proprietor of Holly’s Garden and Moondarra to introduce this wine: “Whilst it sounds pretty, don’t be fooled. Channel Lord Of The […]
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Calabria Three Bridges Durif 2014
Rutherglen is the spiritual home of Durif in Australia, but Calabria steal a little bit of thunder from over the Murray River. Calabria, Three Bridges, Durif, Riverina, 2014 Crushed blackberries, […]
Calabria Three Bridges Fortified Durif 2013
If you intend on buying this wine as a drink now proposition…your grandchildren will be missing out. Calabria, Three Bridges, Fortified Durif, Riverina, 2013 Wow. Here’s some serious heft. Pine […]
Calabria Cool Climate Series Tempranillo 2015
This week saw the Australian Women in Wine Awards held across the nation. Calabria’s Emma Norbiato picked up the “Winemaker of the Year” gong, nudging out some very stiff competition. […]
Segura Viudas Brut Reserva NV
This Cava is made by Gabriel Suberviola in the Penedès region just outside Barcelona, Spain. Cava is Spain’s answer to Champagne and made in the same traditional way with fermentation […]
Risky Business Prosecco NV
I love a bottle that you have to open with your stubby opener. Risky Business call Western Australia home, but they’ve gone to the heartland of Prosecco in Australia to […]
Risky Business Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
Bronze medal winner at the 2016 Wine Show of Western Australia. Good solid placing is bronze: competent, without showing off….Just kidding. It shows that Risky Business, Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River, […]
Risky Business Shiraz Tempranillo Grenache 2014
Gold medal winner at the 2016 Wine Show of Western Australia, with a respected judging panel including Samantha Connew, Luke Jolliffe and Severine Logan. Definitely worth a little gold sticker. […]
Risky Business Pinot Noir Rosé 2016
Risky Business head south in Western Australia to grab Pinot Noir fruit from Mount Barker (though the wine is labelled Western Australia). Vigneron is Rob Quenby. Risky Business, Pinot Noir […]
Risky Business ‘White Knuckle’ Chardonnay 2015
Sourced from 2 vineyards in Margaret River, chosen by Rob Quenby and fermented/matured by Michael Kerrigan (winemaker at Hay Shed Hill and Vinaceous Wines). Served in First Class cabins on […]
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