Go West, Young Man…Mitchell Harris Wines
John Harris made plenty of quality sparkling booze at Domaine Chandon in the Yarra Valley before deciding to head out to the Wild(ish) West of Victoria to make his own […]
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Calabria Family Wines – 3 Bridges Botrytis Semillon 2012
With news that the Calabria family of Riverina, NSW have purchased the old Magnolia Vale winery in the Barossa Valley, I remembered I hadn’t tasted this ‘sticky’ under their 3 […]
Taylors Estate Merlot 2014
Merlot is a funny one in Australia. If you taste a right bank Bordeaux from St Emilion, it’s hard to draw to many instant comparisons to Australian Merlot or dominant […]
Taylors Estate Chardonnay 2014
The next generations Australia’s First Families of Wine have just wound up their “Unlocked” event in Perth which looked to be a great gathering of the “kids” of some of […]
Longview Winter Reds
The team at Longview Vineyard are continuing their great work and are bringing home wine show medals left, right and centre. So on this, the last Sunday in Winter […]
Pizzini’s Honour – Sangiovese of the King Valley
The Pizzini family story is like that of many Italian families in Australia. They arrived in the 1950s looking for work after World War 2, and settled in the King […]
d’Arenberg 2011 Icons
Funny old year 2011. There’s been a constant struggle with general (and somewhat ignorant) perception that the vintage was shithouse across Australia. It’s no secret that it was wet and […]
Angullong Fossil Hill Red Italians 2013
The annual Taste Orange @ Sydney is on again soon, September 10 – 11. This is a time when the incredible marketing team behind Taste Orange (not sure how many […]
McHenry Hohnen – Amigos and Rocky Road Round Up
I was interested to see the 3 Amigos pair of wines arrive with the new labels/vintages for the Rocky Road range from McHenry Hohnen. Obviously there’s a little bit of […]
Berton Vineyards Reserve Shiraz 2012
Ah dear…another vintage swap over of a wine that I’ve missed due to the move to Tassie. Pretty soon, I won’t be able to use that excuse. The website states […]
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