Forever blowing [yellow tail] Bubbles
[yellow tail] made their name predominantly overseas by producing massive amounts of low cost, simple wines and a garish yellow label and an almost cringeworthy jingoistic kangaroo. The Casella family […]
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Houghton Crofters….A rekindled elegance
Say the name Houghton to most wine drinkers in Australia over the age of 30 and they’ll immediately reply with “White Burgundy!” Houghton’s White Burgundy, now known as ‘White Classic’ […]
Boxing Clever….The Winesmiths Sauvignon Blanc 2014
Cask Wine. You could argue this is Australia’s greatest contribution the wine industry. Sure, amazing people like Ray Beckwith made the product itself better…but innovation? The Cask is up there. […]
Berton Vineyards…Metal and Stone
One great thing that has come from getting a regular writing column for APN ARM Weekend Magazine has been the exposure to wineries and labels that previously had been on the […]
The Chronicles of Thomas Hardy
Not quite the Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, The Chronicle Series brings to life stories of Thomas Hardy, founding father and wine pioneer. How much of the stories are […]
And to top it all off….
An interesting essay here….2 wines….2 “alternative” closures. What are we seeking from our wine closure? Do we care? If it may be screwcap / stelvin which the Australian market […]
Chapel Hill 2012 and 2013 Round Up
Potentially my most unimaginative title for a post yet. As I was about to write up the 2013 Parson’s Noses and the 2012 McLaren Vale Cabernet, I noticed that I […]
Mud House Pinot Gris 2013
Mud House produce well made, affordable and quality wines. The 2012 Vintage of this wine cleaned up with Gold at the Air New Zealand Wine Awards and at the […]
Bimbadgen MCA Series XIV
Bimbadgen Estate have been pairing with the Australian Museum of Contemporary Art located in Sydney, New South Wales on the basis of shared values for fourteen releases. Those values are “Creativity, uniqueness and […]
Queens Pinch Vineyard
Queens Pinch Vineyard from Mudgee, New South Wales was started in the mid 90s and until 2004, the grapes were sold off to what was Southcorp, now Treasury Wine Estates […]
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