Kirrihill Rieslings
Yep, it’s the summer of Riesling…and the Clare Valley may as well be the longest day, arguably the zenith of the variety in Australia. Kirrihill make good value and excellent […]
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Langmeil “Live Wire” Medium Sweet Riesling 2014
Yep, the summer of Riesling is here. And with stinking hot weather all over the country, drinking in the sun can be a dangerous pastime: So praise be for the […]
De Iuliis Wines…Hard to Say, Easy to Drink
Australia’s winescape is a broad land. The Tasmanians are still arriving home from Christmas holidays, whilst the Hunter Valley is 3/4s done. Everyone else is somewhere in between. So with […]
Calabria Wines: Richland, Westend and 3 Bridges
Calabria Family Wines, established in 1945 predominantly in the Riverina area, around Griffith in NSW. Formerly known as Westend Estate, the family are embracing their name for the labels and […]
Toolangi
Toolangi Vineyard at Dixons Creek in the Yarra Valley, just out of Melbourne was planted in 1995. Only a relative new-comer in terms of vine age. Growing Chardonnay, Pinot Noir […]
To be Shaw…and Smith.
Shaw + Smith…2 cousins from a family of wine making royalty got together in 1989, decided they were going to make top booze and put into action this vision: “To […]
Lowe Wines Organic Block 8 Shiraz 2011
No introduction necessary for the energetic vinous tour de force that is David Lowe. Block 8 Shiraz, Mudgee. 2011* An imposing label: Yes, they are grapes yet it implies dark […]
2011 Sabre by Mitchell Harris
My first Mitchell Harris wine. I’ve a good relationship with the winery on social media and have a soft spot for their home town of Ballarat as I lived […]
Eloquesta Wines
Stuart Olsen who is Eloquesta Wines, sent me these 2 wines a while ago. For varying reasons, I’ve only just got around to having a serious look at them and […]
Bilgavia Estate Reds
The Hunter had a good 2013, albeit punctuated with a fair old dump of rain. I worked part of the vintage there so I’m always keen to see what comes […]
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