Esox Nouveau…Pike of the Clare Valley
Just returning from overseas holidays and into an unseasonally cool Sydney evening. The name Pike is synonymous with some of the most consistent Riesling in the country. However, there are […]
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Grandi Marchi Master Class
On a very wet and grey, un-Sydney weathered day, I was fortunate enough to be invited to a master class tasting of the Grandi Marchi, essentially Italy’s First Families Of […]
Black & Grey….A tale of two Pinots
So this week saw Accolade Wines buy the Mud House Wine Group in New Zealand (subject to approval), I realised that I had a couple of the wines in the […]
Orange…The Colour City
I’ve just returned from a short visit to Orange, where I was a guest of TasteOrange*, for the start of Wine Week. Travelling to Orange was a little unnerving as […]
2012 Printhie MCC Shiraz
This week sees the start of Taste Orange Wine Week (even though it’s actually 10 days!) so it’s great to showcase a current release from the area. There has been […]
Bordeaux Redux…
It was just on 12 months ago that my wife Nadine and I were in the beautiful South West French country side and I penned this entry: https://vinonotebook.com/2012/10/14/bordeaux-the-left-bank-is-all-right/ Still so vivid, […]
2012 Sangiovese Smackdown: McLaren Vale Vs Chianti
By the Blood of Jove! Sangiovese! Chianti, Tuscany, Italy is the spiritual home for the grape/wine, but one may argue that McLaren Vale the spiritual home in Australia. Certainly commercially […]
2011…A Spice Odyssey
2011. Often talked about as terrible year for red wine in Australia. But Margaret River had a cracker. Hunter Valley turned out some top notch wines considering the weather leading […]
A short visit to Longview
Estate Grown. Single Vineyard. These terms can be thrown onto a wine label as hollow, shallow marketing jargon. But when they’re on there for the reasons of passion and authenticity […]
No Fools on the Hill – Exceptional Value Whites from Chapel Hill
I don’t understand it. I’m not a staunch advocate of getting rid of the “Sauvalanche” from New Zealand, but I don’t get it. Please understand, I’m not talking about Sauvignon Blancs […]
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