Swift Family Sparkling Masterclass
The Swift Family may not ring too many bells when it comes to names associated with wine, but as the owners/operators of Printhie Estate in Orange, one of the major […]
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Clonakilla Viognier Nouveau 2012
The story of Clonakilla is a well known one and the accolades many. The Shiraz Viognier consistently rates as one of the great red wines in Australia. To understand that […]
Tasmania…Bigger Than You Think…Part 2
So the last week has seen further debate since my post regarding my thoughts on Tasmania’s position as a single GI under the Wine Australia labelling. There’s been debate on […]
Tasmania…Bigger Than You Think
So, inspired to finally post this onto Vinonotebook, it was originally authored for Gourmet Traveller Wine’s “New Wine Writer” award back in January in about 24 hours (which I didn’t win, […]
Angullong Whites
Angullong have a lovely cellar door in Millthorpe, just up from the excellent Tonic restaurant. Well worth the 20 minutes drive from Orange. Just watch out for the dog that […]
Stockman’s Ridge Rider Pinot Gris
No great preamble on this post…I’ve written plenty about Stockman’s Ridge in the past. Rider is the “entry” level and these wines are perfect for the summer lunch and sharing […]
Monument Wines….
Monument Vineyard, not the first name that pops into your head thinking of Orange, NSW. But for every wine region’s Philip Shaw or Cumulus, there’s an equivalent of Monument. Passionate […]
d’Arenberg Icon Releases
Sometimes when you open the delivery, you know that sampling a new release wine isn’t going to do it justice. I call it “vinfanticide.” That is, consuming a wine too […]
Chapel Hill The Parson Shiraz 2011
Just found myself a scrap of a tasting note for one of Chapel Hill’s “entry” level or Foundation Range. A little remiss of me to not get the note posted […]
Scott…of the Adelaide Hills
I must admit, I knew little of Scott Winemaking until I saw a tweet from a friend, Tony Peters, saying how much he’d loved the Fiano. I got in touch […]
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