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 […]
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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 […]
De Bortoli – Wines for all seasons.
De Bortoli. The name is synonymous with quality wine at all price points. From the entry level bulk casks (the Cab Merlot was a Uni staple) and the Sacred Hill […]
Mudgee…unearthing nuggets from the dirt.
Mudgee…An up and coming wine region? In terms of age, hardly. Mudgee has old vines and wineries like Oatley’s historic cellar door at Craigmoor. So why is it now just […]
Sassy Orange
These 2 wines were sent by David Cumming at Define Wine just before the start of NSW Wine Festival, but as the wines are getting their debut outings this week […]
Chapel Hill McLaren Vale Shiraz 2010
Super Serious. Not frivolous raspberry chocolate slurp juice. Deep. Serious. Spicy. There’s an awful lot of wine going on here. Deep garnet, again that spice on the nose hinting at […]
Clovely Estate Left Field Semillon 2009
Another wine for the “unofficial” Queensland Wine Week from Clovely Estate. I’ve already written up some thoughts on the region, so please see my words on the their Shiraz here. […]
Clovely Estate Shiraz 2010
Queensland. Not the first state of Australia that comes to mind when you think of wine production. Certainly if you have the right soils and climate why shouldn’t you be […]
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