Yalumba The Signature Cabernet Shiraz 2018
The 48th vintage of this label. Arguably one of the most underpriced wines in the country. This release celebrates long time employee, Nick Waterman who has held the role of […]
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Yalumba The Caley Cabernet & Shiraz 2016
Well, technically this review is of all The Caley labels released to date. Th 2016 is the fifth release of the Icon red wine, named in honour of Fred Caley […]
d’Arenberg The Coppermine Road Cabernet Sauvignon Mini Vertical
The pinnacle Cabernet for the d’Arenberg Icon series. Now, for one reason or another I’ve not got around to reviewing the Icon range for a couple of years. So here’s […]
Shingleback D Block Reserve Shiraz through the years
The D Block wines form part of the flagship series for Shingleback. Presented in weighty, imposing bottles they’ve been sealed under cork until the 2016 vintage, finally switching to screwcap. […]
Albino Rocca of Piedmonte
Last Saturday the 7th of March I was fortunate enough to spend time with the team from Bibendum Wine Co and Prince Wine Store as they hosted Daniela Rocca, of […]
House of Arras…Tasmania’s finest sparkling wines.
For my last post of 2019, I’m going to be finishing with the House of Arras collection, tasted in the company of the great Ed Carr himself. Ed states that […]
Hunter Valley….Not just Semillon and Shiraz
I recently attended the Hunter Valley wine region for their annual Wine & Tourism Legends Awards. Various tastings were conducted for assembled trade and media representatives, including a fascinating look […]
Best’s Great Western Foudre Ferment Riesling 2018
The last Foudre Ferment I have notes on was the 2015 release, where winemaker Justin Purser stated :”we smashed the new foudre to take the overt oak from it” but […]
A Tale of Tolpuddle
The Tolpduddle Vineyard located in the Coal River Valley, approx 25 kms from Hobart in southern Tasmania. Named after the Tolpuddle Martyrs who were sent to Van Diemen’s Land (the […]
Margan…Celebrating 20 Years
As Margan Wines are about to head into their 21st vintage, a select few wine writers were invited to visit the Hunter Valley in May 2016 and work through a […]
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