Berton Vineyards Reserve Botrytis Semillon 2016
The Riverina and Berton usually provide exceptional value for money, and this wine is no exception. Took the Myra Lehmann Perpetual Trophy for Best Dessert Wine (Unfortified) at the Sydney […]
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Yalumba The Y Series Sangiovese Rosé 2017
Whilst listed as South Australia, there’s only two regions that the fruit is sourced from: The Barossa and Wrattonbully. Two Barossa Valley blocks are Tony Brooks’ vineyard in Gomersal. Consisting of […]
Yalumba The Y Series Chardonnay 2017
When you’ve got access to fruit right across South Australia, the picking spectrum is wide: in this case from February to April. Made by wild ferment and left to mature […]
Bailey Wine Co. Watervale Riesling 2017
Tim Bailey, all round Coonawarra top bloke makes wines for some of the bigger players, such as Leconfield but this is his and wife Loo’s foray into winemaking independence. Sourced […]
Yalumba The Y Series Pinot Grigio 2017
Crazy kids at Yalumba with their new wave winemaking: wild ferment and left to mature on less until the final blending. Or could it be that one of Australia’s biggest […]
Margan Shiraz 2016
Margan are located in the Broke region of the Hunter Valley and have a simply fabulous cellar door and restaurant, drenched in accolades. Margan, Shiraz, Hunter Valley, 2016 Garnet ruby […]
S.C Pannell Tempranillo Touriga 2016
Tempranillo hails from Spain and Touriga, Portugal. Touriga has long been a mainstay in the great fortified wines of the world, but here it’s blended with the lighter Tempranillo. This […]
Jacob’s Creek Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
A change to the fruit source now sees it labelled as Limestone Coast, which does of course take in the previous sourcing of Coonawarra. The accompanying tech sheet says that […]
Jacob’s Creek Double Barrel Shiraz 2016
When Jacob’s Creek released these concept wines, people were a bit dubious. After all, whisky is usually aged in former wine barrels. So this is like making chicken nuggets from […]
Jacob’s Creek Reserve Shiraz 2016
The ubiquitous Jacob’s Creek Reserve Shiraz, mainstay of mid-week takeaway nights and pours by the glass in country pubs. Can’t argue with the consistency. Jacob’s Creek, Reserve, Shiraz, Limestone Coast, […]
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