Topper’s Mountain…New Wines of New England
New England is still quite a small area of production for New South Wales wine and I’d not seen this label prior to being sent these samples, and I’m always […]
Category Archives: Wine Reviews
Bilgavia Estate Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2012
I’ve just come back from spending a solid week in the Hunter Valley during Vintage 2013, volunteering with Thomas Wines. Thommo very generously allowed me to ask lots of questions […]
Chapel Hill Wine il Vescovo Tempranillo 2011
Bryn Richards has the reins of the ‘alternative’ varieties in the il Vescovo range from Chapel Hill and handles the winemaking with aplomb. Big plush purple berries with a little […]
New Year’s Eve Tipples….
New Year’s Eve 2012…or was it New Year’s Eve 2013? I’m never quite sure which year to use. Do you use the year you’re about to finish? Or the year […]
Miles From Nowhere Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2010
Okay, so this isn’t going to be one of the most expensive wines I’ve ever tasted, but I have an ethos..a belief…that someone out there put blood sweat and tears […]
Vinedrops The Collection Pinot Noir 2010
The full title of this wine is Vinedrops The Collection Pinot Noir Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills….but that is a fair mouthful to use as a page title. The Vinedrops range […]
Chapel Hill Il Vescovo Sangiovese 2011 and Sangiovese Rose 2012
Arriving home from overseas holidays and the subsequent come down from breathing very different air (and not just the recycled pressurised version on the aeroplanes) takes its toll quite fast […]
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