Lowe Wines Nullo Mountain Pinot Noir 2013
From high high high up above Mudgee from David Lowe’s Nullo Mountain range, comes this light bodied, spiced little number. Cinnamon, cloves, little flowers and orange peel. Almost mulled wine than […]
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d’Arenberg Original Reds 2012
I have a soft spot for the McLaren Vale’s d’Arenberg “Original” red range. My first aged magnum I ever purchased was a mid 90s “d’Arry’s Original” Shiraz Grenache and it […]
Mosse Moussamousettes PetNat 2013
Roger Dyson & Sue McShane are a wonderful pair. Running their wine business, Living Wines from Hobart, they source wines from organic, Biodynamic and all sorts of “-ic” exciting producers […]
Taylors Jaraman
Taylors Jaraman Bill Taylor senior and his 2 sons Bill Jr and John, purchased their 178 hectare site in the Clare Vallley the 1960s. Now headed up by Mitchell, Bill […]
Rockridge Reds
Rockridge wines from the Clare Valley. Not a label I was intimately familiar with and the website is, like a good Clare Valley Riesling, quite austere. Let the wines speak […]
World Sauvignon Blanc Day
Apparently yesterday, April 24th, was World Sauvignon Blanc Day and with today April 25th being ANZAC Day, here’s a few SBs that have been lying about the tasting pile for a […]
Home Hill Estate Pinot Noir 2013
This was a welcome home to Tasmania present from a good family friend. A good welcome home indeed. Home Hill have scooped up many trophies and medals with the top […]
Saltram Mamre Brook
The marketing blurb states that no history of the Barossa is complete without mentioning Saltram. And indeed, for over 150 years, Saltram have been part of the Barossa Valley. William […]
HERE PiG PiG….
Pinot Gris or Pinot Grigio? In Europe the distinction is clear. Gris is French for Grey and Grigio Italian. Gris, one of the Noble grapes of Alsace and picked quite […]
The Dusty Taste of Nostalgia
The De Bortoli Yarra Valley estate wines hold a special place for me. As I was working in pubs and bottle shops, the 1995 Cabernet Franc was one of […]
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