2011…A Spice Odyssey
2011. Often talked about as terrible year for red wine in Australia. But Margaret River had a cracker. Hunter Valley turned out some top notch wines considering the weather leading […]
Category Archives: Wine Reviews
A short visit to Longview
Estate Grown. Single Vineyard. These terms can be thrown onto a wine label as hollow, shallow marketing jargon. But when they’re on there for the reasons of passion and authenticity […]
No Fools on the Hill – Exceptional Value Whites from Chapel Hill
I don’t understand it. I’m not a staunch advocate of getting rid of the “Sauvalanche” from New Zealand, but I don’t get it. Please understand, I’m not talking about Sauvignon Blancs […]
Clonakilla Viognier Nouveau 2012
The story of Clonakilla is a well known one and the accolades many. The Shiraz Viognier consistently rates as one of the great red wines in Australia. To understand that […]
Angullong Whites
Angullong have a lovely cellar door in Millthorpe, just up from the excellent Tonic restaurant. Well worth the 20 minutes drive from Orange. Just watch out for the dog that […]
Stockman’s Ridge Rider Pinot Gris
No great preamble on this post…I’ve written plenty about Stockman’s Ridge in the past. Rider is the “entry” level and these wines are perfect for the summer lunch and sharing […]
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 […]
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 […]
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