Chapel Hill McLaren Vale Shiraz 2010
Super Serious. Not frivolous raspberry chocolate slurp juice. Deep. Serious. Spicy. There’s an awful lot of wine going on here. Deep garnet, again that spice on the nose hinting at […]
Clovely Estate Left Field Semillon 2009
Another wine for the “unofficial” Queensland Wine Week from Clovely Estate. I’ve already written up some thoughts on the region, so please see my words on the their Shiraz here. […]
Clovely Estate Shiraz 2010
Queensland. Not the first state of Australia that comes to mind when you think of wine production. Certainly if you have the right soils and climate why shouldn’t you be […]
Stockman’s Ridge – on the rise
Stockman’s Ridge…I’ve been following the progress of Jonathan Hambrook’s wines for a little while and the quality of the products is on the rise. Opening of their new Cellar Door […]
Stockman’s Ridge Outlaw Shiraz 2009
Stockman’s Ridge…you can be sure that if you follow them on Twitter, you’ll know all about the weather in their vineyard…They’re based in the Central Ranges/Orange region with 2 cellar […]
Swinging Bridge Reserve Chardonnay 2011
Swinging Bridge. Orange wine. Forget what some are calling the “fad” of “orange” wine (that is, white wine with skin contact)…wine from Orange is one of my favourite things and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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