McHenry Hohnen Hazel’s Vineyard Zinfandel 2013
According to The Australian and New Zealand Wine Industry Directory, 2015 (published by Wine Titles Media) there were 83 wine producers using Zinfandel in a straight varietal or blended wines. […]
McHenry Hohnen Amigos Red 2012
“We are the Threeeeeeeeeeeeeee…Amigos!” So sang Chevy Chase, Steve Martin and Martin Short in the 1980’s goofy comedy. In this case however, we see the 3 Amigos being Shiraz, Grenache […]
d’Arenberg The Laughing Magpie Shiraz Viognier 2011
The nomenclature not quite so self explanatory here as with other d’Arenberg wines. “The Kookaburra is a native Australian bird famous for its distinctive laughing call, Chester’s young daughters named […]
d’Arenberg The Derelict Vineyard Grenache 2012
As usual, d’Arenberg have a wonderful and colourful story behind the name: “At a time when Grenache was considered unfashionable, Chester acquired many old bush vine, overgrown and abandoned vineyards.” […]
Henri Milan MGO Rouge
I picked this up at a Living Wines tasting mid 2015 and loved its immediate drinkability. The story of the wine best comes from Living Wines website: “The letters MGO […]
Hoddles Creek Estate Wickhams Road Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2015
Said it before and I’ll say it again, Franco D’Anna and the team are producing wonderful wines at incredible prices. Pairing this alongside its sibling, the Wickhams Road Gippsland Pinot […]
Swinging Bridge Mrs Payten Chardonnay 2014
Swinging Bridge are counted in the top tier of wineries in the Orange region of NSW. This is part of their Single Vineyard range, with the fruit sourced from the […]
Jansz Tasmania Vintage Cuvée 2010
The Tasmanian Sparkling Wine industry continues to develop and mature. There’s the 2 big players across multiple price points: Jansz and Arras. Whilst a whole host of other contenders continue […]
Deakin Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2015
Deakin Estate has recently brought on a new wine maker ready for the 2016 vintage, Aidan Menzies, originally an archaeologist. Their range of everyday drinking wines provide good value. Deakin […]
Calabria Wines Cool Climate Series Tempranillo 2014
Sourced from the Hilltops region of NSW near the township of Young. There’s some great fruit coming from vineyards out that way. Calabria Wines, Cool Climate Series, Tempranillo, Hilltops, 2014 […]
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