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Calabria Wines Cool Climate Series Riesling Eden Valley 2015

February 8, 2016by vinonotebook Leave a comment

Calabria are extending their range with this value for money “Cool Climate Series.” They’re all reasonably priced and as always, Riesling shows just how good value it really is. Calabria […]

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McHenry Hohnen Hazel’s Vineyard Zinfandel 2013

February 8, 2016by vinonotebook Leave a comment

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. […]

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McHenry Hohnen Amigos Red 2012

February 8, 2016by vinonotebook Leave a comment

“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 […]

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d’Arenberg The Laughing Magpie Shiraz Viognier 2011

February 8, 2016by vinonotebook Leave a comment

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 […]

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d’Arenberg The Derelict Vineyard Grenache 2012

February 8, 2016by vinonotebook Leave a comment

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.” […]

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Henri Milan MGO Rouge

January 31, 2016by vinonotebook Leave a comment

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 […]

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Hoddles Creek Estate Wickhams Road Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2015

January 29, 2016by vinonotebook Leave a comment

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 […]

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Swinging Bridge Mrs Payten Chardonnay 2014

January 28, 2016by vinonotebook Leave a comment

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 […]

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Jansz Tasmania Vintage Cuvée 2010

January 28, 2016by vinonotebook Leave a comment

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 […]

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Deakin Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2015

January 27, 2016by vinonotebook Leave a comment

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 […]

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