The Other Wine Co Pinot Gris 2020
The Other Wine Co is the rockstar Shaw+Smith’s support act, but building a loyal following in their own right. Winemaking is headed up by Matt Large. The Other Wine Co, […]
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Taylors Estate Pinot Noir 2019
Taylors have their home in the Clare, but source fruit from important locations to complete their portfolio.. Taylors, Estate, Pinot Noir, Adelaide Hills, 2019 Plenty of fleshy cherry with smoked […]
Petaluma B&V Vineyard Shiraz 2018
From the Certified Organic B & V Vineyard (established by Bob and Verna Symons in 1992) The wine was matured in French oak, with only 43% new (compared to the […]
Longview Macclesfield Chardonnay 2019
The Chardonnay was the first released as “Macclesfield” with a topographic label, and now re-badged to be an extension of the wonderfully labelled new range with “ethereal photographs of sculptures […]
Catlin Wines #3 Loose Goose Grüner Veltliner 2019
Winemaker Darryl Catlin says this of the Loose Goose: “Setting aside a small parcel of handpicked Grüner Veltliner, I destemmed the grapes to a fermenter with no Sulphur additions and […]
Catlin Wines #2 Hellagrüd Grüner Veltliner 2019
Part of me wants to sing No Doubt’s HellaGood when I read this label. Either way, both of these things get my head nodding. This second experimental batch of handpicked […]
Catlin Wines #1 Skins Grüner Veltliner 2018
Darryl Catlin grew up in the Barossa, but came to winemaking after stints in wine retail. This first experimental batch involved allowing the juice to ferment naturally on its skins, then […]
Longview Macclesfield Grüner Veltliner 2020
Part of newly released, elegantly labelled “Macclesfield” range from the Saturno family at Longview. The Adelaide Hills are fast becoming the heartland for Grüner in Australia. Longview, Macclesfield, Grüner Veltliner, […]
d’Arenberg The Lucky Lizard Chardonnay 2018
A jump back up the alcoholic spectrum from the finer 2017 and also an increase in price (but probably overdue). Same winemaking as per usual formula: Fermentation in old French […]
Vinteloper PN/18 Pinot Noir 2018
It’s fair to say that Dave Bowley and the team at Vinteloper have had a tough 14 months. After the devastating Cudlee Creek fire in the Adelaide Hills ripped through […]
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