First Ridge Barbera 2023
First Ridge’s Barbera vines are grown at the highest part of their vineyard in Mudgee, NSW at just under 600 metres, where the top soils are shallow, with shale rock […]
First Ridge’s Barbera vines are grown at the highest part of their vineyard in Mudgee, NSW at just under 600 metres, where the top soils are shallow, with shale rock […]
Barbera isn’t quite the red grape you think of from a Coonawarra mainstay, but why not push the boat out (Gondolier, get it?). Hollick Wines, The Gondolier, Barbera, Coonawarra, 2024 […]
First Ridge’s Barbera vines are grown at the highest part of their vineyard in Mudgee, NSW at just under 600 metres, where the top soils are shallow, with shale rock […]
Longview’s Vino Novello in its striking art deco livery. Now a blend of 45% Nebbiolo, 35% Pinot Nero and 20% Barbera. Longview, Fresco, Adelaide Hills, 2022 It’s no secret I’m […]
Plenty of awards for this release from Angullong. The wine matured for 12 months in French Oak (20% new). Note, bottle image is 2018, but only nought other differences Angullong, […]
The second release of this wine from Nick and Trudy Stacy, the vignerons behind Clandestine. While they’re based in Western Australia, they source fruit from quality South Australian and Victorian […]
The new Alfresco range from Berton are released just in time for enjoying with food as the days get longer and warmer. This is the red in the new range […]
A note on the label: VISTA is an acronym for Varied Inclines Slopes Terrain & Aspects along with vista being the Italian word for “view” of course. The 2021 picked up a few accolades, […]
Nick and Trudy Stacy are the vignerons behind Clandestine, and while they’re based in Western Australia, they source fruit from quality South Australian and Victorian vineyards. Here the Glera for […]
Barbera, apparently in Piedmont, is what you drink while waiting for the Nebbiolo to be ready. The bottle and packaging attractively embossed with Jupiter astride an eagle, ready with lightning […]