Margan Breaking Ground Barbera 2016
New livery for the Breaking Ground releases from Margan. Understated class, somewhat similar to the winemaker. I’ve mentioned the back story before but I do like telling the story: The […]
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Angullong Fossil Hill Barbera 2016
Gold medal winner at the 2017 Orange Wine Show and NSW Wine Awards. Whilst it isn’t quite from Piedmont, the cool nights of the Orange region make for a regional […]
Yelland & Papps Sete Di Vino 2016
Sete Di Vino roughly translates from Italian as “Thirst for wine.” Made from a blend of Primitivo (Zinfandel) and Barbera. Wild ferment and 17 months in old French oak. Yelland […]
Margan Breaking Ground Barbera 2015
The Breaking Ground releases celebrate new moves in the viticultural space for Margan. The cuttings for Margan’s Barbera came from the Montrose vineyard in Mudgee, which in turn came to […]
Longview Vineyard VISTA Shiraz Barbera 2016
New label from the Saturno family out of Macclesfield. VISTA apparently is an acronym for Varied Inclines Slopes Terrain & Aspects. Working on a couple of levels of course: vista is the Italian word for […]
Angullong Fossil Hill Barbera 2015
The label on the Fossil Hill range from Angullong used to have a quaint little sea shell fossil as the as a background image, showcasing the early forms of life […]
Yelland & Papps Sete Di Vino 2015
Sete di vino translates as “Thirst For Wine,” something that any rational being should probably have. Yelland & Papps Sete Di Vino, Barossa Valley. 2015 A blend 59% Primitivo (zinfandel) […]
Margan…Celebrating 20 Years
As Margan Wines are about to head into their 21st vintage, a select few wine writers were invited to visit the Hunter Valley in May 2016 and work through a […]
Rob Dolan Four + One 2014
Part of the “Black Label” series from Rob Dolan Wines, this one is exclusive to cellar door and the website. Rob Dolan, Four + One, Yarra Valley, 2014 In this […]
Margan Barbera 2014
Part of the “Breaking Ground” single vineyard wines series from Margan. Andrew Margan took “cuttings from the original Montrose vineyard in Mudgee that was planted by Carlo Corino from cuttings […]
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