Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc 2024
The Bizots put a lot of care and attention into making SB. This sees a late harvest of 60% ‘clean,’ 35% shrivelled and 5% Botrytis affected grapes. Fermentation in tank […]
Tag Archives: Botrytis Cinerea
Yalumba FSW Botrytis Viognier 2023
Yalumba proving that they’re more than capable of showcasing Viognier in all its forms and continuing to be the torchbearer for this variety. This release is part of the “Distinguished […]
Yalumba FSW Botrytis Viognier 2020
Yalumba proving that they’re more than capable of showcasing Viognier in all its forms. Part of the “Distinguished Sites” series. Yalumba, FSW, Botrytis Viognier, Wrattonbully, 2020 Medium yellow/gold in colour. […]
Heggies Vineyard Estate Botrytis Riesling 2021
The Heggies Vineyard range under the Hill Smith Family Vineyards stable (most famous for Yalumba). The Heggies Vineyard sits around 500 metres above sea level in the Eden Valley, and […]
Singlefile Wines Botrytis White 2018
Botrytis is a rot, a fungus, not usually welcome in vineyards but when managed properly, can create some of the most celebrated wines in the world. Here Singlefile have taken […]
Sweet As! Singlefile, Berton and Gramps Botrytis Wines
Rot. Fungal infection. These are not the most attractive of terms, but when it comes to the effect that “Noble Rot” (Botrytis Cinerea) can have on grapes when properly […]
Calabria Family Wines – 3 Bridges Botrytis Semillon 2012
With news that the Calabria family of Riverina, NSW have purchased the old Magnolia Vale winery in the Barossa Valley, I remembered I hadn’t tasted this ‘sticky’ under their 3 […]
Rymill Coonawarra…An august June Traminer
John “JR” Rymill, eponymous managing director of Rymill Coonawarra, has just been galavanting around the corners of this wide brown land with the annual Coonawarra Roadshow. This annual showcase highlights […]
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