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. […]
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 […]
Domaines Schlumberger first purchased vineyards in Guebwiller, Alsace in the 19th century by Nicolas Schlumberger (but these vineyards were already old). Post phylloxera outbeak 3 generations later, Ernest Schlumberger took […]
Ange Clifford is known as the public face (at least to those of us in Australia) of Tongue In Groove wines based in the Waipara Valley, New Zealand She’s engaging, […]
Currently moving interstate and found this buried among the sample pile. De Bortoli have moved to the 2016, but here’s a peek into the time capsule. This vintage won plenty […]
Aranel is a very rare variety. It is a relatively recent hybrid derived in 1961 by grape breeder Paul Truel. Its parents are Grenache Gris and Saint-Pierre Doré (an almost-extinct […]
The Riverina and Berton usually provide exceptional value for money, and this wine is no exception. Took the Myra Lehmann Perpetual Trophy for Best Dessert Wine (Unfortified) at the Sydney […]
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 […]
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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