DiGiorgio Family of Coonawarra
The DiGiorgio story started in Australia in 1952, with the arrival of Stefano who right from the start, held an interest in the Lucindale area of the Limestone Coast. The Family […]
Tag Archives: Chardonnay
Katnook Estate Chardonnay 2013
People forget Coonawarra does white wine well…Katnook Estate, part of the greater Wingara Group (who also have Deakin Estate in Australia and the incredibly selling Freixenet Cava) are custodians of some top Coonwarra […]
Yarrabank Vintage Sparkling
Yarrabank Sparkling is a joint product of the Champagne house of Devaux and Victoria’s Yering Station. ‘Traditional’ method, 4 years on lees, no Malolactic fermentation for the Chardonnay and sealed […]
McPherson Family Wines
I didn’t know anything about McPherson Wines until being sent these for review. The region is marked as South Eastern Australia, but they’re predominantly sourced from Goulburn Valley, near Nagambie […]
A Truly Sparkling Road – Deviation Road
There’s some magic there in the Adelaide Hills. Hamish and Kate Laurie of Deviation Road are forging ahead with creating a legacy of benchmark Sparklings, not just for the Adelaide […]
TarraWarra Estate Reserve
The excellent established TarraWarra Estate have released their Reserve Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from vintage 2013. The vintage saw a drop in yield by more than 50% of what they normally […]
Vinaceous Wines
Vinaceous Wines are the brainchild of Nick Stacy and Mike Kerrigan. The wines are made, blended and bottled at West Cape Howe Wines, Mount Barker. Nick and Mike are also the team behind […]
Taylors Jaraman
Taylors Jaraman Bill Taylor senior and his 2 sons Bill Jr and John, purchased their 178 hectare site in the Clare Vallley the 1960s. Now headed up by Mitchell, Bill […]
Saltram Mamre Brook
The marketing blurb states that no history of the Barossa is complete without mentioning Saltram. And indeed, for over 150 years, Saltram have been part of the Barossa Valley. William […]
Bimbadgen…Ringing out clear.
The 2014 vintage was Rauri Donkin’s first vintage as Head Winemaker at the iconic Bimbadgen Estate in the Hunter Valley. Now just finishing his 2nd vintage in charge of […]
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