TarraWarra Estate
TarraWarra of the Yarra Valley, were always in the back of my mind, always there around my vision, but never right in my sights. Sort of like the slightly […]
Tag Archives: Chardonnay
Andevine of the Hunter Valley
Andevine is the almost epnoymous label from Andrew Leembruggen. He’s held senior positions at Drayton’s and McWilliam’s Mount Pleasant, and recently teamed up with Usher Tinkler to form Crush House […]
Toolangi
Toolangi Vineyard at Dixons Creek in the Yarra Valley, just out of Melbourne was planted in 1995. Only a relative new-comer in terms of vine age. Growing Chardonnay, Pinot Noir […]
2011 Sabre by Mitchell Harris
My first Mitchell Harris wine. I’ve a good relationship with the winery on social media and have a soft spot for their home town of Ballarat as I lived […]
Houghton Crofters….A rekindled elegance
Say the name Houghton to most wine drinkers in Australia over the age of 30 and they’ll immediately reply with “White Burgundy!” Houghton’s White Burgundy, now known as ‘White Classic’ […]
The Chronicles of Thomas Hardy
Not quite the Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, The Chronicle Series brings to life stories of Thomas Hardy, founding father and wine pioneer. How much of the stories are […]
Queens Pinch Vineyard
Queens Pinch Vineyard from Mudgee, New South Wales was started in the mid 90s and until 2004, the grapes were sold off to what was Southcorp, now Treasury Wine Estates […]
A Pair of Patina Wines
Next week brings the annual Taste Orange event into Sydney’s CBD. A large scale installation that transplants a little bit of the Central West New South Wales town to celebrate […]
McWilliam’s Mount Pleasant B-Side LS8 Semillon 2013
I first tasted this wine at the New South Wales Food and Wine Festival and quickly marked it, along with its siblings, as one of the highlights of the day. […]
The Hills are alive with…Longview Vineyards
I’ve been saving these wines for a little while as Nadine, my wife, and I are headed to South Australia over the Easter Break. We’ll be headed to the Adelaide […]
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