Taylors Estate Chardonnay 2014
The next generations Australia’s First Families of Wine have just wound up their “Unlocked” event in Perth which looked to be a great gathering of the “kids” of some of […]
Tag Archives: Chardonnay
McHenry Hohnen – Amigos and Rocky Road Round Up
I was interested to see the 3 Amigos pair of wines arrive with the new labels/vintages for the Rocky Road range from McHenry Hohnen. Obviously there’s a little bit of […]
Singlefile – Re-saddling a Dark Horse
It’s that time of year. The James Halliday Wine Companion for 2016 has just been published. The Doyen of Australian wine scores (and so much more) has the ability to […]
Berton Vineyards 2014 Chardonnays
I’ve had a couple of looks at Berton ‘s wines in the past: Their High Eden and their Metal range. These 2 chardonnays are from their 2nd and mid-level ranges. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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