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’ […]
Tag Archives: Chardonnay
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 […]
Printhie Wines “Mountain Range” Chardonnay 2012
The NSW Food and Wine Festival for 2014 is winding down, and from some mutterings, it may not see the light of day in 2015. Surely the timing of the […]
Swinging Bridge Single Vineyard Series
Continuing the wonderful wines of New South Wales, these are the 2 inaugural releases from arguably Canowindra’s most famous winery Swinging Bridge. Canowindra is approximately 60kms from Orange where Tom […]
NSW Food and Wine Festival Sydney Cellar Door highlights
The New South Wales Food and Wine festival is an annual series of events that usually spans the end of February and continues through March. Sponsored by Fairfax Media (publishers […]
Crush House Wines
Usher Tinkler and Andrew Leembruggen know a little bit about the Hunter Valley. Usher’s family have been growing fruit and making wine for a few generations and Andrew has held […]
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