Hello Coonawarra…. DiGiorgio Family Wines, Shiraz, Coonawarra, 2014 Smells of polished mulberry, dark cherry and blood plum with mince meat savoury animal quality. Almost Fruits of the Forest bold flavours of […]
Peter Douglas, wine maker for DiGiorgio spent time in Bordeaux with Chateau Leoville Barton, this may have where the bug for Bordeaux blends came from. DiGiorgio Family Wines, “Emporio,” Coonawarra […]
At this moment in time, Coonawarra is one of the few wine regions in Australia I’ve not been to. Luckily, all this is going to change as Mrs Drew and […]
Dutiful foot soldier of the Wynns Coonawarra stable. One of the oldest labels they have, so reliable and sometimes overlooked for more fashionable zeitgeist brands. Seriously, this is like the […]
Good old Wynns Coonawarra “Cabernet Hermitage.” Carried the same livery since 1969. Forget the RRP, this wine almost always has cellaring potential plus…. Wynns Coonawarra Estate Cabernet/Shiraz/Merlot, 2015 Cabernet dominant […]
Potentially the least talked about wine in the Wynn’s gabled stable. I’m not sure why that is, perhaps Coonawarra just isn’t seen as a fashionable Chardonnay area. The SA Wine […]
The 2012 vintage in Coonawarra experienced “above average temperatures and below average rainfall” and “harvest was amongst the earliest starts on record. ” Hasn’t stopped the Katnook team putting together […]
Founder’s Block range is the entry level for the consistent and regional Katnook Estate. Often found at a price under the RRP, they represent top quality, archetypical drinking. Katnook Estate […]
I don’t know the quality of the field for the Irish Wine Show in which this wine won a silver medal, but hopefully it’s like a reverse Melbourne Cup where […]
When you think of Coonawarra Cabernet, more often than not you expect a blocky tannic night-mare, not this pony club-esque early starter. Made for your comfort and immediate enjoyment. Rymill […]
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