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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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 […]
De Iuliis Wines…Hard to Say, Easy to Drink
Australia’s winescape is a broad land. The Tasmanians are still arriving home from Christmas holidays, whilst the Hunter Valley is 3/4s done. Everyone else is somewhere in between. So with […]
Bilgavia Estate Reds
The Hunter had a good 2013, albeit punctuated with a fair old dump of rain. I worked part of the vintage there so I’m always keen to see what comes […]
Oakvale Ablington Vineyard Semillon 2014
I remember my first visit to the Hunter Valley in 2007 and calling into Oakvale as my first cellar door experience. I felt very underwhelmed, but left with 2 dozen […]
V is for….Bimbadgen
Well, B is for Bimbadgen. But V is for V14 (shorthand for Vintage 2014); V is for Viognier and for Vermentino. V is also for something else if you’re a […]
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. […]
Bilgavia Estate Semillon 2013
2013 is turning out to be an outstanding vintage for Semillon in the Hunter Valley. This wine comes from the Western edge of the Hunter Valley, the “Broke Fordwich” sub-region. […]
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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