d’Arenberg Amazing Sites 2012 releases
Recently, I was fortunate enough to be part of an intimate group to sit with the effervescent Chester Osborn and taste through the 2012 “Amazing Sites” releases. Chester […]
Tag Archives: McLaren Vale
Chapel Hill McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012
This wine caused an amount of debate recently on social media after two well respected wine scribes had slightly differing opinions about the wine. One claimed it “missed the mark” […]
Up Hill and Down Vale…Longview vs Chapel Hill 2013 Rosé
Countdown to our impending visit to the SouthAustralia and the rolling Adelaide Hills, the maritime influenced McLaren Vale and the iconic Barossa Valley, here’s a quick Rosé battle royale from […]
2012 Sangiovese Smackdown: McLaren Vale Vs Chianti
By the Blood of Jove! Sangiovese! Chianti, Tuscany, Italy is the spiritual home for the grape/wine, but one may argue that McLaren Vale the spiritual home in Australia. Certainly commercially […]
2011…A Spice Odyssey
2011. Often talked about as terrible year for red wine in Australia. But Margaret River had a cracker. Hunter Valley turned out some top notch wines considering the weather leading […]
No Fools on the Hill – Exceptional Value Whites from Chapel Hill
I don’t understand it. I’m not a staunch advocate of getting rid of the “Sauvalanche” from New Zealand, but I don’t get it. Please understand, I’m not talking about Sauvignon Blancs […]
d’Arenberg Icon Releases
Sometimes when you open the delivery, you know that sampling a new release wine isn’t going to do it justice. I call it “vinfanticide.” That is, consuming a wine too […]
Chapel Hill The Parson Shiraz 2011
Just found myself a scrap of a tasting note for one of Chapel Hill’s “entry” level or Foundation Range. A little remiss of me to not get the note posted […]
Chapel Hill McLaren Vale Shiraz 2010
Super Serious. Not frivolous raspberry chocolate slurp juice. Deep. Serious. Spicy. There’s an awful lot of wine going on here. Deep garnet, again that spice on the nose hinting at […]
Chapel Hill Wine il Vescovo Tempranillo 2011
Bryn Richards has the reins of the ‘alternative’ varieties in the il Vescovo range from Chapel Hill and handles the winemaking with aplomb. Big plush purple berries with a little […]
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