Longview Vineyard Jupiter Barbera 2018
The short squat bottle, reminiscent of farmhouse jug rather than a elegant vessel, embossed with Jupiter astride an eagle, ready with lightning in his hand. There’s a bright future for […]
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Longview Vineyard VISTA Shiraz Barbera 2018
Double edged meaning for the label of this wine: VISTA is an acronym for Varied Inclines Slopes Terrain & Aspects….. And vista is the Italian word for “view.” Vegan friendly. Longview Vineyard, VISTA, Shiraz, […]
Pizzini Arneis 2018
The Pizzini family excel at all things Italian and grapey. This time, the white spectrum. Arneis (say the S), originally comes from the North West of Italy in the Peidmont […]
Pizzini Barbera 2016
While Pizzini specialise in Sangiovese, they’ve still some substantial plantings of Barbera. Pizzini, Barbera, King Valley, 2016 A definite Australian take on Barbera from a colour perspective: the beautiful bruise […]
Longview VISTA Shiraz Barbera 2017
The 2nd release of this wine. VISTA is the acronym for Varied Inclines Slopes Terrain & Aspects. And of course, vista is the Italian word for “view.” Good to see the Saturno family honouring the […]
TarraWarra Estate Barbera 2016
The 2nd release of TarraWarra’s Barbera. Grafted 6 years ago onto then 23 year old Pinot Noir rootstock. Natural ferment and 18 months in French oak (20% new barriques). Released […]
Angullong Fossil Hill Barbera 2016
Gold medal winner at the 2017 Orange Wine Show and NSW Wine Awards. Whilst it isn’t quite from Piedmont, the cool nights of the Orange region make for a regional […]
Pizzini Arneis 2017
Remember with Arneis, it isn’t French, so don’t leave off the “s” at the end, pronounce each letter: Ar-Nay-Is. It originally comes from the North West of Italy in the […]
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