The flagship sparkling for Blue Pyrenees, there’s 18% Macedon Ridge Vineyard fruit (Chardonnay and Pinot Noir) included from the cooler Macedon Ranges blended with the Estate Chardonnay. The fruit handpicked […]
Blue Pyrenees have included 22% fruit from the nearby cool climate region of Macedon for this Cuvee. Traditional Method of the usual suspects: 69% Chardonnay, 17% Pinot Noir and 14% […]
With fruit from Derwent Valley, Piper’s River, Coal River Valley and the East Coast. Base vintage of 2015 (hence the labelling). 9% Meunier is for softness and approachability for the […]
A blend of Pinots meunier and noir. Wild ferment. Label artwork by Kate Piekutowski. Stargazer, Rada, Pipers Brook, Coal River Valley, 2018 A bright cerise colour: floral red berry dominant […]
Irony that the last time I reviewed a wine from Stockman’s Ridge (2016), I wrote this introduction: “It’s funny, Pinot Noir should probably be Orange’s flagship red grape….but there’s few […]
Peter Warr and Robert Heywood, winemakers for Taltarni also get to perfect their sparkling craft at Tasmanian bubbles house, Clover Hill. Made from traditional sparkling grapes with Chardonnay (59%), Pinot […]
Peter Warr and Robert Heywood, winemakers for Taltarni also get to perfect their sparkling craft at Tasmanian bubbles house, Clover Hill. Made from traditional sparkling grapes with Chardonnay (64%), Pinot […]
Maison Duval-Leroy has been family owned and independent since 1859. This one purchased for a birthday escape for #MrsDrew. A blend of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Meunier Champagne Duval-Leroy, Brut, Rêserve, […]
d’Arenberg’s party starter, named after Chester Osborn’s mum(m) Pauline. If you know your labels, you’ll know that it used to be called “Dadd” but the big player G.H Mumm decided […]
Valentine’s Day and Champagne. Has there ever been a more bourgeois pairing? Well, maybe throw oysters into the mix for the “menage a trois.” The UK trade seems to bank […]
