Blue Pyrenees Estate Vintage Brut 2017
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% […]
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House of Arras Brut Elite No.1501 NV
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 […]
Stargazer Rada 2018
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 […]
Stockman’s Ridge Storm Sparkling 2011
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 […]
Taltarni Cuvée Rosé 2012
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 […]
Taltarni Sparkling Brut 2012
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 […]
Champagne Duval-Leroy Brut Rêserve NV
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, […]
Darenberg Pollyanna Polly Sparkling NV
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 […]
Vino for Valentine’s Day…or A Duo of Duperrey
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 […]
De Bortoli Rococo Premium Rosé NV
Rococo was an art and music period best summed up by my Year 12 music teacher as “frivolous.” The period spawned the palace of Versailles and decorative shell motifs. This […]
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