Margan Family Vineyard Semillon 2015
Rain during the white grape picking time for the 2015 vintage resulted in some softer characteristics coming through the Hunter Valley Semillon, but the quality is still on offer for […]
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Margan White Label Semillon 2014
2014: Cracker of a Hunter Valley vintage. Fruit almost picked itself. No pressure on the winery or the vineyards. Some observations out there that it’s a forward vintage, but the […]
Hunter Valley Semillon Aged Releases: Thomas Wines, McWilliam’s Mount Pleasant and Margan
Jancis Robinson calls it “Australia’s gift to the wine world.” Along with seemingly immortal fortified wines of Seppeltsfield and Rutherglen, Hunter Valley Semillon is one to put in the cellar […]
Huntington Estate Semillon 2015
I once asked some Mudgee winemakers what they thought the signature white of the region and at the time, most answered Chardonnay, but I wonder if the aromatic whites are […]
Thomas Wines Synergy Semillon 2015
Alongside the Shiraz stablemate, this label was a new introduction to the range of Andrew Thomas’s excellent wines. He also welcomed his new son, Jackson into the world in January […]
Thomas Wines DJV Shiraz 2013
The DJV stands for déjà vu, as Thommo makes this wine in a slightly “old fashioned” Hunter Valley style, using techniques such as those from Murray Tyrrell and the great […]
Longview Red Bucket Semillon / Sauvignon Blanc 2015
The Longview vineyard at Macclesfield in the Adelaide Hills is a well laid out spot and they’ve brought home their fair share of trophies to the Hills with their estate […]
Flametree Wines Sauvignon Blanc / Semillon 2015
Margaret River makes Australia’s best SB-S blends. There…I said it. Anyone want to argue? They don’t make the best Semillons (that’s Hunter Valley), nor do they make the best Sauv […]
Thomas Wines 2 x 2 Of A Kind
Andrew “Thommo” Thomas was born and raised in McLaren Vale, South Australia. After deciding to follow in the footsteps of his wine making father, Wayne, he forsook the Vale and […]
Sweet As! Singlefile, Berton and Gramps Botrytis Wines
Rot. Fungal infection. These are not the most attractive of terms, but when it comes to the effect that “Noble Rot” (Botrytis Cinerea) can have on grapes when properly […]
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