Taylors Jaraman
Taylors Jaraman Bill Taylor senior and his 2 sons Bill Jr and John, purchased their 178 hectare site in the Clare Vallley the 1960s. Now headed up by Mitchell, Bill […]
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Rockridge Reds
Rockridge wines from the Clare Valley. Not a label I was intimately familiar with and the website is, like a good Clare Valley Riesling, quite austere. Let the wines speak […]
Saltram Mamre Brook
The marketing blurb states that no history of the Barossa is complete without mentioning Saltram. And indeed, for over 150 years, Saltram have been part of the Barossa Valley. William […]
The Dusty Taste of Nostalgia
The De Bortoli Yarra Valley estate wines hold a special place for me. As I was working in pubs and bottle shops, the 1995 Cabernet Franc was one of […]
Glaetzer of the Barossa Valley
Ben Glaetzer is part of Barossa royalty. His dad Colin started Glaezter Wines almost a century after the family settled in the Barossa Valley in 1888 and started growing […]
Bimbadgen…Ringing out clear.
The 2014 vintage was Rauri Donkin’s first vintage as Head Winemaker at the iconic Bimbadgen Estate in the Hunter Valley. Now just finishing his 2nd vintage in charge of […]
Rob Dolan – Yarra Valley excellence
Rob Dolan left the big boys to start his own eponymous project in the Yarra Valley in 2010. The purchase of the ‘Yarra Burn’ winery from Hardy’s the following […]
The Right Reverend V
Jump back. The more sacred wines from the team who produce Vinaceous. Those labels are a touch scandalous, so with more reverence, they bring you the Right Reverend V. Each wine is […]
TarraWarra Estate
TarraWarra of the Yarra Valley, were always in the back of my mind, always there around my vision, but never right in my sights. Sort of like the slightly […]
d’Arenberg…Changing its spots not its Stripe
A new look for the d’Arenberg labels. I can see why they’re taking their time with sheer amount they have, coming up with the creative would be a full time […]
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