Les Vignerons De L’Enclave Côtes Du Rhône 2012
I try to support independent bottleshops whenever I can, but occasionally I stray into one owned by the big chains. Usually to buy Cooper’s beer on the way home. So […]
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NSW Food and Wine Festival Sydney Cellar Door highlights
The New South Wales Food and Wine festival is an annual series of events that usually spans the end of February and continues through March. Sponsored by Fairfax Media (publishers […]
Topper’s Mountain…On Topper of their game
Continuing to showcase New South Wales wines as part of NSW Food and Wine Festival, the Topper’s Mountain team are really going from strength to strength. The Gewürztraminer is even better […]
Crush House Wines
Usher Tinkler and Andrew Leembruggen know a little bit about the Hunter Valley. Usher’s family have been growing fruit and making wine for a few generations and Andrew has held […]
Capital Wines and S&M
Whilst the title of the entry may sound a little risqué and a little nod towards Canberra’s liberal laws of “marital aids,” it rather is referencing the wines tasted, that […]
Longview…just drink it
Good entry level blends here, with fruity front and fun back labels, these are just made for drinking. Adelaide Hills Semillon / Sauvignon Blanc 2013 Fruity topical nose guava, banana […]
Esox Nouveau…Pike of the Clare Valley
Just returning from overseas holidays and into an unseasonally cool Sydney evening. The name Pike is synonymous with some of the most consistent Riesling in the country. However, there are […]
Orange…The Colour City
I’ve just returned from a short visit to Orange, where I was a guest of TasteOrange*, for the start of Wine Week. Travelling to Orange was a little unnerving as […]
2012 Printhie MCC Shiraz
This week sees the start of Taste Orange Wine Week (even though it’s actually 10 days!) so it’s great to showcase a current release from the area. There has been […]
2011…A Spice Odyssey
2011. Often talked about as terrible year for red wine in Australia. But Margaret River had a cracker. Hunter Valley turned out some top notch wines considering the weather leading […]
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