Beautiful Isle Red Delicious 2009
Made by the exuberant Cynthea Semmens of Marion’s Vineyard, Tamar Valley in Tasmania’s north. The packaging quirky, bright and a play on the rosella-esque labels of old Tassie apple crates, […]
Tag Archives: Shiraz
Angullong Fossil Hill 2012 Reds
Angullong vineyards straddle the boundary of the Orange G.I and the Central Ranges G.I in middle New South Wales. The Orange G.I is designated by having vineyards over an altitude […]
Chapel Hill McLaren Vale Shiraz 2012
This wine caused an amount of debate recently on social media after two well respected wine scribes had slightly differing opinions about the wine. One claimed it “missed the mark” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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