Wolf Blass Yellow Label – Back to the Front
Wolf Blass Yellow label first rolled off the line in 1966, that’s a fair age and history for a label in Australia. It holds a place in their stable as: the […]
Tag Archives: South Australia
The class of Tapanappa
Tapanappa continually express beautifully crafted works of wine. There’s no doubting the quality and class of Tapanappa, Croser Family’s wine company which covers vineyards from the first family plantings in […]
Dell’uva…one hell of a start.
The indomitable Kate “Don’t Call Me Katie” Giles has started working marketing this ‘new’ winery in the Barossa Valley and sent me these impressive bottles for a review. I thought […]
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 […]
Serafino Wines Bellissimo Montepulciano 2014
Normally I try to go with high resolution pictures these days, but I feel this captures the essence of the wine’s being…to be well matched with good food and shared. […]
Kirrihill Rieslings
Yep, it’s the summer of Riesling…and the Clare Valley may as well be the longest day, arguably the zenith of the variety in Australia. Kirrihill make good value and excellent […]
Boxing Clever….The Winesmiths Sauvignon Blanc 2014
Cask Wine. You could argue this is Australia’s greatest contribution the wine industry. Sure, amazing people like Ray Beckwith made the product itself better…but innovation? The Cask is up there. […]
Chapel Hill 2012 and 2013 Round Up
Potentially my most unimaginative title for a post yet. As I was about to write up the 2013 Parson’s Noses and the 2012 McLaren Vale Cabernet, I noticed that I […]
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” […]
A Lucy and a Ged – Pike Alternatives
The title of this post refers to the alternative names for the Pike fish in both English and Scottish Heraldry. A nod if you will to the “alternative” varieties (for […]
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