La La Land Tempranillo 2015
“Why are the pretty ones always insane?!” Thus goes one line on the funky out there, animals-playing-instruments La La Land Tempranillo label. If you’ve ever had a crazy ex, I’ll […]
Tag Archives: Tempranillo
Bremerton Special Release Tempranillo/Graciano 2014
¡Hola! These two varieties are regular stablemates in Spain. Bremerton, Special Release Tempranillo/Graciano, Langhorne Creek, 2014 15 months in a combination of 2nd and 3rd use French and American […]
Running With Bulls Garnacha 2015
Love the new addition to the RWB stud farm, a Garnacha (Spanish for Grenache) with a label flashy as a matador’s red and yellow costume. Running With Bulls Garnacha, Barossa […]
Running With Bulls Tempranillo 2014
Okay….so all the wine nerds out there know the Barossa Valley is full of German ancestry but did you know that Barossa is a misspelling in homage to the Battle […]
d’Arenberg The Sticks and Stones 2011
So, when you’re criticised for the amount of labels you have, or the crazy names you give them….a childish proverb springs to mind: “The inspiration for this name comes from […]
Calabria Wines Cool Climate Series Tempranillo 2014
Sourced from the Hilltops region of NSW near the township of Young. There’s some great fruit coming from vineyards out that way. Calabria Wines, Cool Climate Series, Tempranillo, Hilltops, 2014 […]
Topper’s Mountain Blends
No need for any huge introduction for Topper’s Mountain, save to say they’re doing some great things in the New England district of New South Wales. I’ve written up […]
Pikes “Los Companeros” Shiraz Tempranillo 2012
Pikes are synonymous with Riesling, but then they put out a drinking red like this and you remember they can do top value in the other spectrum too. Dusty plums, […]
Vinaceous Wines
Vinaceous Wines are the brainchild of Nick Stacy and Mike Kerrigan. The wines are made, blended and bottled at West Cape Howe Wines, Mount Barker. Nick and Mike are also the team behind […]
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 […]
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