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Category Archives: Australian Wine
Recent Wines – Australia, April and May 2023 #theglouthatbindsus
We drank some interesting wines during our three-and-a-half weeks in Australia. I set out to try to drink wines from producers I didn’t know. In the end, that only applies to half the wines here, though only in one case … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Australian Wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops, Wine Travel
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Basham Family Vineyard Riverland, Chalmers Family Vineyard Heathcote Victoria, Cupitt's Winery Alphonse Sauvignon, Dal Zotto King Valley Pinot Grigio 2022, Dal Zotto Prosecco King Valley, Doug Woodward Winemaker Queensland, Dr Edge Wines, Dr Ongo Dr Op Pinot Noir 2022, Dr Ongo Dr Op Pinot Noir Tasmania, Fistful of Flowers 2022 Momento Mori, Gonzo Les Fruits Grenache and Cinsault, Italian Grape Varieties from Heathcote, Konpira Maru Wines Whitlands Victoria, Momento Mori Wines Dane Johns, Mt Midoryama Chevaucher L'Eclair 2022, Natural Wine, Natural Wine Shop Sydney, P and V wine merchant Sydney, P&V wine merchant Sydney, Peter Dredge Winemaker, Recent Wines Australia 2023, Shoalhaven Coast Wine Region, Shoalhaven Coast Wineries, Susan Petnat, Tim Stock Winemaker, Wedded to the Weather Cloud Project Wines
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Recent Wines January 2023 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
For Part 2 of the “wines I drank at home” in January we have another select but diverse bunch, from Beaujolais as natural as it comes, to South African Chardonnay, “Noir and Meunier” from Kent, Wiener Gemischter Satz and a … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Australian Wine, Austrian Wine, Beaujolais, English Wine, Natural Wine, South African Wines, Wiener Gemischter Satz, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Adrian Pike Pinot Noir and Meunier blend, Beaujolais, Blank Bottle Winery Luuks 2020, Dane Johns Gippsland Victoria, English Red Wine, Julie Balagny B...j.l..s 2021, Momento Mori Etcetera Etcetera 2019, Momento Mori Wines, Pieter Walser Chardonnay Stellenbosch, Pinot Meunier in England, Recent Wines January 2023 Pt 2, Ried Nussberg Vienna, Schioppettino in Australia, South African Chardonnay, Vienna Wine, Weingut Zahel Vienna, Westwell Double Pinot 2021, Westwell Wines Kent, Wiener Gemischter Satz Ried Nussberg, Wiener Wein
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Recent Wines January 2023 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
A somewhat reduced number of wines were consumed at home in January, not, I should stress because of any “Dry January” leanings, but down to the “Not Covid” virus that struck me down for most of the first two weeks … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Artisan Wines, Australian Wine, Burgundy, Languedoc-Roussillon, Natural Wine, Slovakian Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alsace Wine, Andrew Nielsen Winemaker, Australian Savagnin, Australian Wine, Beechworth Victoria Wine, Blauer Portugieser, Castagna Savagnin 2018, Du Vin Aux Liens Terre 2019, J-F Coutelou, Julian Castagna Beechworth, Languedoc Wine, Le Grappin, Magula Carboniq 2020, Mas Coutelou La Buvette de Paulette, Mas Coutelou Puimisson, Natural Wine, recent wines January 2023 Pt 1, Saint-Aubin En L'Ebaupin, Skin Contact Amphora Riesling, Slovenian Wine, Vanessa Letort Winemaker
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Intoxicating by Max Allen (Book Review): Ten drinks that shaped Australia
From the late 1980s onwards, I became increasingly interested in Australian wine. I used to think I liked some cool wines, but what transformed my knowledge of the country, by its focus on Australia’s artisan producers, was a book I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Australian Wine, Wine, Wine Books, Wine Writing
Tagged Aussie Booze, Australian Drinks, Australian Drinks Writing, Australian Wine Writing, Drinking Culture in Australia, Future of Australian Wine Industry, Indigenous Drinks in Australia, Intoxicating: Ten Drinks that Shaped Australia, Max Allen Author, Max Allen Intoxicating, Native Australian Vines
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Recent Wines July 2020 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
Following on from Part 1 (the previous article on the site so I won’t provide a link), Part 2 of July’s wines at home has a definite Austrian texture to it. There are three Austrian wines here, plus one Czech, … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Australian Wine, Austrian Wine, Czech Wine, Natural Wine, Swiss Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Aigle Chablais Vaud, Aigle Les Murailles, Alexander Koppitsch, Ama Tuscany, Amphora Wines South Australia, Australian Verdelho, Australian Zibibbo, Badoux Vins, Brad Hickey, Brash Higgins McLaren Vale, Brash Higgins ZBO 2018, Burgenland Gemischter Satz, Burgenland Wine, Castello di Ama Chianti Classico 2005, Chablais Chasselas, Chianti Classico, From Sundays Wines, Henri Badoux Vins, Joiseph Jois, Joiseph Mischkultur 2018, Koppitsch Rét, Luka Zeichmann Joiseph, Marco Pallanti, Orange on Leaves, Petr Koráb Moravia, Recent Wines July 2020 (Part 2), Rennersistas Gols, Skin Contact Verdelho, Swiss Chasselas, The Beast Verdelho Hunter Valley, Tuscan Wine, Zweigelt
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Recent Wines January 2020 #theglouthatbindsus
Dry January…I write about wine, so that’s not going to happen, is it! I can’t even make you roll around on the floor laughing at the tired old joke about sticking to dry wine, because in the dozen most interesting … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Australian Wine, Austrian Wine, German Wine, Jura, Mosel, Natural Wine, Wine
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alex & Maria Koppitsch, Alexandra Mossu Vigneronne, Blank Bottle for Butlers Wine Cellar, Blank Bottle Winery, David Bowley Winemaker, Domaine Mossu Voiteur, Emmanuelle Milan, Equipo Navazos, Florpower 77, François Mossu, Gewurztraminer Demoiselle, Helter Skelter Viognier Darling, Jauma Wines, Jean-Pierre Rietsch, Jerez table wine, Julian Haart, Jura Wine, Koppitsch Perspektive Weiss, Lillies Grenache, Mathieu Deiss, Mesnay Jura, Neusiedl-am-See, Palomino table wine, Patrice Béguet Vigneron, Piesporter Schubertslay Spätlese 2011, Pieter Walser, Recent Wines January 2020, Rita & Rudolf Trossen Kinheim, Sang de Gaillardon Jura Wine, Shobbrook Giallo 2016, Straight No Chaser Chardonnay 2015, Tom Shobbrook Winemaker, Trossen Rot 2018, Vibrations Riesling 2016, Vignoble du Reveur, Vinteloper Lagrein 2017
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Hunter Valley Part 2 – Andrew Thomas
If you read an article which perhaps just touches on the Hunter Valley you will see several famous names listed as the region’s best known and finest producers, but the chances are that if a couple of producers less well … Continue reading
Posted in Australian Wine, Fine Wine, Wine, Wine Travel
Tagged Andrew Thomas, Braemore Cellar Reserve Semillon 2014, Braemore Vineyard Semillon, Classic Australian Shiraz, Contemporary Australian Classics, Hermitage District Hunter Valley, Hunter Valley, Hunter Valley Semillon, Hunter Valley Shiraz, Hunter Valley Stars, The Kiss Shiraz, Thomas Wines, Tintilla Angus Semillon 2018, Tintilla Estate Wines, Top Estates Hunter Valley
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Hunter Valley Part 1 – Gundog
For those people who discovered Australian wine at the time it exploded onto our shores in the UK, during the 1980s, it would probably have been the Hunter Valley wine region where the grapes were sourced. It would not have … Continue reading
Posted in Australian Wine, Wine, Wine Travel
Tagged "Hunter Burgundy", Gundog Canberra District Riesling, Gundog Estate, Gundog Nebbiolo Rosé, Gundog Wild Semillon, Hunter Valley NSW, Hunter Valley Semillon, Hunter Valley Shiraz, Indomitus Albus Semillon, Matt Burton Winemaker, Old Road Vineyard Pokolbin, Pokolbin, Somerset Vineyard Pokolbin, Sunshine Vineyard Pokolbin, The 48 Block Shiraz, Vernon Vineyard Mount View, Wine Regions of NSW
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Clonakilla
It doesn’t need anything else in the title, does it. I’ve said before that by personal favourite Australian wine estates have long been Jasper Hill, in Heathcote, and Clonakilla, at Murrumbateman in Canberra District. In the first of my string … Continue reading
Posted in Australian Wine, Wine, Wine Heroes, Wine Travel
Tagged Ballinderry 2017, Canberra District Shiraz-Viognier 2018, Canberra District Wine, Ceoltoiri, Clonakilla, Clonakilla Chardonnay, Clonakilla Riesling 2018, Clonakilla Viognier, Hilltops NSW Wine Region, Hilltops Shiraz 2018, John Kirk Clonakilla, Murrumbateman Wine, O'Riada Shiraz 2017, Tim Kirk Winemaker, Top Wines of NSW
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David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 