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Category Archives: Australian Wine
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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Let Me Tell You A Little About Shoalhaven Coast
Australia is brimming with new wine regions. Just as we get used to Tumbarumba and Hastings River in New South Wales we hear that Willyarup, within the wider Margaret River appellation, has just been given approval. One region you may … Continue reading
Posted in Australian Wine, Dining, Wine, Wine Writing
Tagged Australian Sauvignon Blanc, Cupitt's Alphonse Sauvignon Blanc, Cupitt's Cheeses, Cupitt's Winery Restaurant, Cupitt's Winery Ulladulla, Emerging Wine Regions Australia, Mada Wines Sui Generis IV, Matt Upson Chef, Milton NSW, Mollymook, Mount Bushwalker, Narrawallee Beach, Narrawallee Creek, Narrawilly Farm Cottages, New South Wales Wine Regions, Russell Chinn Chef, Shoalhaven Coast Wine Region, Tallwood Restaurant Mollymook Beach, Ulladulla
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Polperro – A Small Cornish Gem on the Mornington Peninsula
When I first visited Mornington Peninsula about twelve years ago it was just gaining a bit of a name in the UK, where it was seen as very much a cool climate region, all the rage as they say. Located … Continue reading
Central Victoria Part 2 – Bindi
We have moved south from Bendigo, which was our first destination on this Australian adventure, to the Macedon Ranges. If you drive north out of Melbourne the first wine region you hit is Sunbury. North of that you come to … Continue reading
Central Victoria Part 1 – Around Castlemaine
Castlemaine is a small town in the old Victorian goldfields. It’s an attractive town in many ways, with plenty of places serving the great food and coffee one comes to expect almost anywhere in Australia, but do pronounce it with … Continue reading
Three Go Mad In Islington – Nekter, Roland, Modal Portfolio 2019
The three dynamic, young and small importers featured here have not chosen a pithy name for themselves, like the “Dirty Dozen”, so I’ve kind of done it for them in my title (sorry chaps). Nekter Wines, Roland Wines and Modal … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Australian Wine, Austrian Wine, Californian Wine, Natural Wine, Slovakian Wine, Slovenian Wine, South African Wines, Spanish Wine, Tuscan Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings
Tagged Benevolent Neglect Napa, Californian Carignane, Californian Counoise, Cascina Borgatta Tagliolo Monferrato, Clos des Plantes, Cutis Deviner, Entre Vinyes Cava Funambul, Fattoria di Sammontana Montelupo, Ferdinand Wines Amador County Tempranillo, Flow Blanc de Noirs, Fogosch 2017, From Sunday Lucky's Red, Johannes Zillinger Weinviertal, Joiseph Jois, Keep Wines California, Klabjan Slovenia, Malinga Sauvignon Blanc Kamptal, Modal Wines, Nekter Roland Modal Portfolio Tasting 2019, Nekter Wines, Olivier Lejeune Anjou, Pasarene Elgin, Piroska 2018, Roland Wines, Schenter Schönberg Riesling Kamptal, Schmolzer & Brown Beechworth, Slobodne Slovakia, Sota Els Àngels Empordà, Strekov1075 Slovakia, Vinarja Kriz Croatia, Whaka Piripiri Mai Chenin Blanc, Zemiansky Sady, Zillinger Revolution Solera
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Real Wine Fair 2019, Part 2
If you have not seen Part 1 of my coverage of the Real Wine Fair 2019 you can check it out here. That is where you will find any introductory blurb, for what it’s worth. This is the second of … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Artisan Wines, Australian Wine, biodynamic wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Festivals, Wine Tastings
Tagged Adelaide Hills Wines, Alice & Olivier De Moor, Australian Nebbiolo, Australian Sangiovese, Australian Savagnin, Castagna Beechworth, Christian Binner Ammerschwihr, Cota 45 Sanlúcar, Crémant Quetsches, de Moor Caravan, de Moor Chablis Monts de Milieu, Domaine Durrmann Andlau, Domaine L'Achillée Alsace, Gareth Belton, Genesis Syrah, Gentle Folk Wines, Julian Castagna, Les Caves de Pyrene, London Wine Events, Natural Wine Fairs, natural wines, Real Wine Fair 2019, Vendangeur Masqué, Yann Durrmann
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