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Category Archives: Wine Travel
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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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
Godforsaken Grapes (Book Review)
I’d been aware of Jason Wilson’s Godforsaken Grapes (2018) for some time, but it had never really registered as a book I needed to read until an American friend recommended it in the strongest terms. I think what had put me off, … Continue reading
Extreme Viticulture in Nepal
It lives! After my last article in early October I’ve been travelling. The result will be a host of articles from Australia, though I hope that, by-and-large avoiding the obvious, I won’t be substantially repeating what others have written as … Continue reading
Posted in Nepal, Wine, Wine Travel
Tagged Ashish White Blend, Charikot Panorama Resort, Extreme Wine Tourism, Heida in Nepal!, Janapal Thapa, Joseph-Marie Chanton, Kathmandu Wine Excursion, Kaule Red, Kumar Karki, Nepal's Vineyard, Nepalese Wine, Pataleban Vineyard, Pataleban Vineyard Resort, Solaris Grape, Tongba, Tropical Viticulture Consultants, Vitis Coignetiae, Wine's Outer Reaches, Wolfgang Schäfer (TVC), Yama Budou, Yama Sauvignon
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Wink Lorch’s Wines of the French Alps
It is five years since Wink Lorch self-published her Jura Wine. Over those five years since publication this award winning book has proved an invaluable guide to a region which has gone from backwater to trend setter over less than two … Continue reading
Sake and the Wines of Japan by Anthony Rose (Book Review)
Of all the countries outside Europe I would say my favourite has to be Japan. Somehow I find I have an affinity with so much about Japan (though certainly not every aspect of Japanese society). It might surprise British readers … Continue reading
Posted in Japan, Sake, Wine, Wine Books, Wine Travel
Tagged Anthony Rose, Christine Parkinson, Japanese Wine, Koshu, Sake, Sake Tasting Masterclasses, Wine Books Japan
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Vienna Week 3 – Vinifero and a walk in the snow
In August I mentioned one of Vienna’s best natural wine shops, but as part of a roundup, and I didn’t go into any detail, so this time around I thought I should give Enrico a bit of a plug. Vinifero … Continue reading
David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 