Great wines from great old Vines-Tyrrell's Hunter Valley
There is no better feeling than to put a wine in mouth and sense something special. That very instant. It is so revealing, and moreso encouraging to have another sip, then get up close and personal...
View ArticleShaw and Smith create a Sauvignon explosion in the Adelaide hills
Two guys with little left to prove and plenty to drink are the Adelaide Hills based duo, cousins actually, Martin Shaw and Michael Hill Smith MW.First they chose the vineyard site 20 years ago (around...
View ArticleTwo cousins in the Adelaide Hills-Shaw + Smith
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View ArticleDiscovering Pewsey Vale in Eden Valley
Last week’s Royal Queensland Wine Show awarded the trophy for best 2012 harvest white wine to Pewsey Vale Riesling (96).That put the spotlight on both the wines from the 2012 crop and a vineyard origin...
View ArticleWe taste....Berton Vineyard Reserve Pinot Noir 2009
Berton Vineyard Reserve Pinot Noir 2009 13.5% (£13.75)This is from Tasmania, the smaller island of Australia where most of the exciting pinot winemaking is happening-thanks to positive climate changes....
View ArticleWe look at D'Arenberg Winemakers - Australia
Chester Osborn did not need to collect a recent Wine Intelligence 10 for 10 Business Award to attract global attention.This golden locked, laconic and worldly Aussie has been spraying wine drinkers...
View ArticleA Look at Villa Maria Estate - New Zealand
The news could not come at a better time-Villa Maria were celebrating their fifty years since establishment in New Zealand’s North Island. Villa Maria Estate’s founder and owner Sir George Fistonich...
View ArticleA Look at De Bortoli Winery - Yarra Valley
Melbourne’s Yarra Valley forms part of the dress circle of wineries that surround the capital. One to capture many opinions is De Bortoli through the efforts of the winemaking chief of De Bortoli at...
View ArticleYealands Estate Vineyards
The label on Yealands Estate Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc says prominently its Carbon Zero and that your drink is a certified product. This is the wine from the New Zealand vine entrepreneur Peter...
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