Red Heads Blue Belle Graciano 2018
Graciano can be a blockbuster and blow you out of the park. Not so with this example I found.
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5 years ago
Honey Moon Vineyard Shiraz 2015
The 2012 was excellent, hands down, and this 2015 release is hot on its tail.
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5 years ago
Zooming in for Organic wine
Recently, I was invited to take part in an online wine tasting hosted by Hayes Family Wines and Australian Organic Ltd . Tastings on Zoom ...
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5 years ago
Langmeil Wattle Brae Riesling 2019
How good is Riesling after a long day? Here's a refreshing examples from the Eden Valley sure to hit the mark.
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5 years ago
Langmeil Rough Diamond Grenache 2019
An easy slurp. Lovers of medium bodied wines would enjoy wading through a glass or two of this.
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5 years ago
Higher Plane Forest Grove Chardonnay 2018
This Chardonnay is quite a contrast to the Reserve in the range.
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5 years ago
Honey Moon Vineyard Shiraz 2012
A charming and gracious Shiraz from the Adelaide Hills. Although from a low yielding vintage, the elegance and restrained power of this exce...
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5 years ago
Arfion Snowflake Savignin 2018
I feel this is a wine which you'll either love or not so much. A good aperitif as the evening chill starts to set in for some perhaps?
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5 years ago
Indigo Vineyard Secret Garden Viognier 2017
A soft and beautifully weighted Viognier from Beechworth.
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5 years ago
Fat n Skinny Picker's Choice 2017
The Fat n Skinny range from Hastwell and Lightfoot is all about producing medium bodied wines with approachability. This Picker's Choice...
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5 years ago
Red Heads Rusty Roof Barbera 2019
Two wines from Red Heads Wine turned up the week. A pleasing surprise from a label new to me. Here's a fabulous Barbera worth wrapping y...
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5 years ago
Higher Plane Reserve Chardonnay 2018
These Higher Plane wines are quality. Here's a very tidy Chardonnay sure to impress.
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5 years ago
Langmeil High Road Chardonnay 2018
A wonderful expression of Chardonnay from the Eden Valley.
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5 years ago
Devil's Corner Pinot Noir 2018
A readily available Pinot Noir which always hits the crowd pleasing button firmly.
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5 years ago
Indigo Vineyard Secret Village Pinot Noir 2017
A sophisticated Pinot here strolling along to a neat beat well dressed - suit, handkerchief in the top pocket, shiny shoes to match. Quite a...
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5 years ago
Garbin Estate Shiraz 2017
A pre-release Shiraz from the Swan Valley's Garbin Estate.
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5 years ago
Langmeil Three Gardens Viognier Marsanne Roussanne 2018
For those who like a little bit more body in their whites, give this a go. Better still, I did a double take when I saw the price. A super b...
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5 years ago
Hayes Family Wines Rouge 2019
A vibrant blend of Shiraz and Mataro, grown on the estate's certified organic vineyards, this blend was fermented in a 675L ceramic egg.
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5 years ago
Higher Plane Fumé Blanc 2019
100% barrel fermented Sauvignon Blanc that saw old French oak for 6 months.
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5 years ago
Garbin Estate Reserve Chardonnay 2018
This Reserve Chardonnay is the first wine both father and son, Peter and Adam Garbin, have worked together. It's an interesting wine in ...
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5 years ago
Arfion Full Moon Vineyard Pinot Noir 2019
This is Dave Mackintosh's first Pinot release from the Full Moon vineyard in the Upper Yarra Valley. Based on what is in the glass, let...
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5 years ago
Indigo Vineyard Black Ink 2018
With a name like Black Ink I'm already picturing a blockbuster. I was pleasantly surprised this was not the case.
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5 years ago
Arfion Willowlake Pinot Noir 2019
This is one of those Pinots to enjoy when you are surrounded by those who laugh out loud and love life. A great drink and then some.
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5 years ago
Indigo Vineyard Pinot Noir 2019
A wonderfully savoury driven Pinot Noir which will lap up these cool nights.
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5 years ago
Arfion Smokestack Lightning PG 2019
From one of the coolest dudes in the Yarra Valley comes one of the coolest wine labels going around. Smokestack Lightning - boom!
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5 years ago
Jim Brand Jim's Vineyard Shiraz 2016
A great Coonawarra Shiraz with plenty of depth and generosity to sink your teeth into.
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5 years ago
Torbreck The Laird 2015
It's not every day you get a hand delivered sample and ability to discuss such a revered label at the kitchen bench as I did yesterday. ...
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5 years ago
Arfion Nebbiolo 2018
Dave Mackintosh is an uber cool dude. To say I was pumped when samples of his wines arrived would be an understatement. I first met "Da...
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5 years ago
Garbin Estate Sparkling Classic White NV
An easy drinking fizz ready for aperitivo hour.
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5 years ago
Oakridge 864 Henk Vineyard Aqueduct Block Pinot Noir 2018
Henk is the man. "Tough as trout," is how winemaker David Bicknell once described him to me. I love the wines coming off this site...
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5 years ago
Garbin Estate Sparkling Merlot NV
I don't see many wines from Western Australia's Swan Valley so it was great to see a few samples from Garbin Estate arrive. Let'...
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5 years ago
Indigo Vineyard Pinot Grigio 2019
An attractive Pinot Grigio from Victoria's Beechworth region. A consistent release as always.
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5 years ago
Indigo Vineyard Rosé of Pinot Noir 2019
With all these pale salmon Rosés on the shelves, it's great to see a Rosé with a little more colour. Some extra personality never hurt a...
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5 years ago
Oakridge Local Vineyard Series Henk Pinot Noir 2018
I've gotta say, I'm loving the wines coming off this Henk site of late. The Chardonnay was a ripper and its class is evident with t...
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5 years ago
Hayes Family Wines Field Blend GSM 2019
A true field blend with Grenache, Shiraz and Mataro all inter planted. These 70 year old vines on Mattiske Road were recently certified orga...
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5 years ago
Oakridge 864 Close Planted Syrah 2018
Cool climate Syrah that's just bristling. I looked at this over three days and it improved each time. An excellent wine.
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5 years ago
Turkey Flat Grenache 2018
The Turkey Flat Grenache 2016 won the coveted Jimmy Watson in 2017. Curiousity got the better of me when I purchased this 2018 release recen...
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5 years ago
Witches Falls Provenance Syrah 2019
Straight off the bottling line, this Syrah comes across more as a Shiraz for mine.
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5 years ago
Honey Moon Vineyard Pinot Noir 2017
Compared to its 2016 sibling, this 2017 is quite skeletal yet the pretty factor is high. An excellent Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir.
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5 years ago
Honey Moon Vineyard Pinot Noir - Extra 2016
I met Jane Bromley last year at a wine tasting for small producers. Softly spoken, she has a calming presence and warming smile. I was thril...
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5 years ago
Main and Cherry Pinot Noir 2019
A dancy, light and bright Pinot from the Adelaide Hills.
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5 years ago
Parker Coonawarra Estate Terra Rossa Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
A forever reliable Coonawarra Cabernet. I find that ochre label quite eye catching too.
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5 years ago
Yangarra Estate Roux Beauté Roussanne 2018
From Yangarra Estate's oldest Roussanne vines, now 15 years old, comes this golden ray of sunshine. An exquisite wine and then some.
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5 years ago
Hayes Family Wines Primrose Shiraz 2018
Big and bold in the glass, there's plenty of generosity offered from this Barossa Shiraz hailing from Ebenezer, a sub-region in the nort...
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5 years ago
Oakridge Vineyard Series Willowlake Pinot Noir 2018
Fine boned, a sexy style Pinot Noir from the Willowlake vineyard.
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5 years ago
Oakridge Vineyard Series Hazeldine Pinot Noir 2018
There's some heft about this Oakridge Local Vineyard Series Hazeldine release.
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5 years ago
Penley Estate Project Cabernet 2019
Yet another exciting wine to come from the Coonawarra district. Winemakers have been mixing things up over the last few years and here...
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5 years ago
Yangarra Estate Shiraz 2018
I remember tasting samples of this from barrel with Peter Fraser back in April, 2018. It looked fabulous then in its infancy and it is ev...
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5 years ago
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