by Chris | 27 Feb 2006 | Australia, Other Whites
I guess this is the second label for the Yalumba viognier range. And we need to remember that Yalumba is the Australian leader in the production of viognier and covers all the bases with this variety, from the under $10.00 range through to the Virgilius at around the...
by Chris | 18 Feb 2006 | Australia, Other Whites
A cool climate Victorian wine of the unusual blend (for Australia) of these Rhone grape varieties. It may cellar for a few years, however it is superb right now. Again Seppelts shows off yet another outstanding example of a great Victorian wine. Although indicated at...
by Chris | 31 Jan 2006 | Australia, New South Wales, Shiraz
The Americans refer to a PVR (price value ratio) sometimes in assessing wine quality. This Mount Pleasant 2000 Rosehill Shiraz from the Hunter Valley has the best PVR of any wine I’ve ever bought and must be in any serious Australian cellar. The colour is deep...
by Chris | 10 Mar 2005 | Other
There is a Right Way to Hold a Wine Glass! It may seem a bit unnecessary to discuss how you should hold a wine glass; but, there is a right way and a wrong way and it does make a difference. Wine is served in stemware because the temperature at which wine is served...
by Chris | 8 Mar 2005 | Other
Choosing wine glasses, also called stemware is easy with a little knowledge. The shape, size and color of a wine glass can dramatically affect your perception of the wine that’s contained in it. Wine’s appeal is not just in its taste and smell, but also in its...
by Chris | 6 Mar 2005 | Other Reds
As Sydney’s summer continues it is difficult to go past a rosé that we haven’t tried before. Yesterday we came across a bottle of Cowra Estate 2003 Cabernets Rosé. After our previous experiences a week or so ago with the Turkey Flat rosé and even the...
by Chris | 28 Feb 2005 | Other
If you are one of the many who have a desire to grow your cellar, who have the best in temperature control and racking, who have a collection of wonderful wines and a personal way of picking a wine which ranges from the lucky dip system to something more...
by Chris | 23 Feb 2005 | Australia, Other Reds
Recently in The Australian James Halliday wrote that thirty years ago, rosé accounted for a small but significant part of Australian wine consumption. It then went into a prolonged, seemingly unending, period of sales decline. It was not that the wine quality...
by Chris | 16 Feb 2005 | Australia, Cabernet, Red Wines, South Australia |
Last night we drew the cork from a 2002 Saltram Mamre Brook Cabernet Sauvignon from South Australia. What a masterful example of Barossa wine. Rich, luscious, some big tannins and a hint of vanillin oak. It was a joy to drink. It complemented the roast lamb superbly...
