by Chris | 21 May 2021 | Argentina, Champagne, Chardonnay, Malbec |
Well, it’s one thing to be invited to share some 100 point wines for a friend’s birthday, but quite another when said friend not only provides the 100 pointers, but cooks a Michelin star quality meal to go with them. That two of the 100 point wines come from Argentina...
by Chris | 28 Aug 2015 | Australia, Chardonnay, Tasmania, White Wines |
On the home page of the Freycinet Vineyard website I read this statement; Absolute dedication – no compromise. Inspired by the tremendous opportunities of the East Coast of Tasmania, Geoff and Susan Bull cleared the site in 1978, planted the first vines in 1979...
by Chris | 31 Mar 2015 | Australia, Chardonnay, Tasmania, White Wines |
Another wine kindly offered for me to taste by Stuart Robinson of Cellarmasters. This is a multi trophy and gold medal winner. Coal River is in the next valley north of the Derwent River valley and just a short drive from Hobart. For those wine collectors that...
by Chris | 19 Apr 2014 | Chardonnay, France, White Wines |
First a few notes on Puligny-Montrachet and Louis Latour. Home to some of the world’s most extraordinary Chardonnays including the famous Montrachet, Chevalier-Monrachet and Batard-Montrachet, Puligny-Montrachet is the 216 hectare geographical middleman of the...
by Chris | 27 Oct 2013 | Australia, Chardonnay, Tasmania, Victoria |
Was I An ABC Wine Drinker? In truth I think I still am (anything but Chardonnay), but occasionally you get to drink something like the 2008 Eileen Hardy Chardonnay that changes your thinking. There was a great deal of hype about this wine at release; 97 points from...
by Chris | 15 Jan 2013 | Australia, Chardonnay, Other Reds, Other Whites, Pinot Noir, Red Wines, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia |
Huon Hooke’s SMH wine of the week is this wine from the fabulous 2010 vintage, Huon writes: ‘Silverwood Estate is a tiny three hectare vineyard run by the Dennis family, with just three grape varieties, the others being chardonnay and sauvignon blanc. This...
by Chris | 14 Aug 2012 | Cabernet, Chardonnay, Other Reds, Red Blends, Red Wines, Riesling, Shiraz, USA |
A little off the beaten wine tracks of Napa, Sonoma, Russian River etc., this is the northernmost appellation in the Sonoma Valley. It is well worth a trip, however, as this is an area that produces some of the best PQR (Price Quality Ratio) wines in all of...
by Chris | 1 Aug 2012 | Chardonnay, Other Whites, USA, White Blends, White Wines |
Well here we are on our last day at the beautiful Reid Family Vineyard in Napa Valley. Mary Ellen, that chef of unbounded talent, prepared our lunch of grilled ahi over caesar salad. The ahi is rubbed in sesame oil and crusted in sesame seeds. This was accompanied by...
by Chris | 12 Jul 2011 | Australia, Chardonnay, Western Australia, White Wines |
The wine of the week in today’s SMH Good Living section is the 2009 Leeuwin Estate Prelude Vineyards Chardonnay from Margaret River. Huon Hooke writes: Playing second-fiddle to the most famous chardonnay in the land hasn’t always been easy but the Prelude...
by Chris | 1 Jan 2011 | Australia, Chardonnay, Western Australia, White Wines |
From one of the coolest vintages in Margaret River’s history comes this remarkable wine, a wine that some experts have described as the best white wine made in Australia. Well since there was just the two of us at home for this New Years Eve, we easily conjured...
