by Chris | 15 May 2014 | Australia, Red Wines, Shiraz, Victoria |
Tasted 14 May 2014 These had been purchased some time ago from my favourite online retailer, Winestar, and we had previously tasted one but taken no notes. So here they are. sometimes I have to say it is a privilege to drink a particular wine, this is one of them. The...
by Chris | 30 Apr 2014 | Australia, Red Blends, Red Wines, South Australia |
I have been an enthusiastic fan of Kim Teusner ever since I met him at a Teusner tasting about 10 years ago and discovered the wines that he crafts – and, yes, crafting is the way to describe how the wines are made. He continues to surprise me in the way that he is...
by Chris | 21 Apr 2014 | Australia, Cabernet, Red Wines, Western Australia |
I tried one of these last month but took no notes; it was a special dinner with my son and our daughter-in-law. We all went ooh! aahh! and it was gone in a flash. All I can say here is that it is a glorious wine, and I have some more in the cellar that are just...
by Chris | 19 Apr 2014 | Australia, New South Wales, Red Wines, Shiraz |
Could not wait to open another of these, just over one year since we tried the first. So what has changed? Now 12 months on, is the hype created by the rave reviews including Halliday’s 97 points, justified? Well in a word (actually two), emphatically yes. It is...
by Chris | 16 Nov 2013 | Other Reds, Red Wines, Spain |
It pays to have neighbours like these! Our dear friends and neighbours, John and Jeanette, brought this back from their recent visit to the magnificent Ysios Winery (google it) in Spain just for me to try. Battling pirates, highway robbers, conmen and barmaids, they...
by Chris | 22 Oct 2013 | Italy, Red Wines |
Chianti on Steroids! Brunello is the name given to Sangiovese by those that grow the grape in Montalcino, and Sangiovese is the grape used to make Chianti. And there are two Chianti appellations, Chianti and Chianti Classico. Confused?, we’re only starting. The...
by Chris | 12 Jul 2013 | Cabernet, Red Wines, USA |
I purchased this from Daniel Braun at the Princeville Wine Market on the north shore of Kauai. Finally the island has a real fine wine merchant; Daniel not only knows a great deal about nearly all the wines he sells, you will not be automatically led to the most...
by Chris | 10 Mar 2013 | Australia, Red Wines, Shiraz, Victoria |
This is Winestar’s 2012 wine of the year and they are still drawing out last supplies to the market. Bert Werden has a lot of customers (including me), so he is not known for putting out something just to sell it, although of course he must in order to stay...
by Chris | 12 Feb 2013 | Australia, Cabernet, Red Wines, South Australia |
The loveliness of Langhorne Creek. Sumptuous, rich, sweet, succulent, complex, flavoursome, delicious, moreish. These are thoughts that spring to mind when I think of the wines of Langhorne Creek in a a good vintage. This 2004 Lake Breeze Cab Sauv had not been tried...
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...
