Chris, on Wine
Welcome to my wine cellar, where I tell you about the wines I’m thinking, drinking, and sometimes cellaring.
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I’m passionate about wine! I’ve been enjoying and collecting it for over 50 years and I’ve built several home wine cellars during that time.
I started this blog to share my thoughts on the wine that I’ve been drinking. I’d welcome your comments … Chris Miley
Peter Lehmann Eden Valley Riesling 2008
The wine of the week in today's SMH is the 2008 Peter Lehmann Eden Valley Riesling."Peter Lehmann makes three rieslings: a cheapie Barossa riesling (about $11-$13) the Wigan Reserve (released a few years older) and this one, which is in the middle....
Craggy Range Calvert Vineyard Pinot Noir 2007
The 2007 Craggy Range Calvert Vineyard Pinot Noir was last week's wine of the week in the SMH. Huon Hooke wrote:From Central Otago's Bannockburn district, this is just one of a clutch of outstanding single-vineyard pinot noirs from one of New...
Mitchelton Blackwood Park Riesling, 2008
The 2008 Mitchelton Blackwood Park Riesling is the wine of the week in yesterday's Good Living segment of the SMH. Huon Hooke writes …Mitchelton has proven over many years that its home in Victoria's Goulburn Valley is a great place to grow...
How To Drink Wine For Free
In this article from Examiner.com Gerald McConway discusses how you just might be able to drink wine for free with your own home wine cellar …"If you are looking for an excuse to build a wine cellar, you just got it! If done properly, you can...
Fermoy Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River, 2005
The 2005 Fermoy Estate Cabernet Sauvignon from Margaret River is this week's wine of the week in yesterday's SMH. Huon Hooke writes:Fermoy is next to Moss Wood and the vineyard is mature, so you might expect it to make great reds. I've often been...
Summerfield Shiraz, Pyrenees, 2006
This week's wine of the week in today's SMH is the 2006 Summerfield Shiraz from Pyrenees. Huon Hooke writes:This is not a wine for everybody. If you have an aversion to American oak, look elsewhere. However, in its bold, full-frontal, uncomplicated...
West Cape Howe Shiraz, 2007
This week's wine of the week in today's SMH is the 2007 West Cape Howe Shiraz. Huon Hooke writes: This West Australian company has figured strongly in my reviews this year and it's because it is delivering consistently tasty wines at remarkably low...
Forrest Estate Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, 2008
The 2008 Forrest Estate Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc is the wine of the week in today's SMH. Huon Hooke writes:From one of New Zealand's finest producers, this is about as good as Marlborough sauvignon blanc gets. They haven't messed around with oak...
Build Your Own Home Wine Cellar
Your wine bloggers have been in the US for several weeks with a few opportunities to taste wine – especially pinot noir – in the Santa Barbara area and also the Russian River region of California. More about that later from Christopher. In the...
Villa Wolf Pinot Gris, Pfalz, Germany, 2006
The 2006 Villa Wolf Pinot Gris from Pfalz, Germany, is the wine of the week in today's SMH. Huon Hooke writes:"This expression of pinot gris reminds more of Alsace than any other place, no doubt because the Pfalz region lies just across the Rhine...
Josef Chromy Botrytis Riesling 2007
The wine of the week in yesterday's SMH is the 2007 Josef Chromy Botrytis Riesling. Huon Hooke writes:"This remarkable Tasmanian sweetie wasn't out of place alongside $250 German and Austrian trokenbeerenausleses at a recent wine tasting, despite...
2006 Glaetzer Wines Anaperenna
Bought as a single bottle to try at home with wagyu steak with mushroom and red wine jus. The wagyu was disappointing but the wine was not. The winemakers notes below pretty much sum it up -'A vibrant plummy red in colour. On the nose, there are...