Winery tasting notes are often, sadly, more perfunctory than anything else. Scant on actual detail, high on marketing guff, with the excitement usually reserved for only the very finest wines.Which …
Apologies for the butchered song title, but it just crept in when I said '3 cheap Savvies' out loud. These wines are all under $20 and quite different in their …
Terra Felix La Vie En Rose 2008 (Central Victoria)$15, ScrewcapI like Rose. I'm a big fan of 'Graham' Melton's Rose of Virginia and can drink it by the large vessel …
Balgownie Estate Chardonnay 2006 (Bendigo, Vic)$25, ScrewcapI rather caned its Yarra Valley brother a little while back for its reliance on vanilla oak for flavour. On opening, this shows the …
Jean Marc Brocard 'Montmains' Chablis 2006 (Chablis, France)$45, ScrewcapFirstly, how good is it that Chablis is in Screwcap. Secondly, does anyone still drink/like Chablis these days? With the news recently …
Nigl Gruner Veltliner Kremser Freiheit 2007 (Kremstal, Austria) $30, ScrewcapIf you haven't got on the Gruner train, now is a good time to start, with the worldwide popularity ensuring that …
Tetsuya's is arguably one of Sydney's, if not Australia's, finest dining experiences. Based around the vision of Tetsuya Wakuda, the style is contemporary Japenese fusion (that's my attempt at classification) …
Gipsie Jack Shiraz 2006 (Langhorne Creek, SA)$18, CorkA joint venture of John Glaetzer & Ben Potts, this is not a bad wine and I reckon if you could pick it …
Flaxman Wines 'The Stranger' Shiraz Cabernet 2007$35, Screwcap58% Shiraz/42% Cabernet. Shiraz from Gomersal matured in American oak for 15 months. Cabernet from Mocullta matured in French oak for 15 months. …
Terra Felix Shiraz Viognier 2007 (Central Victoria) $14.90, screwcapI actually saw this on special for $14 today, and for that price its not a bad wine at all. Previous vintages …
Clonakilla Riesling 2008 (Canberra District, ACT)$25, ScrewcapStuff the preamble with this wine. Just buy it, or at the minimum, buy another 08 Riesling. Many people won't get wines like this …
Terra Felix Mourvedre 2006 (Central Victoria)$14.90 (ex winery), ScrewcapMourvedre, aka Mataro aka Monastrell is a grape that deserves more attention in Australia. We have plenty of old vine stuff around …
