Quintarelli Amarone della Valpolicella 2000 (Verona, Italy) 16.5%, Cork, $650 (if you can find some) Source: Kindly fellow wine judge Another wine that had a starring role at the NSW Wine Awards …
My first O'Shea - Mount Pleasant red circa 1949-1951 Cork Source: Kindly fellow judge Proper cellar dust too The details were sketchy. Actually, the wine didn't even have a label. It was a proprietary, …
Derwent Estate Pinot Gris 2012 (Tasmania)Screwcap, $25Source: Samplewww.derwentestate.com.au If it really wanted to, I think Southern Tasmania could be ground zero for great Australian Pinot Gris. Whether many Tasmanian producers think …
Brothers in Arms 6th Generation Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 (Langhorne Creek, SA) 14.5%, Screwcap, $29 Source: Sample www.brothersinarms.com.au I'm in university exam mode at the moment (which is why I've been noticeably quiet this week), …
Salon 1996 (Champagne, France) 12%, Cork, $700 Source: A gift glass I've been watching the tweets from the Len Evans tutorial this week (hashtag #LET12), lingering enviously over the pictures of epic, occasionally …
Delamotte Blanc de Blancs 2002 (Champagne, France) 12.5%, Cork, $135 Source: A glass from someone else's bottlewww.salondelamotte.com The Champagne you're having when you're not having Salon, Delamotte is usually a wine of some …
Longview Vineyard Boat Shed Nebbiolo Rosé 2012 (Adelaide Hills, SA) 13.5%, Screwcap, $19.50 Source: Sample www.longviewvineyard.com.au Nebbiolo is an excellent grape to make rosé out of, those tannins and that wonderful turkish delight fragrance …
Longview Yakka Shiraz 2009 (Adelaide Hills, SA) 14.5% Screwcap, $27 Source: Sample www.longviewvineyard.com.au Hard yakka this vintage. Looks to have suffered in the vineyard. The colour is correct - purple red - but look closer …
Woodstock Shiraz 2010 (McLaren Vale, SA) 14.9%, Screwcap, $25 Source: Sample www.woodstockwine.com.au A killer year for Vale Shiraz and this well packaged red does it well. Seriously Inky coloured - a Bic dark red by …
Esperanza Monastrell 2010 (McLaren Vale, SA) 14%, Screwcap, $35 Source: Sample www.esparanza-wine.com Esperanza means 'hope' in Spanish. It's also a Spanish D.O focused on Verdejo, though that doesn't really matter here (can confuse if …
A Shaw thing (The tone here is more 'lifestyle' print media focused than other posts, an approach I feel I almost have to apologise for. The sentiment is absolutely honest though). It’s …
100 years of Henschke Mt Edelstone - The Century tasting'2012 has been a year of milestones for us here at Henschke. Not only have we celebrated the 50th vintage of …
