Shaw Vineyard Shiraz Bound for bling glory Shaw Vineyard Premium Shiraz 2009 (Canberra District)14.5%, Screwcap, $22Source: Sample www.shawvineyards.com.au I'd imagine that this will/has one a little wine show bling along the way, largely on …
Lark Hill Shiraz Viognier 2010 (Canberra district)13.5%, Screwcap, $40Source: Samplewww.larkhillwine.com.au Lark Hill has hit a new high in recent years, driven by the input (I think) of founding couple Dave and …
Nick O'Leary 2011 Releases Canberra - as a wine region at least - is so-hot-right-now, spearheaded as it is by the rise of spicy mid weight Shiraz and a push into …
Mini Shirazfest Before heading off on my little South Australian long weekend sojourn, I thought it only appropriate to warm up last week with a lineup of straight Shiraz (I was …
Premium Shiraz Night June 2010 63 Wyns Hermitage. Amazing. As ever I'm playing catchup at the moment, discovering random forgotten tasting notes in equally random places. These notes have been sitting in …
Lark Hill Grüner Veltliner 2010 (Canberra District) 12.5%, Screwcap, $45 Source: Sample www.larkhillwine.com.au As an unabashed Grüner fan, it warms my heart to taste this. For it smells and tastes properly varietal, interesting and …
Clonakilla Riesling 2010 (Canberra District) $15, Screwcap, 12.5% Source: Cellar Door www.clonakilla.com.au It's been open for 24 hours now has this rizza and only now is it showing all it's wares. Still, I'm not …
Capital Wines 'The Whip' Riesling 2010 (Canberra district) 11.2%, Screwcap, $18 Drink: Now - 2013+ Source: Sample www.capitalwines.com.au Ohh Riesling. The moment I unscrewed this wee baby I felt more comfortable, like an old …
Capital Wines 'The Abstainer' Rosé (Canberra district) 12.5%, Screwcap, $18 Source: Sample www.capitalwines.com.au Apparently it's not cool for rosé to be bright red/pink anymore, with the (well intentioned) Rosé Revolution imploring people to drink …
Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier 2009 $85, Screwcap, 14% Source: Sample http://www.clonakilla.com.au/ Well here it is. One of the most talked about wines of 2010 and also one of Clonakilla's most popular wines of all time (even …
Pinot, Shiraz, Shiraz, Shiraz A few odds and ends from the tasting book, all drunk (as opposed to tasted) over the weekend. Delamere Pinot Noir 2007 Dry, restrained, acid driven Pinot in a …
Two wines that aptly demonstrate how hard it can be to get Cabernet right in the Canberra district. Regardless of the heat of a Canberra summer, Cabernet is still a …
