Australia's top Gruners - the annual face-off between Lark Hill and Hahndorf Hill Gru Following what has become a semi-regular tradition, today I'm looking at what is arguably Australia's top …
Capital Wines 'The Whip' Canberra Riesling 2014 Always like the packaging on these 'Ministry Series' wines from Capital. Fun. This is approachable stuff too. It smells of cooked limes, sherbet and a …
Capital Wines Press Gallery Sparkling NV Cheap sparkling is a minefield, with so many flabby and dull wines. We have the big National Liquor News bubbly tastings later in the …
Lark Hill Riesling 2014 (Canberra district) 11.5%, Screwcap, $35 Each year the wines of Lark Hill get that little bit more distinctive. Not that they weren't distinctive before, but over the last few …
Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier 2013 (Canberra district)14%, Screwcap, $95 Clonakilla's most famous wine and probably the best release of the last couple of vintages. The only problem? It's way too young. Too …
Clonakilla Riesling 2014 (Canberra district)12.5%, Screwcap, $28 cellar door $35 retail The Riesling has been amongst my favourite Clonakilla wines, with its clever combination of flesh and acidity making for an …
Capital Wines Kyeema Vineyard Reserve Merlot 2011 (Canberra district) 13%, Screwcap, $48 I can't think of many eastern Australian vineyards where Shiraz and Merlot grow alongside each other and the Merlot is …
Capital Wines Gundaroo Vineyard Riesling 2013 (Canberra district)11.1%, Screwcap, $28 A new wine from a tricky vintage, this is sourced from a planting of Geisenheim clones planted in 1998 at Gundaroo …
Shaw Vineyard Riesling 2013 (Canberra) 12.5% $25 Loads of free sulphur here, which blows off to reveal an angular, tart and slightly short Riesling with lots of lime juice but little else, …
Capital Wines The Whip Riesling 2013 (Canberra District)11.1%, Screwcap, $19A tricky vintage in Canberra with a late season deluge really throwing a few spanners. There's lots of acid in this. …
More Rhone highlights from the Working With Wine Seminar While the Guigal La La trio was the centre of attention at the recent Negociants Working With Wine seminars, the other wines …
Lark Hill Viognier 2013 (Canberra) 12%, Screwcap, $25This is the best Lark Hill Viognier to date. Lark Hill have clearly worked the V weed to show its best here, with the Carpenter's …
