Grosset Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2009 (Clare Valley & Adelaide Hills, SA) $28, Screwcap, 12.5% Source: Cellar Door http://www.grosset.com.au/ By my reckoning, this is the sixth consecutive vintage of Mr Grosset's white blend that I've …
The Granite Hills (née Knight's Granite Hills) winery reputation was built on two wines: Riesling and Shiraz. For years, the name was synonymous with peppery, utterly cool climate Shiraz, and …
Pol Roger Vintage 1999 (Champagne, France)$85, Cork, 12.5%Source: Retailhttp://www.polroger.com/What a dissapointment.I was (very) lucky to drink quite a bit of the 1998 vintage of this very wine, including emptying a …
A tasting I never miss, if purely for the opportunity to try some of the best from NZ and South Africa all in one spot. The premise here is to …
Elgee Park Viognier 2005 (Mornington Peninsula, Vic)$35, Screwcap, 13.5%Viognier. I want to like it. I want to like it because when done well, Viognier can be a gloriously textured, rich …
It's hardly an original formula - pit a single, often new world, premium wine up against contemporary benchmarks from both the old and the new.What it often does do, however, …
Pig in the House Cabernet 2007 (Cowra, NSW)$14.50, Diam, 13%Certified Organic products are hard to find under $20, presumably because organic viticulture is more cost intensive than traditional farming. So …
The second label of Giaconda, The 'McClay Road' range was first introduced with the smoky 2003 vintage, which was entirely declassified. This pair comes off the Warner Block (Shiraz) & …
By Farr Viognier 2006 (Geelong, Vic)Cork, $29.95 (on spec), 13.0%Winery WebsiteOf all Gary Farr's wines, this is (arguably) lesser, falling behind the Chardonnay, Pinot & occasionally the Shiraz in the …
