A few alternate reds from the week. Lino Ramble Tom Bowler McLaren Vale Nero d'Avola 2014 Another smart wine under this label. Handpicked, biodynamically farmed grapes that were wild fermented, basket pressed …
Calabria Three Bridges Durif 2013 Want red wine you can chew on, for a very fair price? Then Bill Calabria is your man. Bill's 'Calabria Wines' (nee Westend) are constant overachievers …
Penfolds Collection 2014: The other releases inc. 2012 Cellar Reserve Cabernet Shiraz and a Penfolds Durif The backdrop to the Penfolds masterclass - Melbourne at its prettiest While the Bin range and …
I'm back at university this week in sunny Dookie, completing my residential block for this semester's Managing Grapevine Physiology subject. It's always a pleasurable change of pace to slip back into …
Westend Durif - even better than you think Westend 3 Bridges Durif 2010 14.5%, Screwcap, $25 Source: Sample www.westendestate.com It often surprises me how many well-known wine industry folk are teetotallers. It seems such a …
3 Bridges Durif 2009 (Riverina, NSW) 14.5%, Screwcap, $22 Source: Sample www.westendestate.com.au DurifSorta sounds like Dew Woof Do people actually buy Durif? I mean, surely someone must because wineries keep producing them, but do people …
For all the criticisms levelled at the wine industry, it's nothing if not generous.This tasting was put on by Domaine Wine Shippers, one of the more renowned importers of French …
These tasting notes all come from the Boutique Wine Awards tasting, held at Sydney's Marriot Hotel back on the 3rd July (yes, I am very behind).What was most heartening to …
