To celebrate 30 years of Meerea Park Wines, Garth & Rhys Eather went out to lunch. Except they spent this milestone meal with about 15 other wine media types, and repeated …
Following on from my post about 2015 vintage generalisations, here is a roundup of a swag of 2015 reds from Victoria and South Australia that have passed the desk recently. Mornington …
Best's Bin 0 Great Western Shiraz 2015 One of the most attractive things about the classical Best's Great Western red wine style is the texture. That glossy, plum essence roundness seems …
Now here is a quite unexpected exclusive. These new 2014 Best's super premium releases aren't due to be released for another few weeks, but a kindly wine rep popped around with …
Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) have announced some 'supply chain optimisation' moves. In particular the Seppelt Great Western cellar door will be closing and some Great Western vineyards sold. The move is …
150 eh? Not a bad innings. Best's celebrate their 150th birthday next year and they're making a big deal about the occasion with special new packaging. To honest, I'd demand new livery …
Best's Great Western Bin O Shiraz 2013 Best's, also known as The Most Frequently Misspelt Name in Australian Wine (along with Tyrrell's). Curse that cheeky apostrophe. Anyway, Bin 0 is the most …
Best's White Gravels Hill Great Western Shiraz 2012 This is largely a cellar door only job, but one worth hunting out (though Great Western really is the middle of nowhere, so …
Best's Riesling Best's Great Western Riesling 2012 (Great Western, Grampians, Vic) 13%, Screwcap, $25Source: Samplewww.bestwines.com According to Justin Purser, the new Best's winemaker, this 2012 wine is 'slightly riper than expected'. Personally I …
Jamsheed Riesling. Tasty. Jamsheed Great Western Riesling 2009 12%, Screwcap, $27Source: Cellarwww.jamsheed.com.auIt's Mothers Day which means that I spent the day (or lunch at least) with my Mum eating salt and …
'The World's Greatest Wines that aren't...' When I first started this blog, almost four years ago now, I did so with purpose - I wanted somewhere accessible (online) where I could …
Best's new(ish) releases I'm a little slow in writing up these wines as I somehow managed to misplace the notes for them in the bowels of my iPhone. Smartphone notes 1 …
Pink. Sexy pink Jamsheed Jose Rose 2010 (Yarra Valley and Great Western, Vic) 14%, Screwcap, $18 Source: Sample www.jamsheed.com.au I'm a little late with this one as it has, quite possibly, already sold out. Needless …
At 18, I started working in a small suburban bottleshop, largely to buy cheap beer. It was my first year of university, slogging through physics and chemistry, so a liquor shop seemed like fun. But then, I fell in love with wine and craft beer, and it took over my life.
Twenty three years later and I spend my days wearing many beverage hats and judge at wine shows around the world...Read more
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