Heathcote wine - the misconceptions Heathcote wine region A pack of Heathcote winemakers are in (Sydney) town this week and last night I had the good fortune to taste some of their wares (with …
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 …
A few recent uncategorised wines:Domaine Wachau Gruner Veltliner Terrassen Federspiel 2008 (Wachau, Austria)Dry, clean and nicely phenolic Gruner in the dry and crisp Federspiel style mode. Not quite as fresh …
Wild Duck Creek Springflat Shiraz 2006$65, Screwcap, 16.5%I really wanted to like this. I've had the pleasure of a few older (than this at least) Wild Duck Creek reds and …
Aerin's Vineyard Heathcote Shiraz 2008 (Heathcote, Vic)$16.50, Screwcap, 14%The back label notes that this is a Seppelt product, though Seppelt winemaker Jo Marsh is the driving force behind the label. …
After missing out on writing up a bottle yesterday for the Tuesday instalment of Seppelt Week (SW), its time to up the tempo. So, for the next three days it …
These were both consumed with some good, but not great Mexican from Sydney's Vera Cruz - regularly christened as Sydney's Best Mexican, yet it seemed to have slipped somewhat lately. …
Luke Lambert Nebbiolo 2007 (Heathcote, Vic)Cork (with sexy wax capsule), $35Without opening this, its obvious that Luke Lambert has a lot of love for his wine (or at least is …
