Tillie J Pinot Noir 2022
A Yarra Valley wine, from a young label, making their first wines in ’19 – the limited edition (one of 600) Pinot Noir introduced to me at a Regional Tasting …
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Paul Osicka Shiraz 2015
A Heathcote wine, uncovered on my ‘Field Trip’ to Victoria – now made by Simon Osicka on the pioneering family label. A rich, dark purple-garnet in the glass. Perfumed with …
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Gembrook Hill Pinot Noir 2021
A wine from the Yarra Valley in Victoria, Australia – suggested to me by more than one winemaker in the area, and enjoyed around a table, with a great steak …
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Giants Steps ‘Tarraford Vineyard’ Chardonnay 2018
Another wine tasted as a precursor to the upcoming WineFolio ‘Field Trip’ to Heathcote and Yarra Valley after Easter. A single vineyard wine from the valley vineyard in Tarrawarra. A …
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Brown Brothers Moscato 2021
Moscato is the Italian name for Muscat Blanc – one of the oldest wine grapes in the world. This version is from Victoria, Australia – and the ‘fruity’ range of …
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A pair of rosé sparkling wines from Brown Brothers
Brown Brothers Sparkling Moscato Rosé 2021 At just 7% alc/vol this light spritzy is a lovely summer sparkler. Delicately aromatic, with strawberry, rosehip, watermelon and redcurrant flavours, that float from …
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Unico Zelo River Sand 2022
Here’s wine I first tasted at the excellent ‘Ruled by Flavour’ Expo of South Australian artisan producers – https://winefolio.co.nz/?p=6973. Colleague Gabor Sareczky wrote – “Fiano is hot right now in …
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Brown Brothers Cienna 2021
A wine from their Mystic Park vineyard in the Murray Valley of north-west Victoria, Australia. A new varietal for me – a cross of Cabernet Sauvignon and Sumoll, a spanish …
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Gonzalez Byass ‘Del Duque’ VORS Amontillado
An Amontillado sherry, which is effectively an aged version of a Fino sherry, taking that fresh young wine and adding another 25 years of age! Labelled VORS – Very Old …
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Penfolds ‘Bin 704’ Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
A new wine to me, opened by an Oz-dwelling friend Steven Macfarlane on his recent visit back to our shores. I hadn’t tried this Penfolds – Napa wine, although I …
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