Gravner Ribolla Gialla 2013
A wine from Oslavia in the Friuli region of Italy – next to the border with Slovenia. Made from Ribolla grapes fermented in Georgian amphorae buried underground, then aged in …
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Stunning Chinese New Year gift boxes for Taylors
You might think that Christmas has sneaked up on us – but here’s something else – Chinese New Year is just around the corner! South Australian wine brand, Taylors, has …
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Naudé Old Vines Semillon 2014
Another wine from the Naudé Estate in the Western Cape of South Africa – one of Martin Cahnbley’s excellent range of South African wines that he imports and is available …
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Mitchelton ‘Preece’ Cabernet Sauvignon 1994
A wine from Victoria, Australia – Mitchelton is in the Nagambie region, about an hour and a half drive north of Melbourne. An opaque burgundy-red in the glass. A voluptuous …
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Maverick ‘Trial Hill’ Chardonnay 2017
From an organic/biodynamic vineyard in Pewsey Vale, Eden Valley. A bright straw colour in the glass. The perfume is bold, with a distinctive oatmeal note over ripe stonefruit, citrus and …
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Edmeades Piffero Vineyard Zinfandel 2001
A red wine from Mendocino County’s Redwood Valley, California – the vineyard was planted in the 1930s. A dense, opaque garnet red, with a brick red showing (with age) at …
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Laithwaites ‘Return to NZ’ box – Part 2
Rounding out the rest of the box that was waiting for me on my ‘return to New Zealand’ – with a slew of bold reds from both Europe and Australia. …
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Newton Johnson ‘Family Vineyards’ Chardonnay 2019
Coming from the Upper Hemel en Aarde Valley, which stretches inland from the coastal town of Hermanus, South Africa – an area first planted in 1976. A translucent pale straw …
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Anselmo Mendes Pardusco Vinho Verde Tinto 2022
A return to Vinho Verde’s origins. Back then, the name Vinho Verde was not used – ‘Pardusco’ was the name given to red wines with a translucent, brick red colour …
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Laithwaites ‘Return to New Zealand’ box, part 1
It has been a while since I left the shores of New Zealand for a lengthy trip overseas, but I spent six weeks away in Europe recently – returning home …
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