Aluado Alicante Bouschet 2022
A relatively rare single varietal to find these days – it used to be very common in California (I actually have a lovely piece of art – a label from …
Aluado Alicante Bouschet 2022 Read MoreA collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
A relatively rare single varietal to find these days – it used to be very common in California (I actually have a lovely piece of art – a label from …
Aluado Alicante Bouschet 2022 Read MoreA wine from the Marananga sub-region of the Barossa, – the biodynamic 100-year-old Schlieb’s Garden vineyard – in South Australia. A translucent ruby-garnet colour in the glass – light and …
Reed ‘Alexia’ Grenache 2022 Read MoreA traditional Tuscan wine, from the Castellina area of Chianti – old vineyards, and this wine from the time when the Lucherini Bandini family owned the land (it is now …
Tenuta Villa Rosa Chianti Classico 1985 Read MoreA Spanish blend of Mencia (55%), Brancellao (35%) and Espadeiro (10%) varietals from Rías Baixas in Galicia – a region better known for its whites. A bright garnet colour in …
Destinos Cruzados ‘As Regadas’ Mencía-Brancellao-Espadeiro 2016 Read MoreA fair, warm summer evening seemed a fitting time to take a stroll into town and indulge in some of Spain’s finer wines. Now, regulars may remember that Spain is …
To Spain (for the evening) Read MoreFrom one of the oldest vineyards in Tasmania, overlooking historic Marion Bay. A deep ruby-burgundy colour in the glass. Bold and smoky aromas of blackberry, cherry and elderberry, with black …
Bream Creek Pinot Noir 2012 Read MoreFruit for the 2020 release of Yattarna – one of Australia’s great wines – comes from Tasmania and the Adelaide Hills. The style of Bin 144 has been edging ever …
Penfolds Bin 144 Yattarna Chardonnay 2020 Read MoreA Chardonnay from the excellent Margaret River sub-region of Wilyabrup in Western Australia (home to Vasse Felix, Pierro, Cullen and more). Distinctively “Australian” on the nose, with its aromas of …
Moss Wood Wilyabrup Chardonnay 2015 Read MoreA much-anticipated afternoon presentation by Negociants, tasting through a range of fine wines from the Antinori group. They now encompass a world of wine. Spreading from their roots in Tuscany, …
A tasting of Antinori Read MoreA white wine from Margaret River in Western Australia – home to some of Australia’s sensational Chardonnays. A small family-run vineyard in the Wilyabrup sub-region that also produces good Semillon …
Grace Farm Chardonnay 2014 Read More