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EVER EVOLVING, NEIL’S BIN THERE, DONE THAT

EVER EVOLVING, NEIL’S BIN THERE, DONE THAT

Wc05NOV12 IDEAL with a simple chicken casseroleor quickly grilled white-fleshed fish. David Ellis WHEN you’ve been making wine in the Hunter Valley for 140 years or more and are simply continuing to grow – expanding into such other regions as the Barossa Valley, Coonawarra, Adelaide Hills and Eden Valley to name just a few  – […]

EVER EVOLVING, NEIL’S BIN THERE, DONE THAT

EVER EVOLVING, NEIL’S BIN THERE, DONE THAT

Wc05NOV12 IDEAL with a simple chicken casseroleor quickly grilled white-fleshed fish. David Ellis WHEN you’ve been making wine in the Hunter Valley for 140 years or more and are simply continuing to grow – expanding into such other regions as the Barossa Valley, Coonawarra, Adelaide Hills and Eden Valley to name just a few  – […]

MOURVEDRE STANDS TALL ON ITS OWN

MOURVEDRE STANDS TALL ON ITS OWN

A NICE red to go with a rusticGreek-style slow-cooked leg of lamb. Wc29Oct12 David Ellis MOURVEDRE is generally regarded as a variety whose roots were in Spain, although it’s also grown widely in France and more recently in New World winemaking countries as well, including Australia – although some of our earliest growers and makers […]

MOURVEDRE STANDS TALL ON ITS OWN

MOURVEDRE STANDS TALL ON ITS OWN

A NICE red to go with a rusticGreek-style slow-cooked leg of lamb. Wc29Oct12 David Ellis MOURVEDRE is generally regarded as a variety whose roots were in Spain, although it’s also grown widely in France and more recently in New World winemaking countries as well, including Australia – although some of our earliest growers and makers […]

WINEMAKER’S TIP: DON’T DRINK THIS (WELL, NOT YET)

WINEMAKER’S TIP: DON’T DRINK THIS (WELL, NOT YET)

Wc15Oct12 ONE to put to rest in the cellar till the mid-2020 – or enjoy now with creamy seafood dishes. David Ellis PETER Logan reckons you shouldn’t drink his 2011 Logan Chardonnay from Orange in NSW’s cold-climate central-west. Rather he suggests you stock-up the cellar and watch your investment develop wonderfully over five, ten, even […]

WINEMAKER’S TIP: DON’T DRINK THIS (WELL, NOT YET)

WINEMAKER’S TIP: DON’T DRINK THIS (WELL, NOT YET)

Wc15Oct12 ONE to put to rest in the cellar till the mid-2020 – or enjoy now with creamy seafood dishes. David Ellis PETER Logan reckons you shouldn’t drink his 2011 Logan Chardonnay from Orange in NSW’s cold-climate central-west. Rather he suggests you stock-up the cellar and watch your investment develop wonderfully over five, ten, even […]

TINTARA’S 150 YEAR TREASURE HOUSE OF TRADITION

TINTARA’S 150 YEAR TREASURE HOUSE OF TRADITION

Wc08Oct12 GENEROSITY of flavour makethis one ideal with rack of lamb. David Ellis ITS history goes back 150 years to when it was a pioneer in putting the wines of South Australia’s McLaren Vale on the tables of the world. Today Tintara combines what is literally a treasure house of tradition with the latest in […]

TINTARA’S 150 YEAR TREASURE HOUSE OF TRADITION

TINTARA’S 150 YEAR TREASURE HOUSE OF TRADITION

Wc08Oct12 GENEROSITY of flavour makethis one ideal with rack of lamb. David Ellis ITS history goes back 150 years to when it was a pioneer in putting the wines of South Australia’s McLaren Vale on the tables of the world. Today Tintara combines what is literally a treasure house of tradition with the latest in […]

SAD MISCONCEPTIONS OF A GOOD SHERRY

SAD MISCONCEPTIONS OF A GOOD SHERRY

FORGET the brown paper bag,this is seriously good as anaperitif with tapas. Wc02July12 David Ellis SHERRY never springs to front of mind when talk turns to wine styles and varietals, and sadly sales here are minimal as a good drop is most rewarding. Perhaps its purely ignorance: there are those who simply know nothing about […]

SAD MISCONCEPTIONS OF A GOOD SHERRY

SAD MISCONCEPTIONS OF A GOOD SHERRY

FORGET the brown paper bag,this is seriously good as anaperitif with tapas. Wc02July12 David Ellis SHERRY never springs to front of mind when talk turns to wine styles and varietals, and sadly sales here are minimal as a good drop is most rewarding. Perhaps its purely ignorance: there are those who simply know nothing about […]