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WINE OF THE WEEK: Deakin Estate 2005 Shiraz
ONE FOR LUNCH: PIE-eaters rejoice: Deakin Estate’s released a 2005 Shiraz that’s a superb red for next time you put a gourmet beef pie on the table – and better still, it costs just $10. Fruit from the company’s vineyard at Red Cliffs in North West Victoria gives this wine a rich palate of dark […]
PUT A PARTY IN YOUR MOUTH
A bit of tweaking of acid levels in the just-released 2007 Jim Barry Watervale Riesling has rewarded the company – and consumers – with a superb wine that’s got considerably fresher and more pronounced fruit flavours on the palate than many of its predecessors. Jim Barry Wines has been a leader with this variety in […]
PUT A PARTY IN YOUR MOUTH
A bit of tweaking of acid levels in the just-released 2007 Jim Barry Watervale Riesling has rewarded the company – and consumers – with a superb wine that’s got considerably fresher and more pronounced fruit flavours on the palate than many of its predecessors. Jim Barry Wines has been a leader with this variety in […]
CATHAY PACIFIC STRETCHES ITS WINGS
YOUR WEEKLY “TRAVELLERS GOOD BUYS” Week beginning 10 September 2007 travel tips: with david ellis CATHAY PACIFIC STRETCHES ITS WINGS CATHAY Pacific that just a month ago announced it was adding an extradaily flight from Melbourne to Hong Kong from October 1 to make itthree a day, increasing flights from Adelaide to a daily service, […]
CATHAY PACIFIC STRETCHES ITS WINGS
YOUR WEEKLY “TRAVELLERS GOOD BUYS” Week beginning 10 September 2007 travel tips: with david ellis CATHAY PACIFIC STRETCHES ITS WINGS CATHAY Pacific that just a month ago announced it was adding an extradaily flight from Melbourne to Hong Kong from October 1 to make itthree a day, increasing flights from Adelaide to a daily service, […]
WINE OF THE WEEK: 2006 Chalkers Crossing Hilltops Semillon
ONE FOR LUNCH: Another relative newcomer with a French connection is Chalkers Crossing at Young in the Hilltops region of the NSW Southern Highlands: the first wines came out of this winery in 2000 under the hand of Paris-born and Bordeaux-trained, Celine Rousseau. Her 2006 Chalkers Crossing Hilltops Semillon has nice citrus and apricot flavours, […]
WINE OF THE WEEK: 2006 Chalkers Crossing Hilltops Semillon
ONE FOR LUNCH: Another relative newcomer with a French connection is Chalkers Crossing at Young in the Hilltops region of the NSW Southern Highlands: the first wines came out of this winery in 2000 under the hand of Paris-born and Bordeaux-trained, Celine Rousseau. Her 2006 Chalkers Crossing Hilltops Semillon has nice citrus and apricot flavours, […]
WORTH HOCKING THE FARM FOR
IT’S a brave man who decides to hock the successful 90-year old family farm and put the money into buying 70ha of virgin land to grow grapes and dream of hopefully launching his own premium quality wine label. But Murray Burton, a West Australian south coast farmer did just that in 1996, and after mortgaging […]
WORTH HOCKING THE FARM FOR
IT’S a brave man who decides to hock the successful 90-year old family farm and put the money into buying 70ha of virgin land to grow grapes and dream of hopefully launching his own premium quality wine label. But Murray Burton, a West Australian south coast farmer did just that in 1996, and after mortgaging […]
SYDNEY A MAGNET FOR QUEENS
YOUR WEEKLY “TRAVELLERS GOOD BUYS” Week beginning 3 September 2007 travel tips: with david ellis SYDNEY A MAGNET FOR QUEENS CUNARD’s Queen Mary 2 that caused traffic chaos when she visitedSydney in February this year with ‘older sister’ Queen Elizabeth 2will re-visit again on February 26 2009 as part of a 90-day RoundWorld Cruise. And […]
