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AT $10.99 BEAT THIS AT THE CHRISTMAS TABLE
Wc14Dec09david ellis A MATE with a big family is doing something a little out of the ordinary this Christmas, with the festive lunch being a couple of roast legs of lamb and an oven-load of baked vegies and home-made mint sauce to go with them. He reckons there could be nothing “more Aussie,” and with […]
THE TOPS FROM CANBERRA AND HILLTOPS
MORE-ish with seafood any time Wc20Jul09 david ellis THERE’S nothing new about making wine in the Canberra Region – they’ve been doing it for 180 years. What is new – in the sense of the last ten or twelve years – is the exquisite quality today of some of those wines: owners of over 140 […]
BUYERS BENEFIT FROM MAKERS’ TOUGH TIMES
Wc22Jun09 david ellis AUSTRALIAN winemakers – particularly those who rely heavily on export orders – have become as much caught up in the world’s current economic turmoil as any other industry, and while most consumers will empathise with them there are many who equally are rubbing their hands at the bargains that are currently to […]
HISTORY’S IN THE BOTTLE
Wc1Sep08 wine with david ellis TRIVIA buffs may find there’s a buck to be made in the history of McWilliam’s iconic Mount Pleasant Elizabeth Semillon, the 2003 of which is now released. Firstly Mount Pleasant has – probably uniquely in the world – had only three Chief Winemakers since being established by the legendary Maurice […]
WELL-MATCHING VARIETY TO REGION
Wc30Jun08 YOUR FREE WEEKLY WINE COLUMN for week beginning June 30 2008 wine with david ellis SOUTH Australia’s Kirrihill Wines has long trumpeted the ideal of matching only the most suitable varieties to the best regions in which they grow, and its new Single Vineyard Series from the Clare Valley testifies to the wisdom of […]
WINE OF THE WEEK: Saltram’s Mamre Brook 2005 Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon
ONE FOR LUNCH: A mate with a passion for cooking, sweated through a recent weekend creating a Duck Confit he served with caramelised root vegies and a quince paste jus for a half dozen colleagues, and poured a wine you’d think was created with his Dinner Party in mind – Saltram’s Mamre Brook 2005 Barossa […]
GREAT DROP FROM BEST OF THE BEST
WHEN you enjoy a vintage that produces fruit that’s described as “overall excellent,” and you choose just the very top 25% of that fruit for your wine, you can expect to come up with a top drop. Wynns’ Chief Winemaker, Sue Hodder did just that with the 2005 Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon, a classic that […]
WINE OF THE WEEK: Logan Wines’ 2005 Cabernet Merlot
ONE FOR LUNCH: LOGAN Wines in NSW’s central west has a well-deserved reputation for its rich-flavoured cool climate Pinot Noir, Shiraz and a stand-out Cabernet Merlot, the 2005 of which has just been released – a full-on wine whose dark-chocolate flavours are supported by hints of tobacco and soft tannins. Its one for the roast […]
WINE OF THE WEEK: Tamblyn Cabernet, Shiraz, Malbec and Merlot
ONE FOR LUNCH: ANOTHER South Australian maker, Bremerton in cool climate Langhorne Creek, has come up with one of its best-ever Tamblyn label reds, a carefully crafted blend by Winemaker Rebecca Willson of Cabernet, Shiraz, Malbec and Merlot that’s she’s brought together in a soft, mouth-filling wine loaded with dark-fruit flavours and soft tannins. Rebecca […]
WINE OF THE WEEK: Wolf Blass 2005 Yellow Label Cabernet Sauvignon
ONE FOR LUNCH: IF you’re partial to roast beef with baked vegies, Yorkshire pudd and rich gravy, put it on the family Sunday table with a bottle of Wolf Blass 2005 Yellow Label Cabernet Sauvignon. This medium to full bodied wine displays good varietal Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon berry and plum flavours, a sweet middle […]
