Wc16Jun08 YOUR FREE WEEKLY WINE COLUMN for 16 June 2008 david ellis TASMANIA’s Bay of Fires has been producing wonderful cool climate Pinot Noirs for the past seven years, and their 2007 that’s just been released is possibly their best yet. Some unusual weather conditions contributed to this: late frosts in October knocked the vines […]
Wc05May08 YOUR WEEKLY WINE COLUMN for week beginning 5 May 2008 wine with david ellis WHAT do you do when you’ve a great winemaking team with all the skills to go that one step forward, you’ve access to the very best of fruit, but you don’t have a label that you think a resultant wine […]
Wc31Mar08 YOUR WEEKLY WINE COLUMN for 31 March 2008 wine with david ellis PENFOLDS’ BINS BREAK NEW GROUND THE annual release of Penfolds’ Bin range is always much anticipatedby aficionados, and this year’s Bins that have just hit the shelvesare sure to have the faithful lining up for their favourite numbersfor investment purposes or special-occasion […]
Wc3Mar08 YOUR WEEKLY WINE COLUMN for week beginning 3 March 08 wine with david ellis TIM Adams has done it again with his 2007 Clare Valley Riesling, crafting once more a wine that to our palate is a seafood-lover’s delight. Tim used only the very best 500 litres per tonne of grapes from a near-dozen […]
ONE FOR LUNCH: The 2006 vintage in the Hunter Valley got off to a good enough start with cool and dry conditions, but a burst of heat in December and January reduced crop sizes… which in fact resulted in high quality fruit for makers like Rosemount, whose Show Reserve 2006 Chardonnay is loaded with stonefruit […]