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LABEL FUNKY, THE WINE ANYTHING BUT
Wc05Apr10 david ellis THEIR Wine by Brad name may be funky, the label even funkier, but the wine in the bottle is anything but a funky oddity, with the just-released Wine by Brad Cabernet Merlot 2008 up there with the best. Owner and winemaker Brad Wehr opted out of the big corporate wine scene and […]
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’S HERITAGE A BLAST FROM THE PAST
IT’S worth taking a drive to the NSW Southern Highlands tourist township of Berrima to taste the wines of small family winery, Blue Metal Vineyard – and at the same time try the local produce on tasting and sale in their café-cum-shop. Blue Metal was planted in 1999 and covers just 10ha of rich red […]
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 […]
