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THE ARMAGH REMAINS A CLASSIC, TO BE SURE
Wc08Aug11 VERY special occasion– you’ll certainly not be disappointed. David Ellis WHILE wine has been flowing in the Clare Valley since 1851, just two years after the first settlers arrived there from Ireland in 1849, production from the region is still just 1.5% of Australia’s total wine output. But what wines some of these are, […]
NEW ZEALAND’S GOLD RUSH COUNTRY YIELDS AGAIN
Wc06Jun11 David Ellis DIG this one from New Zealand’s1860s gold rush country – particularlywith veal cutlets and roast vegetables. BACK in the 1860s thousands of hopefuls rushed to New Zealand’s Otago region as the cry of “Gold!” rang out across the South Island countryside – and today, 150 years on, there’s a new “gold rush” […]
EASY TO IMPRESS WITH THESE $10 TEMPTERS
Wc28Feb11 A GREAT $10 match with Hoisin sauce-bastedbarbecued pork chops and salads. David Ellis WE’re never averse to dabbling with $10 and under wines, particularly with a large tribe of grown-ups who like to drop around for weekend barbecues – and Deakin Estate had us dabbling marvellously a couple of weekends back with their just-released […]
The Rochford Files
2008 Yarra ValleyReserve Chardonnay Attending the AIME conference in Melbourne last week, I was delighted to meet John Bright from Rochford – Yarra Valley. Rochford’s 08 Cab-Sav impressedsome finicky palates* Eager delegates were jostling for glasses of the superb 2008 Cab-Sav and the chilled Sauvignon Blanc and sparkling. John saw me wince at the Sav-Blanc […]
O’SHEA STELLAR SHIRAZ A STAR ACT
SPECIAL occasion wine to sharewith a classic prime rib Wc16Aug10 David Ellis A STELLAR vintage in the Hunter Valley in 2007 has resulted in a stellar wine for McWilliam’s with one of their flagship reds, the Mount Pleasant Maurice O’Shea Shiraz from that outstanding year. First created in 1987 in honour of the legendary Mount […]
FRENCH CONNECTION FOR BASTILLE DAY
WHAT better couplingthan this French Pinot Noirand traditional Coq auVin for Bastille Day? Wc5July10 david ellis COME July 14 and all good Frenchmen and dedicated Francophiles will be thinking nothing other than food and wine as they celebrate France’s biggest anniversary, Bastille Day. And if you’d like to join in, but are not quite sure […]
Shadowfax to toast a successful vintage
For Shadowfax’s end of vintage lunch, Mandozzi will prepare a three course ‘roasted’ feast using the wood fire oven and Victoria’s finest produce including Western Plains grain fed rabbit, Glenloth guinea fowl, Werribee cauliflower and Mount Zero bio-dynamic olives and olive oil. The lunch will be complemented by a range of Shadowfax’s latest releases including […]
FOR TIM ADAMS IT’S NOW MISSION CONTROL
Wc01Mar10 david ellisEVER since founding their Tim Adams Wines in 1986, Tim and wife Pam Goldsack have relied on some of the Clare Valley’s best grape-growers for fruit for their renowned Tim Adams’ Rieslings. But they’re just broken from the mould, releasing a 2009 Riesling and a 2008 Reserve Riesling made, for the first time, […]
Tasmanian Pinot Quest
Recently converted Pinotphile, Roderick Eime, tags along with some of Australia’s top wine writers in search of Tasmania’s ultimate Pinot Noir. Looking past the flowery phrases, he lets his taste buds do the talking. “Right now she’s not even showing you so much as an ankle or hem,” announces winery manager Maria with a twinkle […]
LIGHT MY FIRE: A TASSIE TURN-ON
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 […]
