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“MARY DRINKING” WITH HUNTER’S TINTILLA ESTATE
Wc24May10david ellis HOLLER “Mary!” in Hunter Valley winemaker Bob Lusby’s household and you’ll be answered by either his wife, his mother, his aunt or his sister – because they’re all named Mary. Now to add another layer to the cake, Bob’s named one of his Tintilla Estate wines after this foursome, his 2007 Tintilla Estate […]
AUSSIE’S SPARKLING REWARD WITH NZ ICON
Wc3May10 david ellis AUSTRALIAN winemaker Ant Moore who now calls New Zealand’s Marlborough Region home, has given a new twist to the region’s famed Sauvignon Blanc – he’s made a sparkling from his 2009 Sauvignon Blanc harvest. With a dash of sweeter wine and 5 per cent fermented Mendoza Chardonnay blended into it, this is […]
OWNERS BUCKET THEIR OWN WINES
Wc26Apr10david ellis THE Adelaide Hills’ Longview Vineyard has come a long way since its first vintage when the owner’s realised the only thing they had to store the fruit from that initial crop, was some old red buckets from the property’s earlier dairy farm days. But it proved a good omen and ever since they’ve […]
SAUVIGNON BLANC VET BUCKS ALL TRENDS
Wc22Mar10 david ellis WHEN Wayne Stehbens says his 2009 Katnook Estate Sauvignon Blanc is “his best yet,” he does so with somewhat of authority: he’s been making the variety since 1981, decades before many other Australian winemakers wrapped up in their Chardonnays had given it even the remotest thought. “2009 was an extraordinary year for […]
Allan Scott brings family wines to Sydney
Wellington Tourism brought to Sydney as their special guest, acclaimed winemaker, Allan Scott, who provided his 09 Sauvignon Blanc for lunch with 100 media guests at delightful Etch Restaurant. Five score travel writers and PR reps all talking at once certainly tested the acoustics, but the din dropped when the stunning seafood plates were served. […]
A GREAT CANBERRA SEMILLON? SHAW IS
Wc22Feb10 HERE’s just the partner for a late-summer prawnsalad with a home-made mayonnaise dip. david ellis A ONE-TIME sheep station in the now-Canberra wine region is proving that it’s equally at home producing fine wines as it was when it once produced some of Australia’s finest wool. Shaw Estate Vineyard is a 280ha property at […]
GRABBING VICTORY FROM FROST AND DROUGHT
Wc25Jan10david ellis FROST and drought don’t really seem to be in the equation when you are growing grapes for hopefully premium wines on what is pretty ordinary soil. But Ian McKenzie and Ken Pollock pulled off a coup from just such conditions with their 2007 BlackJack Cabernet Merlot that they’ve just released – a corker […]
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 […]
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 […]
WHITE AGE REALLY IS IMPORTANT
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 […]
