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16-MILLION BOTTLES IS A LOT OF BUBBLES
Wc07Feb11 David Ellis A FIZZ bang for your buck:Germany’s Henkell Trocken claims titleto being Europe’s “favourite sparkling wine.” GERMANY’s most famous sparkling wine, Henkell Trocken Sekt goes back 155-years to 1856 when Adam Henkell began making a bubbly little drop that whilst popular, took three generations of the family to really hit its straps. And […]
FESTIVE IDEAS YULE LOVE TO GIVE OR GET
FRENCH connection: a great dropfor a really memorable Christmas Wc22Nov10 David Ellis IF this is the year you’ve reason to treat yourself to some of the best of French Champagne with the Christmas turkey, give serious thought to a bottle of Champagne Taittinger’s 2004 Brut Millésimé. This is a wonderfully flavoursome drop with aromas of […]
GIVE A SPANISH TOUCH TO FESTIVE CELEBRATIONS
Wc15Nov10 A NICE touch with lateSunday morning omelettes. David Ellis COLES Liquor is enjoying growing success with sales of Spanish boutique producer Segura Viudas’ cavas (sparkling wines) that its been selling here since 2005. And a couple of these well-priced bubblies well worth considering for the upcoming Festive Season are the Segura Viudas Brut Reserva […]
HUNTER ALMOST HOMES IN ON THE GRANGE
Wc13Sep10 David Ellis POINT scoring with Grange:here’s a worthy investment IF you move quickly, you’ve still a chance to grab a bottle of a Shiraz that when reviewed in this year’s The Big Red Wine Book scored just one point below the most famous Shiraz of them all, Grange. Wine critic Campbell Mattinson and wine […]
BRANDY DISTILLERY’S SPARKLING SUCCESS
Wc7July08 YOUR FREE WEEKLY WINE COLUMN for week beginning July 7 2008 wine with david ellis YOU could probably say it had to happen: a wine company that was founded in western Victoria in 1963 by two of France’s most famous Champagne houses – Krug and Charles Heidsieck – with the intention of making brandy, […]
WINE OF THE WEEK: Italian Riccadonna Ruby
ONE FOR LUNCH: IF you’re looking for a nice bubbly for upcoming celebrations but want to go a bit lighter on the alcohol, try the Italian Riccadonna Ruby that’s just 8% alcohol – compared with around 12- to 14% for most other sparklings and Champagnes. This is a fruity, naturally sweet red bubbly that’s great […]
