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TAMING OUR BIG AND JAMMY DURIFS
Wc05Aug13 REFINED from days “when you neededa knife and fork to drink it.” David Ellis BACK in the 1980s Colin and Malcolm Campbell of Campbells Rutherglen Wines decided to move their Durif away from the big, jammy, full-bodied and loads of tannin of Australian Durifs, and to give them a more refined structure and balance. […]
RUTHERGLEN’S PERFECTION OF DURIF
GIVE it 12 or 15 years in the cellar, or stillenjoy now with wintry chicken and leek pie. Wc17Jun13 David Ellis THEY’VE been making durif at Rutherglen in Victoria since around 1908, so it’s little wonder the region has earned its reputation for creating iconic durifs that come from seven makers who’ve perfected the art […]
COMPANY’S GOT HISTORY ALL BOTTLED UP
CHEW over history with this and acold-weather’s lamb, pork or veal casserole. Wc20May13 David Ellis RIDDOCH Coonawarra’s a company one could easily write a fascinating book or three about, beginning with Scottish-born pioneer John Riddoch who rode the wool boom of the 1860s, and 30 years later planted Coonawarra’s first wine grapes in 1891. Along […]
YELLOWGLEN RE-ENGAGES ITS HERITAGE
Wc06May13 GREAT sparkling that ignitesa fascinating past. David Ellis IT’S not often a wine company will ‘fess up that they’ve let their eye off the ball, but Yellowglen has done just that – and is doing something very positive about it. “While our commercial tiers have been responsible for the incredible growth of Yellowglen over […]
CAVE-IN TO THIS BLACK BOTTLE BUBBLY
Wc25Mar13 “BLACK Bottle Bubbly” that’s now theworld’s biggest-selling sparkling wine. David Ellis WHILE for many Australians Easter’s a 4-day holiday, chocolate eggs and bangers on the barbie, in Spain it’s a much more serious religious occasion celebrated with countrywide processions in which massive wooden crosses are borne tortuously through the streets, and huge floats depicting […]
THREE GENERATIONS BEHIND THIS RISING STAR
Wc18Mar13 David Ellis WITH a history dating back just a dozen years, the Hunter Valley’s First Creek certainly qualifies in the up-and-coming category – and one of the Hunter’s most exciting at that. PERFECT with oven-roasted wholesnapper, potatoes, onions and tomatoes. With a family being involved in hotels in Newcastle and on the NSW South […]
A GLOBAL HIT FROM FORTY VINEYARDS
Wc11Mar13 ENJOY simply with garlicky prawnsand warm crusty baguettes. David Ellis NEW ZEALAND’s Giesen Wines used fruit from no less than forty vineyards to create one of their best-ever Sauvignon Blancs, a wine that’s already hitting the tables of Sauvignon Blanc buffs across the globe from Australia to the UK and China. And while broadly […]
A QUAD OF BUBBLY FLAVOURS – THAT’S COOL
Wc04Mar13 David Ellis CHARDONNAY backbone makes forthis great party-room celebratory wine. IF you’ve celebrations in mind, a Chardonnay-based bubbly that’s hard to look past is Chandon’s 2009 Blanc de Blancs from Victoria’s cool climate Yarra Valley, King Valley and Macedon. A year that most remember for Victoria’s tragic bushfires, 2009 was also a standout one […]
Cool and crisp from the Snowy’s foothills.
PERFECT with creamy-saucedpoultry, pork or seafood dishes. Wc25Feb13 David Ellis EVEN though its heartland is the Hunter Valley, boutique family-owned Hungerford Hill draws on cool-climate fruit from the foothills of the NSW Snowy Mountains for their Classic range Tumbarumba Chardonnay. The latest release, the 2010 is one for those who truly enjoy their Chardonnays, with […]
INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION AT JUST $9.99
WORTHY reputation at just $9.99 to enjoywith chicken in a creamy sauce or crab cakes. Wc04Feb13 David Ellis LINDEMAN’S $9.99 Bin range wines have long enjoyed a reputation, not only here but internationally as well, for both consistency of quality and value for money. Their recently released 2012 whites include a Bin 65 Chardonnay that reflects […]
