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UNCOMMON BLEND THAT’S WORTH THE TRY
Wc03Jun13 SOMETHING a little different that’sgreat with steak and kidney pie. David Ellis THE Clare Valley’s Tim Adams has a problem: he’s tweaked one of his great reds, shown it to liquor retailers and restaurateurs who’ve all said he’s come up with a potential Aussie classic – but that no, they won’t put it on […]
ZESTY BUBBLY FOR CHRISTMAS PARTYING
Wc03Dec12 START Christmas Daycelebrations with this. David Ellis THE Adelaide Hills’ Wicks Estate has released a couple of great drops in time for Christmas – a 2010 Sparkling Chardonnay Pinot Noir that’ll be ideal with canapés as guests arrive for Christmas day lunch or dinner, and a delightful 2012 Sauvignon Blanc for those opting this […]
ZESTY BUBBLY FOR CHRISTMAS PARTYING
Wc03Dec12 START Christmas Daycelebrations with this. David Ellis THE Adelaide Hills’ Wicks Estate has released a couple of great drops in time for Christmas – a 2010 Sparkling Chardonnay Pinot Noir that’ll be ideal with canapés as guests arrive for Christmas day lunch or dinner, and a delightful 2012 Sauvignon Blanc for those opting this […]
VALUE NEW PRIVATE LABEL WHITE AND RED
Wc26Nov12 A NICE foil to spicy Thai foods, or with Italiancreamy garlic or tomato-based pasta sauces. David Ellis THE Independent Liquor Retailers group that has something like 250 outlets across Australia, has launched its first private label wines that it whimsically calls The Owl & The Pussycat, and which will target those looking for quality […]
VALUE NEW PRIVATE LABEL WHITE AND RED
Wc26Nov12 A NICE foil to spicy Thai foods, or with Italiancreamy garlic or tomato-based pasta sauces. David Ellis THE Independent Liquor Retailers group that has something like 250 outlets across Australia, has launched its first private label wines that it whimsically calls The Owl & The Pussycat, and which will target those looking for quality […]
BOOK A GOOD CATHOLIC GIRL FOR THE CHRISTMAS PARTY
HARD to beat with party-roomoysters and other seafoods. Wc24Sep12 David Ellis WE missed seeing a Riesling under Julie Barry’s delightfully-named Good Catholic Girl label last year, but 2011’s vintage in South Australia’s Clare was one that could simply be summed-up as lousy, with above-average rainfall and the associated humidity-driven diseases that come with it. But […]
BOOK A GOOD CATHOLIC GIRL FOR THE CHRISTMAS PARTY
HARD to beat with party-roomoysters and other seafoods. Wc24Sep12 David Ellis WE missed seeing a Riesling under Julie Barry’s delightfully-named Good Catholic Girl label last year, but 2011’s vintage in South Australia’s Clare was one that could simply be summed-up as lousy, with above-average rainfall and the associated humidity-driven diseases that come with it. But […]
MCGUIGAN’S CELEBRATE 20 YEARS OF BLACK LABEL
JOIN the 20 years celebrations withthis and a Sunday roast turkey dinner. 23 July 2012 David Ellis WHEN you’ve a label that’s been a stand-out success for 20 years, you could be excused for sitting back and resting on your winemaking laurels. Not so with Neil McGuigan, the dynamic and irrepressible Chief Winemaker at the […]
MCGUIGAN’S CELEBRATE 20 YEARS OF BLACK LABEL
JOIN the 20 years celebrations withthis and a Sunday roast turkey dinner. 23 July 2012 David Ellis WHEN you’ve a label that’s been a stand-out success for 20 years, you could be excused for sitting back and resting on your winemaking laurels. Not so with Neil McGuigan, the dynamic and irrepressible Chief Winemaker at the […]
PETER’S PERFECT ANSWER TO A DRY ARGUMENT
WINNING fans amongst thosewho don’t like their Riesling too sweet. Wc18Jun12 David Ellis THE Clare Valley’s Jim Barry Wines has just released a 2012 Watervale Riesling that it’s made not for the masses, but for an admittedly small percentage of buffs who like their Riesling well below normal sweetness levels. “We’ve made this one crisp […]
