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LABEL FUNKY, THE WINE ANYTHING BUT

LABEL FUNKY, THE WINE ANYTHING BUT

Wc05Apr10 david ellis THEIR Wine by Brad name may be funky, the label even funkier, but the wine in the bottle is anything but a funky oddity, with the just-released Wine by Brad Cabernet Merlot 2008 up there with the best. Owner and winemaker Brad Wehr opted out of the big corporate wine scene and […]

WINE OF THE WEEK: Logan Wines’ 2005 Cabernet Merlot

WINE OF THE WEEK: Logan Wines’ 2005 Cabernet Merlot

ONE FOR LUNCH: LOGAN Wines in NSW’s central west has a well-deserved reputation for its rich-flavoured cool climate Pinot Noir, Shiraz and a stand-out Cabernet Merlot, the 2005 of which has just been released – a full-on wine whose dark-chocolate flavours are supported by hints of tobacco and soft tannins. Its one for the roast […]

WINE’S HERITAGE A BLAST FROM THE PAST

WINE’S HERITAGE A BLAST FROM THE PAST

IT’S worth taking a drive to the NSW Southern Highlands tourist township of Berrima to taste the wines of small family winery, Blue Metal Vineyard – and at the same time try the local produce on tasting and sale in their café-cum-shop. Blue Metal was planted in 1999 and covers just 10ha of rich red […]

WINE OF THE WEEK: Tamblyn Cabernet, Shiraz, Malbec and Merlot

WINE OF THE WEEK: Tamblyn Cabernet, Shiraz, Malbec and Merlot

ONE FOR LUNCH: ANOTHER South Australian maker, Bremerton in cool climate Langhorne Creek, has come up with one of its best-ever Tamblyn label reds, a carefully crafted blend by Winemaker Rebecca Willson of Cabernet, Shiraz, Malbec and Merlot that’s she’s brought together in a soft, mouth-filling wine loaded with dark-fruit flavours and soft tannins. Rebecca […]

SHAW THING OUT OF ORANGE

SHAW THING OUT OF ORANGE

ICONIC Philip Shaw has released an interesting new blend of merlot, cabernet franc and cabernet sauvignon under his own name, bringing to a half-dozen the range of wines he’s now produced from the Koomooloo Vineyard he established at Orange in the NSW Central West in 1988. The Philip Shaw No 17 from the 2005 vintage […]

SHAW THING OUT OF ORANGE

SHAW THING OUT OF ORANGE

ICONIC Philip Shaw has released an interesting new blend of merlot, cabernet franc and cabernet sauvignon under his own name, bringing to a half-dozen the range of wines he’s now produced from the Koomooloo Vineyard he established at Orange in the NSW Central West in 1988. The Philip Shaw No 17 from the 2005 vintage […]

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