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PURE PLEASURE: FIRST CREEK’S ORGANIC WINES
NICE one with pan-fried veal chopstopped with winter vegies. Wc25Jul11 David Ellis THE Hunter Valley’s First Creek has come up with a couple of interesting wines for those into an organic-food lifestyle: a 2010 Organic Bianco Puro (Pure White) and a 2010 Organic Rosso Puro (Pure Red.) And while production was around 4000 cases you […]
NEW ZEALAND’S GOLD RUSH COUNTRY YIELDS AGAIN
Wc06Jun11 David Ellis DIG this one from New Zealand’s1860s gold rush country – particularlywith veal cutlets and roast vegetables. BACK in the 1860s thousands of hopefuls rushed to New Zealand’s Otago region as the cry of “Gold!” rang out across the South Island countryside – and today, 150 years on, there’s a new “gold rush” […]
SKY HIGH AWARD FOR CUMULUS
Media Release The results of the international Syrah du Monde Awards were released this week, with Australia’s very own Cumulus Shiraz 2008 collecting a gold medal (one of only 34 awarded) and an impressive position in the competition’s Top 10 syrah/shiraz from around the world. The Syrah du Monde 2011 brought together nearly 400 wines […]
FLORENCE JOINS MCWILLIAMS’ FAMILY COLLECTION
BEAUTIFULLY refreshing, generous and racy– match it with seafoods. Wc21Mar11 David Ellis IT’s ninety years since the legendary Maurice O’Shea established what is now McWilliams’ Mount Pleasant label, and not only was he an innovative winemaker, he had some innovative marketing ideas for the time as well. One of these was to names wines after […]
TRY THIS SOFT TASSIE RED WITH SEAFOODS
Wc07Mar11 FULL-flavoured red that’s soft enoughto enjoy with seafoods. David Ellis BROWN Brothers’ acquisition of Tasmania’s Tamar Ridge Estates in August of last year was a shrewd move, particularly as it included the very respected Devil’s Corner label that’s one to look for in value-priced, buy-now and drink-now cool-climate wines. While not one of those […]
EASY TO IMPRESS WITH THESE $10 TEMPTERS
Wc28Feb11 A GREAT $10 match with Hoisin sauce-bastedbarbecued pork chops and salads. David Ellis WE’re never averse to dabbling with $10 and under wines, particularly with a large tribe of grown-ups who like to drop around for weekend barbecues – and Deakin Estate had us dabbling marvellously a couple of weekends back with their just-released […]
NSW Wine Festival | Feb 26 to March 31 2011
Media Release 2011 set for Wine & Food Heaven! NSW Wine Festival ~ Feb 26 – March 31, 2011 NSW wines are set to star at the annual NSW Wine Festival launching February 26, 2011. Every year New South Wales toasts its most talented winemakers and award-winning wines with a collection of exciting public tastings […]
LUNA INFLUENCE ON SUMMER BOTTLERS
Wc29Nov10 $12 BEAUTY with Sunday brunchseafood-filled omelette. David Ellis WITH Australians’ growing love-affair with Rosé-style wines, Cumulus Wines at Orange in the NSW Central West have released their 2010 Luna Rosa Rosado that’s a steal at just $12 for summertime enjoyment. And interestingly they brought out Portuguese winemaker Francisco Antunes from a Cumulus stakeholder, The […]
LONG LIVE THIS BORDEAUX-STYLE AUSSIE RED
PERFECT partner withbig-flavoured meat dishes Wc20Sep10 David Ellis BLUE Pyrenees in Western Victoria has long been renowned for its sparkling wines, but for lovers of reds in the true Bordeaux style, a tempting new release is their 2006 Estate Red that like the Bordeaux practice of “assemblage,” is blended from an extraordinary number of wine […]
WINE OF THE WEEK: Logan 2007 Hannah Rosé
ONE FOR LUNCH: ROSÉ is a wine we often overlook when thinking about Indian food and in particular curries, but it goes exceptionally well with such food, and particularly so when served well-chilled. Peter Logan used Shiraz fruit for his exceptionally tasty 2007 Hannah Rosé he made at his Orange, Central Western NSW, winery; while […]
