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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 […]
TRY THIS WITH ITALIAN BANGERS AND MASH
IDEAL with Italianbangers ‘n garlic mash. Wc19Nov12David Ellis AN interesting new blend out of McLaren Vale’s Kangarilla Road is made up of three varieties that are each delightful on their own, but have come together here in a marvellously rewarding drop under a label dubbed Terzetto. “The name is Italian for ‘threesome’,” said winemaker, Kevin […]
TRY THIS WITH ITALIAN BANGERS AND MASH
IDEAL with Italianbangers ‘n garlic mash. Wc19Nov12David Ellis AN interesting new blend out of McLaren Vale’s Kangarilla Road is made up of three varieties that are each delightful on their own, but have come together here in a marvellously rewarding drop under a label dubbed Terzetto. “The name is Italian for ‘threesome’,” said winemaker, Kevin […]
STELLAR DROP FROM NSW SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS
Wc10Sep12 David Ellis STAR stand-out with Thaidishes or a range of seafoods. THE Southern Highlands wine region in NSW is one to watch for its often-stellar Sauvignon Blancs off vineyards that thrive in the cool-climate conditions that suit the variety so well. And one truly stellar performer is the small Banjo’s Run at Exeter at […]
STELLAR DROP FROM NSW SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS
Wc10Sep12 David Ellis STAR stand-out with Thaidishes or a range of seafoods. THE Southern Highlands wine region in NSW is one to watch for its often-stellar Sauvignon Blancs off vineyards that thrive in the cool-climate conditions that suit the variety so well. And one truly stellar performer is the small Banjo’s Run at Exeter at […]
PUSSYCAT’S PURR-FECT PITCH – OWL’SZAT?
PURR-fect with Italian tomato-based pasta sauce dishes. Wc27Aug12 David Ellis LIQUOR store group, Local Liquor have done themselves proud with a 2011 New Zealand Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc they’ve had made exclusively for their own stores and bottled under their own whimsical The Owl & The Pussycat label. The group asked contract winemakers Cheviot Bridge to […]
PUSSYCAT’S PURR-FECT PITCH – OWL’SZAT?
PURR-fect with Italian tomato-based pasta sauce dishes. Wc27Aug12 David Ellis LIQUOR store group, Local Liquor have done themselves proud with a 2011 New Zealand Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc they’ve had made exclusively for their own stores and bottled under their own whimsical The Owl & The Pussycat label. The group asked contract winemakers Cheviot Bridge to […]
STEAK A CLAIM ON THIS GSM
Wc06Aug12 A HEARTY steak with mushroomor pepper sauce ideal with this. David Ellis THE Barossa Valley’s Kurtz Family Vineyards has created an interesting and full-flavoured Boundary Row label 2008 GSM (Grenache Shiraz Mataro) created from fruit off vines ranging from a youthful ten, to a more-mature 85 years of age. Fourth generation of German descent, […]
STEAK A CLAIM ON THIS GSM
Wc06Aug12 A HEARTY steak with mushroomor pepper sauce ideal with this. David Ellis THE Barossa Valley’s Kurtz Family Vineyards has created an interesting and full-flavoured Boundary Row label 2008 GSM (Grenache Shiraz Mataro) created from fruit off vines ranging from a youthful ten, to a more-mature 85 years of age. Fourth generation of German descent, […]
DELIGHT WITH THE BEST OF VINTAGES
Wc14May12 IDEAL with grilledblack-peppered T-bone David Ellis EVANS & Tate in the West’s Margaret River have long prided themselves on making their Redbrook label wines only from fruit from the best of Vintages. 2009 was one such vintage: from New Year’s Day the region flourished under 4 months of blue skies and temperatures in the […]
