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Seafood & Sauvignon at Bluemetal Vineyard
Media Release Seafood & Sauvignon at Bluemetal VineyardSaturday 19th February 2011 Fresh south coast Seafood matched with new release Bluemetal Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2010. Bluemetal Vineyard, just outside of Berrima, in the beautiful Southern Highlands of NSW is celebrating summer at the vineyard, by offering another Seafood and Sauvignon Day. The atmosphere is relaxed and […]
GOOD REASON TO GIVE THE NED THE NOD
Wc31Jan11 CLASSIC with seafoods or crostinistopped with herbs and goat’s cheese. David Ellis WITH Australia’s liquor outlets seemingly awash with low-priced New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc – and some chains selling “cleanskins” from as little as $3 or $4 a bottle – you’d be tempted to wonder why you’d even consider paying close to $20 for […]
COOL APPROACH TO SPICY ASIAN DISHES
NICE drop with Thaiand spicy Asian foods Wc06Dec10 David Ellis BOUTIQUE cool-climate maker Shaw Vineyard Estate between Canberra and Yass has released a well-priced Winemakers Selection 2009 Riesling that’s a great drop with Thai and other spicy Asian dishes. Made from entirely estate-grown fruit, the crisp citrus-dominated palate makes it ideal with those Asian foods, […]
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 […]
OLD SALT’S LATTER-DAY VINTAGE REWARDS
Wc06Sep10 GRAND drop from century-old vinesfor that very special occasion. David Ellis WHEN British sea captain, Henry Stentiford decided to call it a day way back in 1893, he didn’t settle in his homeland, but instead chose the colony of South Australia which he’d taken a fancy to during his days at the helm. And […]
A LEISURELY SUNDAY LUNCH MATCH – OLE!
Wc37June10 david ellisAN interesting, and slightly out of the ordinary import well worth looking out for, is a 2006 Solar Veijo Crianza from the medieval Rioja Alavesa region of northern Spain – an area of just 300 square kilometres, but the country’s most famous and prestigious wine region. Wines labelled Crianza must be at least […]
WINNING SHIRAZ FROM OUTSIDE THE SQUARE
Wc31May10 david ellisMANY of us tend to categorise Australia’s regions and wine varieties without too much thought to the possibilities of those regions throwing up a few surprises with varietals out of the norm. And a surprise out of the norm is exactly what Evans & Tate have achieved with their Redbrook Shiraz 2007: this […]
“MARY DRINKING” WITH HUNTER’S TINTILLA ESTATE
Wc24May10david ellis HOLLER “Mary!” in Hunter Valley winemaker Bob Lusby’s household and you’ll be answered by either his wife, his mother, his aunt or his sister – because they’re all named Mary. Now to add another layer to the cake, Bob’s named one of his Tintilla Estate wines after this foursome, his 2007 Tintilla Estate […]
AUSSIE’S SPARKLING REWARD WITH NZ ICON
Wc3May10 david ellis AUSTRALIAN winemaker Ant Moore who now calls New Zealand’s Marlborough Region home, has given a new twist to the region’s famed Sauvignon Blanc – he’s made a sparkling from his 2009 Sauvignon Blanc harvest. With a dash of sweeter wine and 5 per cent fermented Mendoza Chardonnay blended into it, this is […]
OWNERS BUCKET THEIR OWN WINES
Wc26Apr10david ellis THE Adelaide Hills’ Longview Vineyard has come a long way since its first vintage when the owner’s realised the only thing they had to store the fruit from that initial crop, was some old red buckets from the property’s earlier dairy farm days. But it proved a good omen and ever since they’ve […]
