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STICKY TIMES NOW WINTER’S APPROACHING
LOOK forward to winterpuddings and this one. Wc28Mar11 David Ellis COOLER autumn nights and the thought of approaching winter bring two things to mind: steaming rich puddings, and good dessert wines – “stickies” – to go with them. And a name we associate immediately with the latter is Robert Fiumara and his wonderfully rich and […]
PENFOLDS’ BINS: SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW
A NEW addition to Penfolds’ ever-popular Bins range. Wc14Mar11 David Ellis PENFOLDS’ always-anticipated annual Bin releases are particularly interesting this year, not just because of the strength of these from the contrary 2008 vintage in South Australia, but because of a new addition to the Bins and the 50th release of that old favourite, Bin […]
MOSCATO’s OUR NEW ITALIAN LOVE-CONNECTION
LOVING it: Italian-origin Moscato idealwith chocolate desserts or cheesecake. Wc21Feb11 David Ellis AUSSIE wine drinkers are developing a passionate new love-affair with Italian-origin Moscato. And it could be for any number of reasons: our growing ethnic community bringing with it their own personal wine-loves, Australians themselves looking beyond the norm to wines best-suited to our […]
PUTTING YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS
Wc08Nov10 David Ellis MUST for the long-term investor– or a prize wine cellar. A MUST for the long-term investor, or those putting together a prize cellar for their own future enjoyment, is Katnook Estate’s limited release 2006 Prodigy Shiraz. First made in 1997, with that release going on to win the Jimmy Watson Trophy the […]
WONDERFUL WHITES FROM SLOW-RIPENING VINTAGE
Wc01Nov10 David Ellis PROLONGED periods of warm weather in Western Australia’s Margaret River in 2009, punctuated by short, cool and dry spells, gave growers and winemakers wonderfully slow-ripened fruit with great concentrations of flavour and natural grape acidity for their 2009 labels. Evans & Tate have now-released three beautifully flavoured white wines from this vintage, […]
WHAT CLARE VALLEY SEMILLON’S ALL ABOUT
Wc11Oct10 FISH favourite – or with a simpleroast chicken if you’re not into fish David Ellis TIM Adams Wines have released a ripper 2009 Semillon from their Clare Valley heartland, a wine that’s what Clare Semillon is all about. Somewhat different to Semillons from such major growing areas as NSW’s Hunter Valley, Clare Valley Semillon […]
RAINS NO DAMPENER FOR HUNTER’S MARGAN
Wc27Sep10 GO exotic with this and a sautéof white beans, Spanish morcilla,scallops and picada David Ellis ASK most winemakers in the Hunter Valley about the 2008 vintage and they’d more than likely tell you it was one they’d happily forget about – except Andrew Margan who got the fruit for his White Label Shiraz Mourvedre […]
HUNTER ALMOST HOMES IN ON THE GRANGE
Wc13Sep10 David Ellis POINT scoring with Grange:here’s a worthy investment IF you move quickly, you’ve still a chance to grab a bottle of a Shiraz that when reviewed in this year’s The Big Red Wine Book scored just one point below the most famous Shiraz of them all, Grange. Wine critic Campbell Mattinson and 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 […]
O’SHEA STELLAR SHIRAZ A STAR ACT
SPECIAL occasion wine to sharewith a classic prime rib Wc16Aug10 David Ellis A STELLAR vintage in the Hunter Valley in 2007 has resulted in a stellar wine for McWilliam’s with one of their flagship reds, the Mount Pleasant Maurice O’Shea Shiraz from that outstanding year. First created in 1987 in honour of the legendary Mount […]
