{"id":16299,"date":"2008-06-15T23:15:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-15T23:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/light-my-fire-a-tassie-turn-on-2\/"},"modified":"2008-06-15T23:15:00","modified_gmt":"2008-06-15T23:15:00","slug":"light-my-fire-a-tassie-turn-on-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2008\/06\/light-my-fire-a-tassie-turn-on-2\/","title":{"rendered":"LIGHT MY FIRE: A TASSIE TURN-ON"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_OY-0d2rKv_Q\/SF7dMoa1ByI\/AAAAAAAADak\/2bf3-A1DKaA\/s1600-h\/KE+Chardonnay-761638.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_OY-0d2rKv_Q\/SF7dMoa1ByI\/AAAAAAAADak\/2bf3-A1DKaA\/s320\/KE+Chardonnay-761638.JPG\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_OY-0d2rKv_Q\/SF7dM4Iqr_I\/AAAAAAAADas\/bH5en5Wxbvs\/s1600-h\/BayOfFiresPinotNoir-762932.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_OY-0d2rKv_Q\/SF7dM4Iqr_I\/AAAAAAAADas\/bH5en5Wxbvs\/s320\/BayOfFiresPinotNoir-762932.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wc16Jun08<\/p>\n<p>YOUR FREE WEEKLY WINE COLUMN for 16 June 2008<\/p>\n<p>david ellis<\/p>\n<p>TASMANIA&#8217;s Bay of Fires has been producing wonderful cool climate Pinot Noirs for the past seven years, and their 2007 that&#8217;s just been released is possibly their best yet.<\/p>\n<p>Some unusual weather conditions contributed to this: late frosts in October knocked the vines around a bit and resulted in what is known as &#8220;hen and chicken,&#8221; a condition that causes a high proportion of unfertilized flowers to develop into tiny currant-sized berries without seeds \u2013 but with a nice concentration of richness and flavour.<\/p>\n<p>On top of this, unusually high temperatures later in January and February pushed flavour ripeness, resulting in a wine with beautifully raspberry- and cherry-like characteristics, a sweet fruit edge and soft unaggressive tannins.<\/p>\n<p>This is a wine to enjoy with a roast leg of lamb and baked vegies; pay $40.<\/p>\n<p>ONE FOR LUNCH: WAYNE Stehbens has created another classic Katnook Estate Coonawarra Chardonnay from the long, dry and cooler than average 2005 vintage that resulted in rich, full-flavoured fruit with high natural acidity.<\/p>\n<p>This delightfully fruit-intense wine has typically varietal peach and stone-fruit flavours and a suggestion of pineapple on the palate; really good buying at $28 to linger with over a leisurely Sunday lunch \u2013 how about a Spanish omelette, salad and a warm crusty baguette?<\/p>\n<p>BUY OF THE WEEK: WE sometimes approach wines with a bit of trepidation when the winemaker tells us it&#8217;s &#8220;their first varietal experiment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But the Clare Valley&#8217;s Penna Lane have done wonders with their first go at Zinfandel, the 2006 The Willsmore coming up trumps with full-bodied Zinfandel Christmas pudding and plum fruit flavours and savoury oak.<\/p>\n<p>Well worth the $35 to share with Thai or other rich and spicy foods.<\/p>\n<p>                                                     \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>PHOTO CAPTIONS:<\/p>\n<p>PINOT NOIR to enjoy with a roast leg of lamb and baked vegies.<\/p>\n<p>CLASSIC Coonawarra Chardonnay: ideal with a leisurely Spanish omelette.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wc16Jun08 YOUR FREE WEEKLY WINE COLUMN for 16 June 2008 david ellis TASMANIA&#8217;s Bay of Fires has been producing wonderful cool climate Pinot Noirs for the past seven years, and their 2007 that&#8217;s just been released is possibly their best yet. 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