It’s always interesting to have a look at a straight petit verdot as they aren’t exactly thick on the ground when you walk into your local boozeatorium. It is one of the classic Bordeaux varieties, ripens a little later than cabernet and is equally resistant to rot. Rick and Jenny ...

I like Mudgee as a region but really don’t get to drink much of it these days. I think they should go in for a bit of shameless self promotion. How many people outside of NSW have had much experience with Mudgee wines? Not many I’d bet. Strong purple red. Aromas of plum/cherry, pepper, cloves and dusty vanilla oak. On the palate medium to full bodied with plum, cherry, pepper, earth and spice...

I purchased several bottles of Frog Rocks “Premium Vintage” Shiraz 2002 from the cellar door in Mudgee back in November 2005, the intention was to leave them alone for several years, however an empty tasting bench has lead to a raid on the cellar! Deep crimson in colour, the first glass exhibited lively aromas of plum and blackberry with intense and juicy Shiraz fruit flavours supported by some...

The Mudgee wine region has many wineries making innovative varietal wines...

Wineries in the Mudgee wine region are using alternative varieties...

The Mudgee wine region in New South Wales produces wines fro a range of Grape varieties...

If I was producing wine in the Mudgee region of Australia, I don’t know that I would be that impressed with the chief executive of the local wine growers group if this article in the Mudgee Guardian is to be beleived . The wines aren’t that bad. Talking up bio-ethanol produced from wine is one thing, but doing it while your a representative of a wine region, hmmmmmmmm. Personally, I’m waiting...

I'm always a sucker for solitary, seemingly forgotten bottles in wine shops. Such is the case with the 2000 Rosemount Hill of Gold Mudgee Cabernet Sauvignon , which didn't even show up on the computer when scanned. The clerk asked me, "Did this come from our store?" $17, 14% abv. New South Wales, Australia. Apparently 2000 was a rough year for this vineyard. While others shy away from...

-appellation of the New South Wales wine region known as Mudgee, which lies on the other side ... , Mudgee means "Nest of Hills", an accurate description of this basket shaped river valley ringed by hills. Mudgee, apart from its self-evident role as one of Australia's smaller wine regions, also has ... in Mudgee around 1858, including what are believed to be the first Chardonnay vines on the continent...

Optimiste Cabernet Sauvignon 2005