Nights are drawing in and it’s time for comfort food, and comfort wine. De Bortoli’s Show Muscat Liqueur falls into that category. It’s a dark brown colour, with an amber edge. It smells of cooked raisins, and a spot of toffee. It’s sweet, very sweet and feels thick and gloopy in the mouth. It tastes of raisins, dried figs and dates with a touch of coffee (I wonder whether it would go well...

Nights are drawing in and it’s time for comfort food, and comfort wine. De Bortoli’s Show Muscat Liqueur falls into that category. It’s a dark brown colour, with an amber edge. It smells of cooked raisins, and a spot of toffee. It’s sweet, very sweet and feels thick and gloopy in the mouth. It tastes of raisins, dried figs and dates with a touch of coffee (I wonder whether it would go well...

A single vineyard wine from Orange, NSW. Interestingly enough I actually think it smells like orange..which is probably better than smelling like teen spirit. Oh denial! Very pale. Aromas of orange, lychee, bath powder and a light grassiness. On the palate a wine of some delicacy with zingy flavours of citrus, passionfruit, orange blossom, grass and spice. Fine balance and a clean long dry...

Cumulus Wines source their fruit from the Orange district, approximately 280 kilometres west of Sydney. Philip Shaw is the winemaker. Now I know I shouldn’t be seduced by the packaging of a wine, but look at this wine and then look at the Scotchmans Hill: I feel happy just looking at the bottle. And I might be wrong, but the label kind of reminds me of some of the artwork of Charles Meere. Anyway...

A blend of 80% cabernet and 20% merlot grown in the cool climate region of Orange. The wine is estate grown from vines planted in 1996. Lets have a look then. Interesting and unusual smelling wine with aromas of blackcurrant/dark cherry, chocolate cake, black olive and mint. Savoury medium to full bodied palate with black olive, chocolate, mint and black fruit flavours. A thin green line runs...

I have been a bit tardy getting a note up on this wine. It has been in the inbox for a while and now it is in the outbox. I would have loved to have been a bureaucrat - especially if it involved using a big stamp that says ‘TASTED’ ...

Orange muscat is an uncomon wine grape variety with a haunting flavour...

Price - $19.49 Size - 750 mL- California Wine Tasting held on Thursday May 26, 2005 at the Powers Liquor Mart in Colorado Springs with Will Gillum. Golden orange coloring with very heavy legs. Has a fuzzy peach nose. Flavors of orange, peach and caramel mix together in a fully heavy bodied dessert wine. Is sweet but not sticky with a clean finish. For more information visit Quady Winery...

... out the otherwise soft slippery texture. Light grippy phenolic finish of orange and spice...

Tasting notes: Nose of orange blossom and honey Thick and sweet on palate Finish of apricot, tea, and spice Here's a reliable dessert wine from California that pairs really well with a variety of fruit-based desserts. I really like the amazing orange blossom bouquet it delivers. While the 2005 doesn't strike me as being quite as good as past vintages I've enjoyed, I still recommend it. I paid...