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...

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...

... research project carried out in the region and is being carried out under the guidence of the University of Western Australia .  It is looking at what factors go to make the Margaret River region so ... of the region and the variation between the northern and southern regions.  Soil differences as well...

Last week Margaret River played host to some 2,500 cyclists, pedalling their way from Albany on the south coast through the south west regions of W.A. to Perth.  They came in all shapes, sizes and ages.  It was obviously a logistical challenge for all those concerned with the task of arranging overnight ...

All of the Orange Wine Region in New South Wales is above the 600 metre contour line, hence it enjoys a cool climate. It is one of the most promising wine regions in the State. Vinodiversity article on the Orange Wine Region...

Orange wine region has high elevation and cool climate combining to make fine wine...

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’ ...

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

This interview is with Andrew Wood, producer of Divine: Food & Wine, a very good, independent magazine.