Fast Facts: Variety: Riesling Region: Clare Valley Country: Australia Winemaker: John Wilson Closure: Cork Alcohol: 12.5% Source: Gift from friend Winery Website: Wilson Vineyard Tasting Note: Straw yellow in colour with specks of green throughout. Honey, toast and fresh lemon zest on the nose. An explosion of lime and honeyed mouth-filling intensity with a focused...

- (Clare Valley, South Australia): A light golden yellow in colour. The nose is shy and reclusive, after ... Vintage Reserve Claret 1966 - (Barossa Valley, South Australia): 80% Shiraz and 20% Cabernet ... 2002 - (Hunter Valley, New South Wales): An old style Hunter Shiraz nose of earth, tobacco, spice...

Seppelt “Maturation Release” Riesling 1984 - (Eden Valley, South Australia): Opens with passion fruit ... Patty” Vintage Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 1963 - (Coonawarra, South Australia): The was low to mid ... peak I would think. 92/100 Penfolds Grange 1979 - (South Australia): A fairly imposing ... - (South Australia): Lots of dried herbs and tea leaves on the nose as well as raspberry...

Giaconda is one of the biggest names in boutique Australian wineries, especially for their Chardonnay. While they were not the first wine producer in Beechworth in Victoria, winemaker Rick Kinzbrunner has certainly put it on the wine lovers map as an area with massive potential. With this in mind, some ...

Two Hands “Brilliant Disguise” 2006 - (Barossa Valley, South Australia): The nose is bursting with lime, mango, floral notes and tropical fruit. The light fizz leads the wine into a dance across the palate. A delicate sweetness with a hint at depth of flavour. Delicious drinking and I wish I had more for summer! Previously reviewed here. 90/100 Eldridge Estate Chardonnay 2004...

A fun offline in Sydney focusing on “Cult” wines - generally defined as small production (and often hard to obtain) wines that receive large scores from prominent overseas wine critics. All wines except for the two sparkling wines were tasted blind. The identities of the wines were known (except for ...

Sparkling Black (Sept. 2005 disgorgement) - (Barossa Valley, South Australia): Bright, clean raspberry ... early. 90/100 Grosset Watervale Riesling 2002 (screwcap) - (Clare Valley, South Australia ... - (Regional Blend, South Australia): Chocolate, blueberry, vanilla oak and lots of clean, vibrant red ... ” 1979 - (Regional Blend, South Australia): Great colour, no browning even around the edges...

I'm a big believer in the saying that goes something like "give a man a fish and he eats for one day; teach him to fish and he eats every day." Okay, I know I'm probably saying that wrong, but... Continue .

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

... forced us to pare down our selection, but we did stick with pinkies from Europe (Spain), Australia, and Africa (South Africa). We also tried to pick rosés that made use of regional grape varieties where possible. Banrock Station White Shiraz 2005 Country: Australia Region: South Eastern ... Country: South Africa Producer: Distillers Corporation Ltd. Blend: 100% Pinotage Alcohol: 12.8...