Attending a wine tasting event is a wonderful way to taste a variety of wines without having to spend a ton of money or get totally wasted. While I admit, I'm not into spitting (girls are taught not to spit!),... Continue...

by Martin Field Chapel Hill Unwooded Chardonnay 2005 – around $14 (Australian dollars) Fresh grapey juicy nose. Youthful and refreshing in the mouth, showing bags of ripe fruit – dried pears? and zingy acidity. Excellent as a chilled luncheon aperitif....

In October of 2005, I made a wine from a Wine Kitz kit: Coupage de Soleil, which I reviewed here . Yesterday, I decided to open a bottle and here’s my tasting notes: Bouquet: dark cherry and blossoms. On The Tongue: black cherry, black currant and pepper. Excellent mouth feel. I personally enjoyed this wine very much...

... liqueured plums and vanilla. Good dining wine. Yalumba The Signature Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz ... wine full of blackberry flavours and showing considerable alcoholic (15.5%) warmth. I served the wine masked and the tasters agreed that they’d have preferred more tannin and acid to complement...

... conserve flavour supported by drying tannins. Good dinner wine, excellent value for money. Hay Shed Hill...

Back again to the wine blogosphere folks. Just as there are lots of great wines out there - there are also lots of great blogs with wine info out there on the web. First, Basic Juice reminds us of the... Continue...

I'm not really sure why wine etiquette would be different for men than for women, so I was intrigued with this web page from Mirassou winery. Then again, I can't think of a time where I've been in some high... Continue...

I've only recently become a coffee drinker. In fact, I'm still kind of a coffee wuss. It takes me about a half hour at most fancy coffee places to order a cup of something, while it takes me about five... Continue .

Yes, I know. I know. I way, way, way late on my usually Monday morning wine blogosphere round up. Why? Well, let's just say school has me totally freaked out right now and I'm pretty much treading water when it... Continue...

Montpezat Les Enclos 2004. Wine Tasting Note: Montpezat Les Enclos , 2004, Languedoc, France. Available from Oddbins £7.99. Throwing Syrah (30%) into a vat of Merlot (70%) makes for an unusual ... - 92/100 Search Tags: wine  food & drink  wine tasting  french wine  red wine ... and a strong tannic background. Alcohol 13.5%. It's a good wine, people, certainly worth trying...