A grapey moscato with all the right flavours of honey, cane sugar, lemon and ginger. Sure, it’s short, simple and shy on fruit concentration, but will anyone notice? You’re slurping moscato, after all, and you’ve just spent the sum total of $5.40 at Jack’s Wine this week (or as little as $3.75 on a good […]
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A fine, cool vintage acid profile makes this one of the most flattering releases for Notty yet. It’s complemented with an attractive lift of lemon blossom and fresh white peach, an elegant and fruit-focused palate and a light dusting of cashew nut oak. $7.50 at Chamber’s Cellars and Dan’s.
readHolidaying in Provence, Mike and Judy Press were inspired to make, in their words, “serious rosé, not a sickly sweet pink drink.” The cool 2011 vintage delivered just that, a dry, savoury and textural style with notes of roast tomatoes, pink pepper, fresh herbs and pink grapefruit. Taut acidity sets off a tangy and food-ready […]
readA sub-$10 cabernet loaded with another five years of cellaring potential! Vat 9 is an enticing and definitive Limestone Coast cabernet sauvignon, loaded with menthol, mint, red- and blackcurrants. Crunchy acidity and firm, fine tannins will benefit from a few years to integrate. $9.50 at Dan’s.
readNero d’Avola is Sicily’s key red, and rarely does it come as impressive as this at such a price. A savoury and textural wine of black plums, black cherries and liquorice, layered with dried herbs and finely structured tannins. A touch of brettanomyces (barrel yeast infection) adds gamey complexity and a metallic texture to the […]
readAuthentic Clare cabernet at a bargain price, rich with blackcurrants and blackberries, a core of sweet fruit ripeness and a frame of firm, fine tannins. It’s great value at $12 at Jim’s Cellars, Nillumbik Cellars and No Frills Wine.
readWhy semillon sauvignon blanc? Why blend grapes at all, anyway? Single varietal wines are all the rage at the moment, and there’s no shortage of great drinks on the shelves parading just one grape on the label.
readIf there’s one NSW wine region that you must visit in your life, it is theLower Hunter Valley.
readVineyards in South Australia’s world-famous Coonawarra region are under threat from a proposal to build a highway bypass around the nearby town of Penola.
readDr Bailey Carrodus, founder, owner and winemaker of the historic Yarra Yering winery in Victoria’s Yarra Valley, has passed away.
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