There’s a cracking new name in the Adelaide Hills. Is Mayhem & Co one of Australia’s best new bargain boutiques?
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This is not the wine show overview that you’ll read anywhere else. Here’s an unofficial perspective and a behind-the-scenes peek at the standouts at one of Australia’s best regional wine shows.
readA brand new riesling lands in the wine world this week and it’s like nothing we’ve ever seen from Jeffrey Grosset. Is this the sweet surrender of Australia’s icon riesling man to the tide of popular preference? Or does it mark the dawning of a dynamic new era for Grosset Riesling?
readDo the finer details of winemaking really make a significant difference? I didn’t think so until Chapel Hill winemaker Michael Fragos opened a few trails. How mistaken I was.
readIt was as if the Zema Estate International Cabernet Tasting 2010 was a tasting of four completely separate worlds of cabernet, revealing some stark lessons for the stylistic expressions of this variety.
readAnother new vintage release from the best value boutique in the country. There are more Mike Press wines than ever to choose from this year, all sporting dashing new labels. But a word of warning to begin with…
readOn a recent trip to the Yarra Valley, I (Mark) recieved a small insight into what we can expect from the region in 2010.
readAn interruption to our normal program this week to update you on a topic that’s a little more sobering.
readThis week I (Tyson) have been on assignment in Sydney to judge Neil Perry’s Rockpool Bar and Grill for a high profile international restaurant award. A key criterion is the wine list and, oh my goodness, I’ve never seen anything like it this side of the equator! Fingers crossed for Rockpool – if they get this award it will, I believe, be a first for the southern hemisphere. I’m hoping they get it, throw a party and open a few of those bottles!
readThe rise of Spanish grape varieties has been swift and widespread across Australia in recent years.
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