Bargain of the week: Escarpment Riesling 2009 So this is the wine style that people love to hate. People often buy it without fully knowing what style they are buying. This wine by Escarpment is in the off-dry style. There is sweetness but it doesn’t detract from the zippy little acid that runs from the
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William Fevre Valmur 2000 & Les Clos 2007 Chablis One often hears the word Chablis banded about quite separately from Chardonnay, yet all Chablis is 100% Chardonnay. I hear people express how much they detest Chardonnay, yet they’re quite happy to drink Chablis. It reminds me of Basil Fawlty’s quote “I can certainly see you
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Saint Clair Premium Pinot Noir 2011 Marlborough In this episode I discuss the purchase of New Harbour Vineyards Pinot Noir 2008 from New Zealand, by a Twitter follower. Clifford Brown bought this wine for $6 from an email campaign, via his local store. It’s not the wine that I have an issue with, but its
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GIMBLETT GRAVELS 2010 ANNUAL VINTAGE SELECTION REVEALED Announcing the 12 red wines selected to represent the GIMBLETT GRAVELS 2010 vintage The third year of this initiative from the Gimblett Gravels Winegrowers Association (GGWA), the Annual Vintage Selection serves as a unique snapshot of a particular vintage and helps to chart the evolution of GIMBLETT GRAVELS
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Big appointments and big plans for Sacred Hill Vineyards Four new senior roles created Sacred Hill Vineyards is delighted to announce the appointment of four senior executives to its recently launched sales and distribution company Sacred Hill Wine Company Limited. Glenn Cunningham has been appointed global sales and marketing director and is responsible for driving
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