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Yealands Estate Sauvignon blanc

30 January 2012
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Yealands Estate has just recently been named the official wine of the Sustainable Restaurant Association. The winery is the first one in the world to produce wine sustainably. From the vineyards to the winery, they combine leading technology and environmental design to ensure efficient and sustainable production. The winery was built under the Green Building Code. They [...]

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NV Araldica Asti Spumante Moscato

11 January 2012
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The only word I understand in the title is “Asti“, but I suppose that’s all one needs to know. Being on a need-to-know basis with a wine has its benefits, especially an Italian wine, where there’s often so much to no, but so little to gain by knowing it. As a clue, the word “sweet” [...]

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Hidalgo La Gitana Manzanilla Sherry

23 November 2011
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Let us for a moment extend our horizons beyond the field of wine (a vineyard, I believe one of those is called), and allow me to give a sense of scale by saying this is certainly the worst thing I have ever put in my mouth. For the sake of fairness: I’m not a big [...]

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Vin d’Alsace Pinot Gris Cave de Beblenheim

21 November 2011
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For those in any doubt, there couldn’t be much more difference between Pinot Gris and Pinot Grigio. Common sense and, moreover, a passing knowledge of French and Italian, will tell you they are basically meant to refer to the same thing (the thing being a grape in this case), but then so are ‘Syrah‘ and [...]

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Château Bouscaut White 2010

9 November 2011
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…or should that be ‘Blanc‘? Probably. Either way it certainly would have helped us work out what this Bordeaux actually was before we opened it to accompany a Saturday evening run-through of retro ’70s board game, Kingmaker, last weekend. A friend brough the bottle along, having been given it by his sister, who in turn [...]

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2008 Virgilius by Yalumba

31 October 2011
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France is the home of Viognier, Condrieu being the most famous of the wines made from the grape. Viognier however, doesn’t just grow in the Rhone Valley. It has found a home in the Eden Valley in Australia and has been carefully cultivated by the winery of Yalumba. They planted Viognier 26 years ago and [...]

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Chante Alouette – A Rhone White Wine

17 October 2011
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When people speak of the wines of Hermitage they usually don’t think of white wines, but the region grows and makes some fine whites that can often age for many years. Marsanne and Roussanne are the two varieties most commonly used to make white wine in the Rhone Valley and roussanne is one of white grape [...]

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Chateau Climens 1983 – a Classic Dessert Wine

12 October 2011
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One of the best ways to end a meal, in my opinion, is with a glass of dessert wine. One of the most famous dessert wine-producing regions in the world is in Bordeaux. The wines of Sauternes and Barsac-Sauternes come from the southern part of the region and are usually made with either Sauvignon Blanc [...]

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Viognier Vin de Pays d’Oc 2009, Délas Frères

7 October 2011
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It may not be as well known as Chardonnay or Sauvignon Blanc, but Viognier is definitely on the up in terms of popularity. Until the 80s only a relatively small amount was being grown in France. It is a tricky grape to grow: one that requires the grapes to be fully ripened before they impart [...]

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2010 Bella Riva Pinot Grigio/Vermentino

1 September 2011
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The De Bortoli family emigrated to Australia in the 1920s from Northern Italy. The founders Vittorio and Giuseppina De Bortoli put down roots, so to speak, in the Riverina Valley in New South Wales and began the wine dynasty that is now De Bortoli Wines. Their son Deen was the true innovator and he expanded [...]

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Cotes de Provence Grenache 2009

26 August 2011
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If there was an Olympic event in guessing the base wine-grape behind a rosé, I wouldn’t even be in contention for a bronze medal. (Not that I’m in contention for any other Olympic event bronze medals, mind you.) From the smell, I’d probably have guessed this fancily bottled little French number was a Pinot Noir, [...]

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