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A Very Smart Clare Red Blend
Barossa Shiraz-A Glug Standard Bearer
Rutherglen the Home of Moscato
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2012-05-14 12:53:50
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2012-05-12 09:53:17
- Ben
2012-05-10 08:04:00
- David
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A Story of Two Chardonnays
Friday, 18th May, 2012 - David Farmer
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I've just spent some time in the northern frontier of Darwin, actually at Humpty Doo which is well south of the city centre. The choice of wine stores was the local pub outlet, the Thirsty Camel, or further up the road, at Coolalinga there was a Woolworths liquor. Spotting a bargain at either was hard work, then at Woolies I noticed the Penfolds Thomas Hyland 'Cool Climate' Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2011. The single bottle price was $16.69 and this dropped to $14.60 for six. I decided to match this with the Rosemount Diamond Label Chardonnay 2010 as I had just written a story about Rosemount (Rethinking the Shape of a Diamond) and my collecting instincts noted the bottle was the superseded diamond shaped bottle making it my last chance to pour with this curio. The price was $12.50.
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MORE DRINKS FROM OTHER NIGHTS
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The Suffocating Hug of a Big Bear
Friday, 18th May, 2012 - David Farmer
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In 2007 the Fosters Group wine division disposed of a large, 16 hectare, winery complex in the centre of the Barossa Valley, next to the town of Nuriootpa. This site housed the dreams and hopes of many companies going back to the 1930s and I suspect to the 1900s.
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The New Grange Release – A Fully Priced Wine
Sunday, 6th May, 2012 - Richard Farmer
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The 2007 vintage of Penfolds Grange Hermitage is on sale with the company recommending retailers sell it for around $625 a bottle. Before rushing in to buy a dozen to put away for future drinking, or as an investment if you that kind of person, consider what previous vintages have been selling for recently.
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Multi-Nationals Looking for Desirable Brands
Thursday, 3rd May, 2012 - David Farmer
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It has always struck me as odd that the biggest selling imported beer in Australia comes from Mexico. Beer should come from cool climates such as Germany, and places where the waters are alpine and the hops grow to perfection. Then surely the beer will taste better. Well, so much for that perception.
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We bring you birds of Australia courtesy of Singer Sewing Machines and this is matched with Ben's award winning Kookaburra photo taken at Lakes Entrance in 2009. |
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WINE QUOTES
An Affront to the French
Attributed to: Louis, Jean
Source: From The Observer, June 25Th, 2006. From an article titled; An unforgivable affront to French civilisation by Agnes Poirier. The quote is by her friend Jean-Louis.
Contributed by: Anon
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"... But this is insane! It will never happen; we'll never accept it. What a preposterous idea. Wines are made of different kinds of grapes, rarely just one. What matters is where it comes from and who produced it. I would never dream of offering my guests a glass of 'cabernet sauvignon'; it doesn't mean anything ...
Simplify labeling? Bordeaux wines have the simplest labeling system in the world! There are 11,600 chateaux in Bordeaux and each produces one kind of wine: you like it or you don't. Easy, non?"
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A regular update of wines we've found interesting and a few we'd rather forget more... |
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A Story of Two Chardonnays
Friday, 18th May, 2012 |
The Suffocating Hug of a Big Bear
Friday, 18th May, 2012 |
The Noise Going Up While Consumption Going Down
Friday, 18th May, 2012 |
A Night With New Zealand Plus An Aussie Ring-In
Sunday, 6th May, 2012 |
The New Grange Release – A Fully Priced Wine
Sunday, 6th May, 2012 |
Can There be Too Many Retail Liquor Licences?
Sunday, 6th May, 2012 |
The Return Of The Tied House
Thursday, 3rd May, 2012 |
Multi-Nationals Looking for Desirable Brands
Thursday, 3rd May, 2012 |
Are Heritage Wine Brands Worth Anything?
Sunday, 22nd April, 2012 |
Like A Little Grass With That Cabernet?
Sunday, 22nd April, 2012 |
Wine and Martin Gardner - A Sceptical Science
Tuesday, 17th April, 2012 |
Supermarket Power
Tuesday, 17th April, 2011 |
China's Increasing Role In The World Wine Business
Tuesday, 17th April, 2011 |
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