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World Wine Icons - Discover Chile
The Spanish were the first to bring vinifera (ie. European) vine cuttings to Chile in the mid-1500s, but it was French wine culture which helped create the Chilean wine industry...
World Wine Icons - Discover Chile
The Spanish were the first to bring vinifera (ie. European) vine cuttings to Chile in the mid-1500s, but it was French wine culture which helped create the Chilean wine industry...
Frankland In The Frame
In November each year, the eagerly awaited James Halliday’s Top 100 Wines are announced. The results tend to meld with the mad dash to Christmas, but I always notice a few of my...
Frankland In The Frame
In November each year, the eagerly awaited James Halliday’s Top 100 Wines are announced. The results tend to meld with the mad dash to Christmas, but I always notice a few of my...
Swanning Around
I’ve had the pleasure of tasting wine and sharing a meal with winemaker Rob Mann twice in the past few weeks. Rob’s another ‘new sensation’ two decades and 6 generations...
Swanning Around
I’ve had the pleasure of tasting wine and sharing a meal with winemaker Rob Mann twice in the past few weeks. Rob’s another ‘new sensation’ two decades and 6 generations...
I'd Sooner Drink Grüner
I remember an Austrian wine delegation arriving at a winery I was working at in the mid 90s. They were on a road trip attempting to introduce Australians to the wines of...
I'd Sooner Drink Grüner
I remember an Austrian wine delegation arriving at a winery I was working at in the mid 90s. They were on a road trip attempting to introduce Australians to the wines of...
Pick a Pecorino
I’ve just finished reading The Wine Hunter, by Campbell Mattinson - a great read, telling the story of Maurice O’Shea, the legendary winemaker who crafted some of Australia’s greatest wines. The book gives...
Pick a Pecorino
I’ve just finished reading The Wine Hunter, by Campbell Mattinson - a great read, telling the story of Maurice O’Shea, the legendary winemaker who crafted some of Australia’s greatest wines. The book gives...
Hunter Harvest
Archie’s been tasting alongside me for a few years now. He’s just completed his degree majoring in Geology, while undertaking wine studies. Here’s his latest find… Back in early winter...
Hunter Harvest
Archie’s been tasting alongside me for a few years now. He’s just completed his degree majoring in Geology, while undertaking wine studies. Here’s his latest find… Back in early winter...