That tenacious nudge. The tendrils of the cab sav’s lusty flavours inch their way forward, but always refined by the merlot’s polish and shine. Dark chocolate, bramble, and mild winter spices – plump but engaging yum! This wine is built off great fruit. The bottle notes say it most succinctly: “a damn fine wine.” Australian […]
Video here (& text below): youtu.be/n9nFPXCHTP4 Among the varieties of red wine commonly found in Australia, Pinot Noir must be the most divisive, and we sort of understand why! The Pinot Noir grape can evolve into a dizzying array of different directions and final taste outcomes. At its best, Pinot Noir cannot be beaten for […]
Text below or video here: youtube.com/watch?v=_RbVODsB58Q&t=5s Rutherglen is one of Australia’s oldest wine regions, and it is definitely one of our favourites. Rutherglen is best known for Durif, a dark, bold red wine, and gloriously complex fortified wines, but let us assure you, the region has so, so much more to offer (including some of Australia’s […]
Although less than 20% of this Rhone blend, the Mataro’s earthy soil tones are on prominent display. But this depth and texture notwithstanding, has a more seamless wine ever been made? Aged to perfection, this wine has achieved the golden dialectic of unique character assertion and smooth-as-glass flavour integration. Seven years on, wine perfection…. A […]
Watch the Youtube video here. Most people don’t realise that Geelong is one of Australia’s great wine capitols, but let us tell you it really is. There is just so much and so diverse a range of great wine & magical wine experiences to be had all around Geelong – both in the more touristed Bellarine as […]
A true Brockenchack Wines / Eden Valley masterpiece. We so loved this – one of those wines that breaks your heart as you finish your last bottle, realising you’ll never have it again. Truly a dream in a bottle. Aged to perfection. Longest finishing run of deep, polished dark fruit flavours that we can remember […]
Check out our best video yet and see this live! When it comes to red wine, we believe Heathcote is the best wine region in Victoria. And if we’re talking specifically about Shiraz, it is frankly our favourite wine region in all of Australia. At its best, Heathcote Shiraz is both extraordinarily powerful and beautifully elegant […]
We recently had the opportunity to do a vertical tasting of some of Blowfly’s striking Shiraz. “Striking” really is the word for all the Blowfly wines we have tried. The Northern Slopes Zone is not a well-known wine region (and indeed, Blowfly is one of the only two or three wineries we know therefrom), but […]
Heathcote‘s annual Wine Show must be Victoria’s premier wine dinner. For Shiraz-lovers in particular, the event is a singularity. We cannot think of any other wine dinner anywhere across Australia at which we would rather find ourselves. Sadly, the most recent (who can keep count anymore!) COVID outbreak/lockdown has just forced the postponement of this […]
We recently hosted a vertical tasting of three vintages of Seville Hill‘s incredible Shiraz. What fun and deliciousness we had! If you haven’t acquainted yourself with this gem of the Yarra Valley, get to it! * Seville Hill 2012 No 8 Shiraz – Absolutely glows alive on the palate casting sparks of raspberry, vanilla, and bright […]