A Champagne with a story to tell
Imagine the pressure on Cyril Brun: he has to put the finishing touches to a great wine that was vintaged and blended by his predecessor, 12 years after the grapes were harvested.
Wine Spotlights
Mas success for Jean Claude
Arrogant Frog is one of the shining success stories of modern wine marketing. And there is more to come from Jean Claude Mas.
Captivating Pobblebonk
Pobblebonk is another captivating wine from Quealy of the Mornington Peninsula.
Champagne styling
Champagne can be hard to describe, and metaphors can be useful. I heard a novel description of the Ruinart Champagne style at a recent tasting at the Sofitel Sydney’s Champagne Bar.
Old vine wines from St Hallett
Very old vines are venerated by the wine industry, and all and sundry. And a lot of vines are grafted. So, when a vine is grafted to another variety, do we have to re-set its birth-date?
Gemtree releases underground shiraz
No doubt you’ve always wondered what a shiraz would taste like if you buried a barrel of it in the same vineyard in which the grapes grew? I know I have.
Big, rich, rare and unique
Big, rich, buxom Barossa and McLaren Vale shiraz: they are better than ever these days.
Tyrrell’s Vat 47 Chardonnay shines bright
Tyrrell’s Wines celebrates its 160th anniversary this year, and to mark this milestone a back-tasting was held of the last 14 vintages of Vat 47 Chardonnay.
Felton Road Cornish Point vertical
Each year wine collector and local surgeon, Ian Civil, digs into his cellar to assemble a 10-year vertical tasting for around 20 wine enthusiast friends.
Louis Roederer naturally
When you taste the Philippe Starck inspired Louis Roederer Brut Nature 2009, you’ll be amazed at the wine’s quality and beauty.