Category Archives: Australia

2013 De Bortoli Sacred Hill Chardonnay

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Jeremy Pringle

Serviceable Chardonnay and as good as you’re likely to find for seven dollars. Some respect for De Bortoli mentioning on their website that oak staves (rather than barrels) were used during fermentation. The oak influence does feel cheap but what do you … Continue reading →

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2013 De Bortoli Sacred Hill Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Jeremy Pringle

I don’t really drink De Bortoli’s Sacred Hill range but when they’re on song they deliver good value for minimum expenditure. This is 93% Semillon from the Riverina and 7% Sauvignon from the King Valley. Not that I suspect its … Continue reading →

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2013 Trentham Estate Pinot Noir

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Jeremy Pringle

“Wine of Australia” it says on the label. I’m no fan of “Brand Australia” but this is all I have to go on. It has new livery too and the website is hopelessly out of date so I can’t provide … Continue reading →

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2009 Chandon Blanc de Blancs

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Jeremy Pringle

The Chardonnay grapes for this were sourced from a myriad of cool climate regions within Australia; the Yarra Valley, the Strathbogie Ranges, Macedon, Adelaide Hills, King Valley and Tasmania. It spent 30 months on lees and tastes dry with a … Continue reading →

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Re-evaluating Australian Merlot: Taking a Step Back from Fear and Loathing

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Jeremy Pringle

If Bordeaux is unfashionable these days amongst the wine media, sommeliers and the cognoscenti, then it’s not too far off the mark to say that Australian Merlot is loathed. There are reasons for this (apart from plain ignorance, which still … Continue reading →

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2011 De Bortoli Sacred Hill Moscato

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Jeremy Pringle

I love the smell of Moscato in the morning. Smells like…well, grapes. This is really well executed and smartly priced. Goes well with steamed pork buns too. Another plus. Grapey and limey with a little musk and some mandarin peel. There’s … Continue reading →

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Wirra Wirra’s Woodhenge Cup: Stay Low and Pull don’t Push

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Jeremy Pringle

Adelaide Here I am, living in Australia, writing about wine, talking about terroir and until earlier this month I’d never set foot in South Australia. Heresy! I’ve always been a bookish type, gathering my thoughts and impressions from ‘secondary texts’ but … Continue reading →

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2011 De Bortoli Sacred Hill Chardonnay

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Jeremy Pringle

And now for something completely…cheaper. I have no qualms whatsoever in letting you know that there was a time when I regularly reached for the Sacred Hill Chardonnay and Semillon Chardonnay; back in the days when money was an issue … Continue reading →

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