Category Archives: Eden Valley

2009 Flaxman Dessert Semillon

Eden Valley 11% Screwcap $20 Peter Caton ( http://url2it.com/bind ) is the artist behind the labels for these Flaxman wines and I must say I like them very much. Kind of like far better versions of the glass of wine … Continue reading

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2007 Steingarten Riesling

Eden Valley, Barossa Valley 12.5% Screwcap $23 I headed out to Morgans Seafood market at Scarborough earlier this week to celebrate my Uncle’s birthday. A good seafood market is heaven to me and I wanted to bring a Riesling worthy … Continue reading

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2009 Heggies Riesling

Eden Valley 12.0% Screwcap $18 I’m feeling minimalist this morning. Minimalism is still poetic isn’t it? Grapefruit, quality lime cordial and lemons. A bucket load of talc/chalk and ample acidity to balance. Very long. I probably should have enjoyed it … Continue reading

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2009 Karra Yerta Riesling

Eden Valley 13.0% Screwcap $25 Source: Sample I’m beginning to think that writing up a note on a wine is more difficult if you’ve read some good descriptions of it already. In this case, I’ve read three. It helps if … Continue reading

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2008 Karra Yerta Riesling

Eden Valley 13% Screwcap $25 The grapes are from 80 year old vines. Cool. I hear the 2009 of this could be even better. But this is a tasting note on the 2008, so enough about that. This Riesling is … Continue reading

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2009 Kabminye Kerner

Eden Valley 11.5% Screwcap $20 This is made by a tiny producer in the Barossa. Stylish bottle but you’ll have to believe me as I have no bottle image and am shit with a camera. I took this to my … Continue reading

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2005 Pewsey Vale Gewürztraminer

Eden Valley 14.5% Screwcap $28 I’ll not be posting any old tasting notes from here on in. Too much to write up and other things I want to do. If you read a TN on this site, it will have … Continue reading

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2006 Karra Yerta Wines Shiraz Cabernet

Barossa & Eden Valley SA 14.5% Screwcap CD $25- Tasted 2/9/09 I’m a bit late on the Karra Yerta bandwagon really. You’ll find better tasting notes of this wine over at The Wine Front-http://www.winefront.com.au/ (subscription needed, and it’s more than … Continue reading

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2007 Yalumba Eden Valley Viognier

Eden Valley, SA 14.5% Screwcap $20- Tasted 22/8/09 I love Yalumba. How can I count the ways I love Yalumba? Broad range of varieties, price, blends, endeavours etc. But, let’s face the facts straight up. I like Viognier and I … Continue reading

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2005 St Hallet Riesling

Eden Valley 11.5% Screwcap $15- Tasted 08/7/09 “And I’ve got no illusions about youAnd guess what? I never did.and when I said, when I said I’ll take youI meant as is”- Ani Difranco Vintage Cellars Qld are clearing this wine … Continue reading

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