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"For your pleasure
In our present state
Part false part true
Like anything
We present ourselvesThe words we use tumble
All over your shoulder
Gravel hard and looseThere all night lying
With your dark horse hiding
Abhorring such extremes" - Bryan FerryCategories
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Chapel Hill Red Wine Workshop 3.0
Last week I attended the third Chapel Hill Red Wine Workshop in Brisbane, hosted by head winemaker Michael Fragos. I’m not a huge fan of ‘cattle’ trade tastings, although I do get along to a few each year. The atmosphere … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Cabernet Sauvignon, Coonawarra, Margaret River, McLaren Vale, Shiraz, Wine Events, Wine Musings
Tagged Articles, Wine Events, Wine Musings
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Yalumba Library Tasting Brisbane 2012: A Night at the Museum
I first read about Yalumba’s famed cellar in an article by Campbell Mattinson; “The mystery room, the locked door, and the Yalumba wine library“. An inspirational piece. You’ll need a subscription to read it but the quote which stuck with … Continue reading
Shaw + Smith Chardonnay Summit 2012
Or workshop. But I think summit sounds far more exciting and important. Yesterday, Michael Hill Smith MW and David LeMire MW dropped by Brisbane with a swag of Chardonnay covering the Adelaide Hills, the Mornington Peninsula, the Margaret River, Tasmania … Continue reading
Posted in Adelaide Hills, Burgundy, Chablis, Chardonnay, Margaret River, Mornington Peninsula, Tasmania, Wine Events, Wine Musings
Tagged Wine Events, Wine Reviews
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Elevation…don’t go to my head: A Granite Belt Tasting
Sitting at the bar of a well known establishment in Brisbane with a bowl of rosemary salted chips and a glass of Dönnhoff Riesling, I casually mentioned to a staff member that I was heading to a tasting of Granite Belt wines … Continue reading
Wirra Wirra’s Woodhenge Cup: Stay Low and Pull don’t Push
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
A Whole Bunch of Action at the Yarra Valley Wine Program
A WILD RIDE It’s my life It’s now or never I ain’t gonna live forever The words were Bon Jovi’s but they rang out loud and clear from a very unexpected source; wine writer Winsor Dobbin’s mobile phone. On the … Continue reading
Posted in Arneis, Blogging, Burgundy, Cabernet et al, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Gamay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, Rosé, Syrah, Tempranillo, White Blends, Wine Events, Wine Musings, Yarra Valley
Tagged 2011, Yarra Valley Wine Program
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Better
My hiatus afforded me time to contemplate the shortcomings of my writing; and tasting notes in general. As much we might try to evoke a wine, to textualise it and ultimately to capture it, our efforts are always already in vain. It … Continue reading
Posted in Wine Musings
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2009 De Iuliis Steven Vineyard Shiraz
Hunter Valley 13.0% Screwcap $40 This wine was sent to me as part of a six pack intended for a “taste and tweet” event organised by Wine Communicators Australia (I am not a member). I’d like to mention a few things … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Hunter Valley, Shiraz, Wine Events, Wine Musings
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