The funny thing about trying to maintain a blog about the wine I drink is that I am not usually at home when I am enjoying that first glass for the evening. I toyed briefly with getting a little notebook and having that as my wine review book, but honestly, the mental image alone of [...]
Tagged chardonnayIt is mostly coincidental that I have another Tasmania wine to review. Bu not entirely: our friend, inspired by our collection of Tas wines, procured a few of his own for us to enjoy over dinner. I see no reason to apologise, however: Devil’s Corner produces fine drops. Another pony in the Tamar Ridge stable [...]
Tagged Pinot NoirJust to clarify: this is from the Single Cask Distiller’s Selection, cask LD 99, bottled February 2009 and distilled by Kristy Lark. It is hand-written on the label.
This stuff is perfect Heaven. Our last night in Tasmania was spent in Hobart, and after a tiring drive (not to mention the shock of being in mobile [...]
I do like Peter Lehmann bottles. They’re shapely and have a ♣ imprinted in the glass. It arrests my attention, however, that Mr Lehmann and Co have seen fit to pop “Barossa” on the label, right above Shiraz Grenache, since I thought that Peter Lehmann wines were all Barossa. That’s where I first (knowingly) encountered [...]
Tagged grenache blend, shiraz blendTonight, we drink imported!
Australia’s wine industry is, I think, one of the biggest pluses of our lifestyle. I love Australian wine, and if I ever have a child, “Barossa” is the name going on the certificate. That is not to say that while overseas I do not enjoy overseas wine: I do so. But [...]
Mmm, another Tamar Ridge wine. It is purely coincidental that I’ve looked at two Tamar Ridge Kayena Vineyard offerings: it is not, I suspect, coincidental that they are both delicious. This riesling is full-bodied, sharp and exuberant (to the extent that a liquid in a nice glass can be exuberant), with really bold passionfruit and [...]
Tagged RieslingI’m happy to say that I expect to have quite a few more Tasmanian wine reviews! Our mixed dozen from the Tamar Valley has arrived, and we are happily, slowly, working our way through them. One of the nicest things about our trundle through the Tamar Valley is that you can pick up a bottle [...]
Tagged Pinot NoirBay of Fires wines, apart from having both an awesome name and an exceptional location, do an excellent line of white wines. When we rocked up to do a tasting, in late June, it was very quiet and very, very beautiful. A lot of the Tamar Valley wineries close up the cellar door during June, [...]
Tagged pinot grisHoly cow, Tasmania, you kept quiet about this one!
My partner and I recently got back from a fantastic trip around Tasmania, the lovely land of excellent wines and cheese (and apples, apparently, but I wasn’t really in the market for them). We did some wine tasting in the Tamar Valley which was heavenly. Being winter, [...]
