I missed December's Almost Club edition (holidays), so this is a huge crop of almostness... As the name suggests, here are the wines that almost hit the mark for me in January. Some are just nice …
The premise with this collection is very very simple - I've been hitting the sample pile hard over the past week or two, and these 30 wines were not only the most quintessentially smashable Australian …
Wine shows cop a lot of flack. You need only read the feedback to my post on the 2018 Sydney Royal Wine Show exhibitors tasting to see that. But is it justified? And indeed do …
From great value quaffers to absolute train wrecks, this month's compilation of 'almost' wines is a biggun'. I'm always conscious of my prejudice against overripeness and heavy-handed oak, but I call both as symptoms of poor …
Fiano has quite some potential in Australia - and notably in McLaren Vale. The Vale has a climate that isn't far from sothern Campania or Sicily, with the beaches outside of Menfi even looking like …
I've been engrossed in moving house this month so less wine than usual. Will be rectifying that this week. Eden Road The Long Road Canberra Pinot Gris 2016 A 'ramato' style skin contact Pinot Gris from Team Eden …
What a disappointment this lineup was. So many boring wines, with too many edging towards flavourless, acidic water territory. Obviously price plays an important part here, but that doesn't excuse the boredom factor... Ninth Island Tasmanian …
I'm just cleaning up the Evernote folder today (love Evernote, helps keep my notes together on all devices) and discovered a few more tidbits from the big Hunter pre-release tasting back in May, plus a …
Coriole Fiano 2014 (McLaren Vale, SA) It's getting to the point now where Coriole's Fiano is not just a token pitch at bringing a slice of Campania to McLaren Vale, but rather a solid regional expression …
Coriole Fiano 2012 (McLaren Vale, SA) 12%, Screwcap, $25Source: Sample www.coriole.com Tasted: April 2013Tasted a year ago, but comprehensive notes. Probably my favourite Coriole Fiano of the last 3 vintages, edging out the 2011 and easily bettering the …
Coriole Fiano 2013 (McLaren Vale, SA) 13%, Screwcap, $25Source: Sample www.coriole.com A slightly softer expression of the Coriole Fiano this year, though I notice everyone else seems to love it. Just call me the outlier... What marks this as …
Coriole Fiano Calamari friendly Coriole Fiano 2011 (McLaren Vale, SA) 13%, Screwcap, $25Source: Samplewww.coriole.com For some reason every time I hear the word Fiano I want to sing it. Like this but 'that's Fiano'. Aaron 'Brash' Brasher suggested that …
At 18 I started working in a small suburban bottleshop, largely to buy cheap beer. It was my first year of university, doing a degree that I didn't really like, and a liquor shop seemed like fun. Needless to say I discovered wine, my uni degree morphed into something completely different and wine/beer took over my life.
Almost twenty years later and I currently spend my days wearing many (wine) hats, mostly as a writer, presenter and marketer.
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