For a quick Ottelia intro, start here. Riesling is the standout, the other three slightly underwhelming... Ottelia Mount Gambier Riesling 2015 Sourced from the Ellis Family vineyard to the SW of Mt Gambier. Numbers: pH 2.9, TA …
Time for some new wines. Ottelia is a new label out of Coonawarra/Limestone Coast, the name a reference to the native waterlilly, Ottelia Ovalifolia. Wines are made by John Innes, a winemaking consultant who is also …
Cape Jaffa La Lune Mount Benson Shiraz 2013 Despite being one of the more established Australian biodynamic wineries, Cape Jaffa don't get much attention. Region must play a part of that given the isolation and limited …
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.
While wearing my writer cap I write features for the likes of National Liquor News, Gourmet Traveller WINE and the RAS plus I'm a Lifestyle FOOD channel wine expert. Read more about me here or get in touch to book your next wine event with me here.