Tag Archives: Australia
Grape Expectations – Eight Wines that Pair With Summer and Fall.
October 14, 2013Ok, first-things-first, I didn’t write the title for this article. “Grape Expectations” is way beyond my reaches of my creativity. Secondly; I wrote this article a couple of months ago for the Jacksonville Magazine “Taste” Edition…and I know we’re out … Continue reading
Posted in News, Reviews | Tagged Australia, Cabernet, California, Carneros, Chardonnay, Gavi, Italy, McLaren Vale, Napa, Oregon, Piedmont, reserve, Shiraz, Spain, Sparkling Wine, Terra Alta, Willamette Valley | Leave a comment //World’s Most Expensive Wine Goes on Sale.
October 29, 2012Ok, so I’m a little late on this one! This is a news story from June, that seems to have slipped me by until now… Aussie winemaker Penfolds has unveiled what it says (correctly so) is the world’s most expensive … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Australia, Penfolds, Worlds Most Expensive Wine | Leave a comment //Government Report Finds Wine to be Cheaper than Water in Australia.
August 25, 2012A Government-funded report in Australia has found that the price of wine needs to be raised to combat growing levels of alcoholism, after it was found that wine can be purchased for as little 30 Australia cents a drink (about … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Australia, Wine is cheaper than water | Leave a comment //One Australian Winery Ditches Screw-caps and Returns to Corks.
July 31, 2012Rusden Wines, (a winery located in the Barossa Valley region of Australia) has announced it’s giving-up on the screw-cap, and will return to bottling all of its wines under a cork. Rusden winemaker Christian Canute cited “persistent quality control … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Australia, Barossa, Cork, Screw Cap, Screw Cap Wine, screwcap, Stelvin | Leave a comment //Peter Lehman “Layers” White Wine Blend, Adelaide, South Australia.
May 30, 2012Grapes 36% Semillon, 20% Muscat, 20% Gewürztraminer, 20% Pinot Gris and 4% Chardonnay. Facts I’ve been a big fan of the Peter Lehmann brand for a few years now. Their “Art Series” represents some of most value-driven, well-distributed and … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged Adelaide, Australia, Chardonnay, Gewurztraminer, Muscat, Pinot Gris, Semillon, South Australia | Leave a comment //Jacob’s Creek Winery Adds Kangaroo Cruelty to its Repertoire.
March 21, 2012Wildlife volunteers have stated that 23 kangaroos used by award-winning Jacob’s Creek winery to bring in tourists, were found in what they believed to be a malnourished state. Some were so apparently neglected that they were in “shocking” pain from … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Australia, Jacob's Creek, South Australia | Leave a comment //← Older posts
