You know my thoughts about the brilliance of Teusners wines. Read this article from Peter Forrestal from Gourmet Traveller WINE magazine about why Kym Teusner from Teunser Wines was awarded the Kemenys Medal 07 - Young Winemaker of the Year......
Kemenys Medal winner 2007: Kym Teusner
Having bought the fruit no-one else would, this…
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Radford Dale make the best Eden Valley Riesling I've ever tasted, says Rhys from Sydney on-line wine retailer, The Vine Press. And I've tasted a few in my "young" (don't-mention-the-number) years! New into our cellars this month is the 2007 vintage which looks like being every bit the stunner the 06 was.
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We've just received the lastest release from Marschall Groom Cellars of their stunning 2007 Sauvignon Blanc. More tropical and mouthfilling and less pungent than those Kiwi Sav Blancs! It might be winter but lets face it we are blessed here in Sydney with crisp dry sunny days. One always needs the appropriate…
Teusner The Riebke Shiraz 2005 is new into our cellar at The Vine Press and at a special introductory price for a limited time only!
The Riebke Shiraz 05 is cascading sweet dark fruit (all Ebenezer- northern Barossa fruit from the Riebke brothers vineyard), dark chocolate and savoury smoked meat character with spicy French oak and…
The Avatar 2005 is another fine drop from Teusner at a special introductory price for a limited time through Sydney based on-line wine reatiler, The Vine Press.
Kym Teusner from Teusner Wines was crowned king by Gourmet Traveller Wine Magazine as Young Winemaker of the Year 2008. His wine, The Avatar 2005 is a classic Rhone…
We know and love semillon sauvignon blanc and cabernet merlot which are a blend of different grape varieties. Aussie winemakers also blend wines of the same grape very successfully. For example, if making sauvignon blanc: at harvest, grapes from up to 15 ( or more) different vineyards (each with different flavours) are picked and…
The Grange story is an interesting tale. In 1949 when fortified wine was in vogue, Max Schubert, Penfold's winemaker & creator of Grange, was sent to Jerez in Spain to learn about sherry. Afterwards he stopped in Bordeaux as the guest of Christian Cruse, one of the most respected winemakers in France at the time.…
Harvey Steiman At Large Travelin' Man
Posted: Wine Spectator website February 07, 2007
"Corey Ryan worked as a winemaker at Henschke for six years before he and viticulturalist Simon Cowham, who had been managing vineyards for Yalumba, started up their own winery. It's called Sons of Eden, and since its first vintage (2000) it has quickly emerged…
Drink Red wine and Live Longer? Plenty of research is being done about resveratrol, a polyphenol/antioxidant molecule present in the skins of grapes. In fact, it is part of the grapevines immune system-mobilized to fight moulds/insects. Resvertrol is absorbed into red wine during fermentation from skin contact.
David Sinclair, an Australian doctor at Department of pathology…
