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Salitage Pemberton Cabernet 2005 from leading WA winery scored 94 points from influential wine writer James Halliday in his recently released Australian Wine Companion 2010. He writes: Bright colour; elegant, light-bodied style with Bordeaux overtones; it is deceptive, for the sweet red berry fruits are not immediately obvious, but come up on retasting; the tannins…

Teusner from the Barossa Valley impressed Matthew Jukes with The Joshua 2007 – a luscious blend of Grenache Mataro Shiraz which he rated highly in his infamous Top 100. “The magical, unoaked GMS blend is one of Australia’s least recognized weapons, and with examples as masterful and as attractive as ‘07 Joshua available, we are hoping…

Muddy Water Unplugged Riesling 2008 from Waipara in New Zealand already had our mouth watering as this botrytis riesling is sheer nectar!   However read this review from Master of Wine, Jane Skilton and you too will be salivating over this wine.   See why she calls this wine one of the region’s “stand-outs”. “A honeyed nose with some floral…

Radford Eden Valley Shiraz 2006 keeps attracting some great reviews.  Check out the latest from Nick Stock at Wine Business Magazine.   He rates the Radford Shiraz 06 in his Top 100 for August. He writes:   “Distinctive Eden Valley spice and fragrance with enough power to place this at the front of the new-wave pack. Dark…

Radford 2008 Eden Valley Riesling was voted this weeks Wine of the Week by Winsor Dobbin and scores a nice review. He writes: “There are some pretty terrific 08 rieslings in the marketplace but this would have to rank with the top half dozen; steely and intense with lemon and lime aromas and flavours and…

Bird in Hand Wines from Adelaide Hills in South Australia have just received the coveted ‘Red 5 Star’ rating from James Halliday’s best-selling annual Australian Wine Companion 2010.   Halliday is regarded as our country’s leading authority on the Australian wine industry.   This years annual contains reviews of 5884 wines and profiles on 1467 Australian wineries so…

Harewood Estate Reserve Great Southern Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2008 achieved 94 points in James Hallidays latest edition of the Australian Wine Companion 2010. Here’s what he said: Vibrant hue; vibrant and expressive bouquet of nettle and ripe tropical fruit; quite engaging palate, with good texture, purity and poise; dry and minerally and very long on…

Harewood Estate Great Southern Riesling 2008 received 94 points in James Hallidays latest edition of the 2010 Australian Wine Companion. He wrote about Harewood riesling 2008: “Pale colour; tightly wound and expressive bouquet, showing lime, mineral and a touch of floral character; graceful and poised, with precise acidity and some green apple freshness on the…

The Vine Press together with Fourth Village Providores on Wednesday 15th July 09 presented a selection of   wines from Bird In Hand of Adelaide Hills expertly matched with Farmhouse cheeses from Small Regional Farms in Australia. Rhys Connery from The Vine Press, along with Bird in Hand Wines’ Justin Nugent were on hand to present…

The Rockburn Pinot Noir 2007 is the latest vintage from this award winning New Zealand winery to arrive at The Vine Press.   This wine took home the JF Hillebrand Champion Pinot Noir and the Fairfax Media Champion Open Red Wine trophies at the Air New Zealand Wine Awards late last year. A panel of…