In his travels through WA late in 2008, Rhys Connery of The Vine Press visited Picardy Estate(1½ hours drive south east of Margaret River ). Meeting Bill Pannell and his son Dan and tasting their superb wines reminded him why The Vine Press works with family owned producers who are so passionate about what they…
I was pleased to see some other reviews of the 06 Groom Shiraz..a barossa red wine which we have been impressed with for a number of years, now. Groom 2006 Shiraz amongst the Best of the Best Shiraz in the recently released, bestselling James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2009 Edition.The Groom 2006 Shiraz was one…
We have been enjoying the newly released Groom Sauvignon Blanc 2008. Made a few enquiries about the Marschall Groom vineyard. 100% estate grown fruit is sourced from their 20 acre vineyard in Lenswood, Adelaide Hills. Sloping vineyard means they can pick and blend fruit sourced from the lowest section ( zesty & herbaceous characters) with…
It was interesting to note both these south australian wine regions take honours for top shirazes in Halliday’s 2009 Wine Companion. Have a squiz at Halliday’s article pasted below: “The Holy Grail of Diversity by James Halliday Australian June 07, 2008 THE 2008 Third International Shiraz Alliance symposium will be held in South Australia’s Barossa…
We have been enjoying Groom’s new 2008 sauvignon blanc and their 2006 shiraz and discovered an interesting article by Dan Berger, (well known wine writer (Los Angeles Times and others) in the USA ) which is definitely worth a read. I pasted the article below which is an interesting read… It sheds some light on…
We’ve just received stock of Teusner’s The Albert Shiraz 05 here at The Vine Press. It really is an incredible wine. Its always great reading about the inspiration for a wine from the winemaker himself. Here, Kym Teusner tells us why this wine is an “Expression of Two Old Vine Shiraz Blocks”. “This wine is…
Teusner The Avatar Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2005 received a great review from influential Australian wine writer Jeremy Oliver Perhaps the best Teusner release yet, this is a great example of the Australian variation of the southern Rhone blend of grenache, shiraz and Mataro (mourvedre). Oak plays second fiddle to vibrant, spicy and savoury fruit, while…
Hamelin Bay Wines from Margaret River in Western Australia continues to receive amazing reviews – especially for their Five Ashes range. Gourmet Traveller has rated the 2005 Hamelin Bay Five Ashes Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon in the top 100 New Release Wines in the April May 2008 Issue, rated 93/100 by Huon Hook: “Lovely fragrant Cabernet…
It was 1982 on his 25th birthday that Hamelin Bay Wine’s proprietor Richard Drake-Brockman from a long established Western Australian family, trekked down to Margaret River from Perth to stay with a mate who just happened to live and work at Leewin Estate. He stayed in a little country cottage overlooking the beautuful countryside and…
Teusner Albert Shiraz 2005 from the Barossa Valley in South Australia is a keeper – tight and closed when first opened but I retasted this after 24 hours breathing layers of flavour unravel including aniseed, mint, intense dark fruits, roast meat.You could safely cellar this for 10 years. Just noticed Campbell Mattinson got excited about…
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