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. Cheap as chips Angove 2013 Long Row Merlot You can’t beat this budget range for value for money and this ‘drink now’ merlot is a very stylish wine for the price. It is soft […]
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Wine with Winsor – 240
. Savvy buy Kaiora Bay 2013 Sauvignon Blanc There is still a lot of love for crisp, zesty Marlborough sauvignon blanc and you can’t go wrong with this fresh, vibrant Kiwi cousin that is a […]
Wine with Winsor – 239
. Super chardonnay Scarborough 2011 Yellow Label Chardonnay While most Hunter Valley wineries specialise in shiraz and semillon, the Scarborough family is best known for its excellent chardonnays, of which this powerful but beautifully balanced […]
Wine with Winsor
Old favourite Penfolds 2012 Koonunga Hill Chardonnay Wine styles drift in and out of fashion but sometimes you want a reliable label that won’t produce any surprises. Penfolds Koonunga Hill wines are renowned for offering […]
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. Sweet indulgence Scotchmans Hill 2012 Late Harvest Riesling There have been some recent ructions at Scotchmans Hill on the Bellarine Peninsula outside Geelong but the wine quality remains high and this is an outstanding […]
Jared on whine-makers
I might regret this rant but here it goes… Indulge my oversimplifications but there is this thing called ‘wine.’ We drink loads of the stuff and almost always consume it within 24 hours of purchasing […]
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. Terrific Tasmanian Derwent Estate 2012 Chardonnay The vast majority of the fruit that goes into Penfolds’ flagship Yattarna Chardonnay comes from Derwent Estate, overlooking the Derwent River at Granton, north of Hobart. And while […]
Mystic River
Margaret River may be world famous for its wines but it also has many other stunning attractions, Winsor Dobbin discovers. Margaret River is not only one of Australia’s most spectacular gourmet regions, it is also […]
Wine with Winsor – 235
. French treat Grand Sud 2012 Merlot A French wine in a one-litre bottle for a bargain basement price rang alarm bells for me but this merlot from the Pay d’Oc region is a nice […]
At home with… Andrew Caillard
Leichhardt-based winemaker Andrew Caillard holds the rare Master of Wine qualification, is a veteran wine auctioneer and fine wine expert. Not only is he author of “Penfolds: The Rewards of Patience” but also associate producer […]