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  • Noon Winery High Noon Rosé [McLaren Vale]
  • Best’s Old Vine Pinot Meunier [Great Western]
  • Mount Pleasant Maurice O’Shea Shiraz [Hunter Valley]
  • Wendouree Cabernet Malbec [Clare Valley]
  • Seppeltsfield 100 Year Old Para Vintage Tawny [Barossa Valley]












 
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For all wine lovers this is an absolute must (for a laugh at least).

 
For all wine lovers this is an absolute must (for a laugh at least).

Brilliant! A must buy for xmas presents!

Interesting that all the testimonials are from QLD!
 
Interesting collaboration between Daniel Ricciardo and St Hugo to launch his new label - DR3.


Such a nice guy, had no idea he’s into wine.
 
Interesting collaboration between Daniel Ricciardo and St Hugo to launch his new label - DR3.


Such a nice guy, had no idea he’s into wine.
 
Interesting collaboration between Daniel Ricciardo and St Hugo to launch his new label - DR3.


Such a nice guy, had no idea he’s into wine.
I'd probably sooner Dan's wine than Kylie Minogue's "Summer in a Bottle" Rose.
Kylie is apparently working on expanding her wine line to include whites and sparkling. I think I'll give them a miss.
 

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#TasteWithKaren LIVE: Penfolds - The California Collection
today @ 11am AEDT

The Penfolds California Collection Story

 
Penfolds California Collection – a tale of two countries | Club Oenologique
Reads quite differently to the JO article, which from memory I interpreted as the wines feeling quite forced - Penfolds not understanding the Napa tannins and forcing the Penfolds mantra into everything.
 



  • Seppelt Show Sparkling Burgundy/Shiraz [Great Western]
  • Noon Winery High Noon Rosé [McLaren Vale]
  • Best’s Old Vine Pinot Meunier [Great Western]
  • Mount Pleasant Maurice O’Shea Shiraz [Hunter Valley]
  • Wendouree Cabernet Malbec [Clare Valley]
  • Seppeltsfield 100 Year Old Para Vintage Tawny [Barossa Valley]

 

Such a nice guy, had no idea he’s into wine.
Mr Ponting was lucky to receive 41 bottles of Penfolds Grange upon his retirement from Cricket Australia, representing a bottle for every test match century he made during his career, of that vintage, so in 1998 he scored 600 so received six bottles of ‘98; then scored 500 in ‘99 so received five bottles, and so on.
 
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a staggered five-day road trip targeting more than a dozen of Victoria’s premium appointment-only wineries, across several key wine-growing regions:

Beechworth
  • Giaconda
  • Savaterre
  • Castagna
  • Golden Ball
Heathcote
  • Wild Duck Creek Estate
  • Jasper Hill
Bannockburn

Mornington Peninsula
  • Principia
  • Staindl Wines
  • Portsea Estate
Yarra Valley
  • Mayer
  • Luke Lambert
  • Yeringberg
 
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besides Mornington Peninsula: Australia’s Pinot Coast,

Global Cabernet Sauvignon Comparative Tasting
Webinar: Thursday 13th May @ 1-2am AEST / Friday 14th May @ 12noon-1pm AEST
  • Wynns ‘Black Label’ Coonawarra 2015
  • Balnaves of Coonawarra ‘The Tally’ Coonawarra 2015
  • Yarra Yering ‘Dry Red Wine No. 1’ Yarra Valley 2015
  • Mount Mary ‘Quintet’ Yarra Valley 2015
  • Cullen Wines ‘Diana Madeline’ Margaret River 2015
  • Vasse Felix ‘Tom Cullity’ Margaret River 2015
  • Henschke ‘Cyril Henschke’ Eden Valley 2015

Barolo 2000-2020 vintage chart by Giuseppe Vajra via Winefront:
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So just how good is 2016 Henschke Hill of Grace?


 
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BNE: apparently on tasting today/tomorrow @ Wineaway:
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Wine Australia are launching a connect platform for international trade. The launch webinar was just uploaded, hosted by Mike Bennie. Seems to have quite a few names onboard. Have not seen it yet but it may be worth a watch

 
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via Another great vintage from Borgogno! Introducing the 'Classico' Barolo 2016... A cellar must-have.

 
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