Clonakilla is a well known, but still relatively small winery in the Canberra region, close to Australia’s capital city. I had a less than ideal experience with one of the wines that I purchased last year from the cellar door and I wrote to the winery expressing my concern over the problem that night and […]
Category: Australia
Fast Facts: Variety: Pinor Noir Region: Canberra Region Country: Australia Winemaker: Rob Howell Closure: Cork Alcohol: 13% Cost: $18AUD Source: Cellar Door Purchase Winery Website: Jeir Creek The area surrounding Australia’s capital city Canberra has a small but ever growing number of wineries. Jeir Creek was established in 1984 and they make a wide range […]
While French wine doesn’t match the theme of this site, I think it’s important for me to look beyond Australian wine from time to time. Without doing this, I can’t put Australian wines in context with the rest of what the world has to offer. So, along with 11 others, I made my way to […]
Fast Facts: Variety: Riesling Region: Clare Valley, South Australia Country: Australia Winemaker: Brian Croser Closure: Cork Alcohol: 12.8% At the time that this was initially released, Brian Croser said that he thought that this was the best Riesling made from the Hanlin Hill vineyard since the famous 1980 Petaluma Riesling. This was the 23rd consecutive […]
Zilzie Wines (Murray Darling) – Chardonnay 2004 – Melon, lemon and some toffee. Palate is creamy and mouth-feel is good, there is also some slight sweetness on the palate. 86/100 Viognier 2004 – Apricot dominant as well as peaches and lemon rind. Palate is simple and length is slightly short. 84/100 Pinot Grigio 2005 – […]