1905 Seppelt 100 Year Old Para Liqueur Vintage Tawny
Category: South Australia
Once again a merry band of men and women from the Winestar Forum met up in order to enjoy some food and wine. The Restaurant: I quite liked the restaurant; my entree of Balmain Bug Raviolo was excellent and was perfect for the white wines. Wasn’t quite as impressed with the main of Char-grilled Sirloin […]
I was pleased to share some excellent wine over a couple of nights recently with some friends who enjoy drinking it, but perhaps aren’t quite as obsessed with it as I am. From left to right: Bannockburn Shiraz 2002 – ($50 – Geelong, Victoria): Earthy and stalky with spice and pepper, well balanced oak lending […]
Another wine dinner with the good people from the Winestar Forum. This time we convened at the Castel Mola Italian Restaurant at Leichhardt. The Wines: Once again, most wines were served masked. Egly-Ouriet Tradition NV – Disgorged Sept 2004 (Champagne, France): A fantastic way to start the evening. Fine and focused with great length. Visibly […]
A group of five ruffians and vagabonds from the Winestar Forum assembled at the Peasant’s Feast in Newtown to enjoy some food and wine. The Restaurant: Peasant’s Feast is billed as Sydney’s only organic food dinner restaurant. The food was down to earth, tasty and servings were generous. The staff were friendly, but a little […]
Fast Facts: Country: Australia Region: Barossa Valley, South Australia Winemaker: Matt Wenk Variety: White Frontignac Closure: Cork Bought For: $11.50AU (500ml) The Review: Wine Blogging Wednesday #11 is being hosted by Beau of Basic Juice, the theme this time around being off-dry white wines. Off-dry being described as not sweet, not dry, but in between. […]
- Cam Wheeler
- 6/7/2005
- Australia, Barossa Valley, South Australia, WBW, Wine Events
- 4 Comments
Fast Facts: Country: Australia Region: Barossa Valley, South Australia Winemaker: Charles Melton Variety: Grenache, Shiraz and Cabernet with a small amount of Pinot Meunier Closure: Screwcap Bought For: $18 AU Once again Wine Blogging Wednesday is upon us and this time, the theme selected by Sam over at Becks & Posh was to “Think Pink” […]
- Cam Wheeler
- 11/5/2005
- Australia, Barossa Valley, South Australia, WBW, Wine Events
- 1 Comment
On Saturday the 7th of May, I attended a tasting at First Estate Wine Merchants in Lane Cove, with a focus on the Barossa Valley and the Adelaide Hills – both in South Australia. The Event itself: Extremely crowded and cramped. The tasting was conducted amongst the aisles of a regular wine store and so […]
Fast Facts: Country: Australia Region: Adelaide Hills, South Australia Winemaker: Matt Wenk Variety: 100% Merlot Closure: Cork RRP: $22.50 AU Matt Wenk has proven himself to be an astute winemaker at the export focused Barossa Valley winery “Two Hands”. Smidge is his personal label consisting of a recently released Adelaide Hill Viognier and the reviewed […]
- Cam Wheeler
- 3/5/2005
- Adelaide Hills, Australia, South Australia
- 3 Comments
Fast Facts: Country: Australia Region: Barossa Valley, South Australia Winemaker: Robert O’Callaghan, Chris Ringland Variety: 100% Alicante Bouschet Closure: PVC “Cork” Oak: None RRP: $16.00 AU Yet again Wine Blogging Wednesday is upon us. The theme this time is “Obscure Red Grapes”. Apologies to Andrew over at Spitoon for the late submission with his interesting […]
- Cam Wheeler
- 12/3/2005
- Australia, Barossa Valley, South Australia, WBW, Wine Events
- 8 Comments