Yalumba: a focus on Barossa Grenache
Has the time finally come for Grenache to come out of the shadows? Kevin Glastonbury, winemaker with leading Barossa producer
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Australia
Highlights: Wildman Wine Heavy Petting Pét-Nat 2018 Riverland, Australia
Tim Wildman was a wine merchant, passed the MW exams, and headed off to Australia. As well as running James
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Highlights: Sorrenberg Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2018
This is serious wine, and should be considered as one of Australia’s top whites. From his biodynamically farmed 2.4ha vineyard
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Highlights: Timo Meyer Gamay 2018 Yarra
I’m such a fan of Gamay, as regular readers will know. I even embarked on an ambitious series on Gamay
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David Franz, new Barossa vigneron
Website: https://david-franz.com/ David Franz Lehmann is the son of Barossa legend Peter. I visited on a September day to taste
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Highlights: Ochota Barrels 186 2018 McLaren Vale
I’m a huge fan of Ochota Barrels, who are based in Adelaide Hills but source grapes from a number of
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Highlights: Ochota Barrels 2018 Home… Pinot Noir
After making it through the impressive/annoying two layers and colours of wax (so pretty though), this incredibly spicy, tight and
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Empire of Dirt, exciting new wines from the Yarra
Sauvignon and a Cabernet from Australia’s Yarra Valley? Normally, I’d be sceptical, but when it’s a collaboration between Timo Meyer
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10 Minutes x Tractor, a leading winery from the Mornington Peninsula
Australia’s Mornington Peninsula wine region, not far from Melbourne, is well known for its Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, and one
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The wines of Giaconda, Beechworth, Victoria
Rick Kinzbrunner’s amazing wines are some of Australia’s most sought-after bottles Website: www.giaconda.com.au Giaconda is one of Australia’s star boutique wineries.
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