Video: Bastard Hill, a special vineyard in Australia’s Yarra Valley, is reborn under the ownership of Giant Steps
The Bastard Hill vineyard was planted by Ray Guerin in 1987. It’s high up in the Yarra Valley (Australia), and
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Australia
William Downie, one of Australia’s most thoughtful winegrowers, based in Gippsland, Victoria
Website: https://www.williamdownie.com.au/ William Downie is one of the most thoughtful and interesting winegrowers in Australia. I visited back in December
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The wines of Giant Steps, Yarra Valley and Tasmania, Australia
Website: https://www.giantstepswine.com.au/ It’s a new era for Yarra Valley winery Giant Steps. It was recently purchased by Jackson Family Wines,
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Wirra Wirra: a McLaren Vale winery on the fine wine transformation path
Website: https://wirrawirra.com/ Wirra Wirra is a long-established winery in Australia’s McLaren Vale. For many years it has had a reputation
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Australia Day Tasting 2024: some amazing pre-2020 Aussie wines
For the third year in a row a group of Aussie-wine-loving folk have met on Australia day to taste great
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Australian Riesling, a study in 8 wines
These wines were tasted as part of the Finger Lakes Experience this year in Geneva, New York State. I’ve followed
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Kym Teusner: fine wines from this Barossa star
Website: https://www.teusner.com.au/ I first met Kym Teusner in the Barossa Valley in 2004 (see my report here here). He’d only
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Highlights: Joshua Cooper Shay’s Flat Cabernet Sauvignon 2021, Pyrenees, Victoria, Australia
Joshua Cooper grew up in the vineyards with parents Alan and Nelly Cooper, and their pioneering biodynamic Cobaw Ridge winery
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New releases from Place of Changing Winds: a remarkable vineyard-based project in Australia’s Macedon Ranges
Website: https://www.placeofchangingwinds.com.au/ This is a remarkable project from Robert Walters, who for over 15 years has been wine buyer for
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New releases from BK Wines, a star producer in the Adelaide Hills
Website: https://bkwines.com.au/ Brendon and Kirstyn Keys are the B and K in BK Wines, and they are based in the
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