This is not strictly wine related. There was wine. There was food. There was little to no technology. There was a lot of nature and billions upon billions of butterflies. There was even a meteor. This was the birthday 5-day escape to Turon Gates. Turon National Park, located in Central Tablelands of New South Wales …
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A: vibrant ruby N: medium intensity of red cherry, tar, wet earth floor aromatics with some herbal notes with sage and elements of cola P: medium intensity with high acid, medium tannins with a bitter back end of scorched pork skin, sour red cherry, tangy acidity, pencil shavings and cola notes. Spicy but short finish. …
Last time I waxed lyrical on the subject of Riesling...well, I spent a weekend drinking, slurping, swirling and sniffing Riesling. We talked about it, discussed and analysed...and I'm more in love with the grape then ever before. The morning of Saturday 15 October started with the opportunity to taste...514 Rieslings! Australia, New Zealand, Canada, USA, …
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I love Riesling. The realisation that I love Riesling came pretty early on in my drinking career, though I can't quite say when. It was around the time when wine was becoming more prominent in the diet, rather than vodka or the usual lolly water cocktails. It started with Eden Valley Riesling, then the taste …
October 25, 2012 It started as a simple day, with fresh breathe of wind, sun and trip to work. The excited mounted - because I was heading to the NSW Top 40 Trade Tasting. It's simple - all wineries that produce wine in New South Wales, Australia submit their what they think is a good …
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