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  1. Masterclass: Barossa vs McLaren Vale Shiraz with Huon Hooke (Sydney)

    Barossa and McLaren Vale are two peas in a pod, the most popular, best-known and largest regions for high-quality, warm-climate shiraz in South Australia. Join Huon Hooke and Stuart Knox on Tuesday, 5th of July 2022 at Fix Wine Bar + Restaurant for a tasting and discussion of the attributes of these two great wine regions.

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    Following a hugely successful inaugural tasting event last year, The Real Review is back to showcase more than 120 wines from 31 of the Top Wineries of Australia 2022, including Winery of the Year, Wine by Farr.

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This month at The Real Review we are celebrating the Top Wineries of Australia 2022 and to coincide with the release of our Top Wineries list this year, we are featuring wines from those Top Wineries. Here we have four cabernets. Pepper Tree P.J.P. Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 Full wine review: https://www.therealreview.com/wines/295596/ Matched with rich beef casserole: https://www.goodfood.com.au/recipes/rich-beef-casserole-20111018-29x2f Singlefile The Philip Adrian Frankland River Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 Full wine review: https://www.therealreview.com/wines/289972/ Matched with lamb chops with mint sauce and yoghurt: https://www.goodfood.com.au/recipes/lamb-chops-with-mint-sauce-and-yoghurt-20200831-h1qeog Fraser Gallop Estate Palladian Wilyabrup Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 Full wine review: https://www.therealreview.com/wines/297261/ Matched with Karen Martini's lamb backstrap with olive dressing, charred potatoes and figs: https://www.goodfood.com.au/recipes/karen-martinis-lamb-backstrap-with-olive-dressing-charred-potatoes-and-figs-20210607-h1wccs Smidge La Grenouille Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 Full wine review: https://www.therealreview.com/wines/293010/ Matched with slow-cooked venison in a rich, dark sauce: https://www.goodfood.com.au/recipes/slowcooked-venison-in-a-rich-dark-sauce-20111018-29uxl Come and taste the Top Wineries of Australia 2022 🍷Sydney, July 16th-19th; https://www.therealreview.com/events/top-wineries-of-australia-2022-tasting-sydney/ 🍷Melbourne August 6th-9th https://www.therealreview.com/events/top-wineries-of-australia-2022-tasting-melbourne/ Details at www.therealreview.com/events Check the link below to see other wine videos: https://www.therealreview.com/watch/ _________________ L I K E & S U B S C R I B E → https://www.youtube.com/TheRealReview?sub_confirmation=1 F O L L O W → https://www.instagram.com/therealrvw/ → https://www.facebook.com/TheRealRvw → https://twitter.com/TheRealRvw → https://www.linkedin.com/company/therealrvw/ Get #TheRealReview on good wine and good food www.therealreview.com
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Top Wineries of Australia 2022: Four cabernets

This month in The Real Review we are featuring the wines of our Top Wineries of the year 2022 from Australia. We have three wines here from three of those wineries, a riesling from Clare Valley, a sangiovese from Beechworth and a shiraz from Barossa Valley. Pauletts 109 Reserve Riesling 2021 Full wine review: https://www.therealreview.com/wines/307281/ Matched with Neil Perry's Kingfish tostadas: https://www.goodfood.com.au/recipes/kingfish-tostada-20171204-gzy8jw Fighting Gully Road La Longa Sangiovese Full wine review: https://www.therealreview.com/wines/304713/ Matched with grilled quail, lentils and bacon: https://www.goodfood.com.au/recipes/grilled-quail-lentils-and-bacon-20111018-29v5g Gibson Bin 70 Shiraz 2018 Full wine review: https://www.therealreview.com/wines/294492/ Matched with a Greek classic moussaka: https://www.goodfood.com.au/recipes/a-greek-classic-20130616-2ocyz Come and taste the Top Wineries of Australia 2022 🍷Sydney, July 16th-19th; https://www.therealreview.com/events/top-wineries-of-australia-2022-tasting-sydney/ 🍷Melbourne August 6th-9th https://www.therealreview.com/events/top-wineries-of-australia-2022-tasting-melbourne/ Details at www.therealreview.com/events Check the link below to see other wine videos: https://www.therealreview.com/watch/ _________________ L I K E & S U B S C R I B E → https://www.youtube.com/TheRealReview?sub_confirmation=1 F O L L O W → https://www.instagram.com/therealrvw/ → https://www.facebook.com/TheRealRvw → https://twitter.com/TheRealRvw → https://www.linkedin.com/company/therealrvw/ Get #TheRealReview on good wine and good food www.therealreview.com
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Top Wineries of Australia 2022: A riesling, a sangiovese and a shiraz

This month in The Real Review we are highlighting the Top Wineries of Australia 2022 which is our annual list of the top wine producers in Australia. As part of the Top Wineries events we are going to be hosting exhibitions in Sydney and Melbourne and add it onto those exhibition, there will be dinners and masterclasses conducted by Huon Hooke, one of each in each city. Come and taste the Top Wineries of Australia 2022 🍷Sydney, July 16th-19th; https://www.therealreview.com/events/top-wineries-of-australia-2022-tasting-sydney/ 🍷Melbourne August 6th-9th https://www.therealreview.com/events/top-wineries-of-australia-2022-tasting-melbourne/ There will be 30 wineries this year featured at the exhibitions so if you come along, there’s a possibility of tasting 120 wines. Details at www.therealreview.com/events Check the link below to see other wine videos: https://www.therealreview.com/watch/ _________________ L I K E & S U B S C R I B E → https://www.youtube.com/TheRealReview?sub_confirmation=1 F O L L O W → https://www.instagram.com/therealrvw/ → https://www.facebook.com/TheRealRvw → https://twitter.com/TheRealRvw → https://www.linkedin.com/company/therealrvw/ Get #TheRealReview on good wine and good food www.therealreview.com
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Top Wineries of Australia 2022

This month at The Real Review we’re featuring our list of the Top Wineries in Australia 2022. We have five shirazes here, all produced by a winery which is on the Top Wineries list. Henschke The Wheelwright Shiraz 2017 Full wine review: https://www.therealreview.com/wines/306884/ Matched with lamb cutlets with rosemary marinade: https://www.goodfood.com.au/recipes/lamb-cutlets-with-rosemary-marinade-20130806-2rc98 Toby Bekkers McLaren Vale Syrah 2019 Full wine review: https://www.therealreview.com/wines/293586/ Matched with coffee-rubbed slow-cooked brisket: https://www.goodfood.com.au/recipes/coffeerubbed-slowcooked-brisket-20160605-4g2jv Pepper Tree Wines Coquun Shiraz 2019 Full wine review: https://www.therealreview.com/wines/287124/ Matched with Neil Perry's slow-roasted lamb shoulder: https://www.goodfood.com.au/recipes/neil-perrys-slowroasted-lamb-shoulder-20210405-h1uyr0 Pepper Tree Wines Tallawanta Single Heritage Vineyard Shiraz 2019 Full wine review: https://www.therealreview.com/wines/289378/ Matched with hard cheese, for example Comté: https://www.goodfood.com.au/recipes/how-to/comte-everything-you-need-to-know-20220217-h21s41 Clarnette Ludvigsen Shiraz 2020 Full wine review: https://www.therealreview.com/wines/306771/ Matched with pepper steak: https://www.goodfood.com.au/recipes/pepper-steak-20121001-344qg Come and taste the Top Wineries of Australia 2022 🍷Sydney, July 16th-19th; https://www.therealreview.com/events/top-wineries-of-australia-2022-tasting-sydney/ 🍷Melbourne August 6th-9th https://www.therealreview.com/events/top-wineries-of-australia-2022-tasting-melbourne/ Details at www.therealreview.com/events Check the link below to see other wine videos: https://www.therealreview.com/watch/ _________________ L I K E & S U B S C R I B E → https://www.youtube.com/TheRealReview?sub_confirmation=1 F O L L O W → https://www.instagram.com/therealrvw/ → https://www.facebook.com/TheRealRvw → https://twitter.com/TheRealRvw → https://www.linkedin.com/company/therealrvw/ Get #TheRealReview on good wine and good food www.therealreview.com
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Top Wineries of Australia 2022: Five shirazes

This month on The Real Review we’re featuring the wines of the Top Wineries of Australia 2022. Two of those wines are two chardonnays: Prancing Horse Estate from the Mornington Peninsula Reserve Chardonnay 2020 and Yering Station Reserve Chardonnay 2020 from the Yarra Valley. Prancing Horse Estate Reserve Chardonnay 2020 Full wine review: https://www.therealreview.com/wines/306236/ Matched with spinach fish rolls with lemon-butter sauce: https://www.goodfood.com.au/recipes/spinach-fish-rolls-with-lemonbutter-sauce-20130722-2qeij Yering Station Reserve Chardonnay 2020 Full wine review: https://www.therealreview.com/wines/306239/ Matched with pan-fried flounder with brown butter: https://www.goodfood.com.au/recipes/panfried-flounder-with-brown-butter-20111018-29usu Come and taste the Top Wineries of Australia 2022 🍷Sydney, July 16th-19th; https://www.therealreview.com/events/top-wineries-of-australia-2022-tasting-sydney/ 🍷Melbourne August 6th-9th https://www.therealreview.com/events/top-wineries-of-australia-2022-tasting-melbourne/ Details at www.therealreview.com/events Check the link below to see other wine videos: https://www.therealreview.com/watch/ _________________ L I K E & S U B S C R I B E → https://www.youtube.com/TheRealReview?sub_confirmation=1 F O L L O W → https://www.instagram.com/therealrvw/ → https://www.facebook.com/TheRealRvw → https://twitter.com/TheRealRvw → https://www.linkedin.com/company/therealrvw/ Get #TheRealReview on good wine and good food www.therealreview.com
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Top Wineries of Australia 2022: Two chardonnays

This week on The Real Review our focus is on McLaren Vale, that great region just to the south of Adelaide where a large quantity of really lovely, soft, voluptuous shiraz fruits is produced. Around 60% of the grapes grown in McLaren Vale are shiraz, so it’s a big part of their lives down there. Today we’re looking at three examples of shiraz from three different vintages and three different wineries. Paralian Blewitt Springs Shiraz 2021 Full wine review: https://www.therealreview.com/wines/305481/ Matched with black pepper-crusted beef fillet: https://www.goodfood.com.au/recipes/black-peppercrusted-beef-fillet-20111018-29v57 Heirloom Vineyards McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020 Full wine review: https://www.therealreview.com/wines/306811/ Matched with: roasted venison with redcurrant glaze: https://www.goodfood.com.au/recipes/roasted-venison-with-redcurrant-glaze-20111018-29uxj Mr Riggs J.F.R. McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 Full wine review: https://www.therealreview.com/wines/295593/ Matched with Chinese-style braised pork belly: https://www.goodfood.com.au/recipes/chinesestye-braised-pork-belly-recipe-20171002-gyt4n8 Check the link below to see other wine videos: https://www.therealreview.com/watch/ _________________ L I K E & S U B S C R I B E → https://www.youtube.com/TheRealReview?sub_confirmation=1 F O L L O W → https://www.instagram.com/therealrvw/ → https://www.facebook.com/TheRealRvw → https://twitter.com/TheRealRvw → https://www.linkedin.com/company/therealrvw/ Get #TheRealReview on good wine and good food www.therealreview.com
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McLaren Vale: Three shirazes

This is McLaren Vale week at The Real Review. Today we’re tasting two interesting wines side by side which both represent classic styles of the McLaren Vale region. They are grenache shiraz mourvèdre blend: d'Arenberg The Ironstone Pressings 2018 and Hardys Tintara Cabernet Sauvignon 2019. Cabernet is probably not as famous in McLaren Vale as shiraz and grenache but it has a history in the region which is just as long. Some of the most distinguished and famous wines in history have been cabernets and cabernets blends of McLaren Vale. d'Arenberg The Ironstone Pressings 2018 (GSM) Full wine review: https://www.therealreview.com/wines/304978/ Matched with roast rack of lamb with rosemary salt: https://www.goodfood.com.au/recipes/roast-rack-of-lamb-with-rosemary-salt-20181218-h1996j Hardys Tintara Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 Full wine review: https://www.therealreview.com/wines/290199/ Matched with lamb tagine with quince: https://www.goodfood.com.au/recipes/lamb-tagine-with-quince-20131031-2wkxj Check the link below to see other wine videos: https://www.therealreview.com/watch/ _________________ L I K E & S U B S C R I B E → https://www.youtube.com/TheRealReview?sub_confirmation=1 F O L L O W → https://www.instagram.com/therealrvw/ → https://www.facebook.com/TheRealRvw → https://twitter.com/TheRealRvw → https://www.linkedin.com/company/therealrvw/ Get #TheRealReview on good wine and good food www.therealreview.com
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McLaren Vale: Classic GSM and a cabernet

The two wines that we’re looking at today are both from McLaren Vale and they are both grenache. Grenache is one of the undersung varieties of McLaren Vale which is now enduring a resurgence of popularity. In fact, the price of grenache grapes in the last couple of years has exceeded the price of shiraz grapes for the winemakers to buy. That’s the indication of the demand that’s now on grenache. We have two contrasting examples: McLaren Vale Week wines: Shingleback NX GEN Grenache 2021 Full wine review: https://www.therealreview.com/wines/305133/ Matched with vegetarian mushroom stroganoff pot pie: https://www.goodfood.com.au/recipes/vegetarian-mushroom-stroganoff-pot-pie-20210601-h1w7p6 Dandelion Vineyards Faraway Tree McLaren Vale Grenache 2020 Full wine review: https://www.therealreview.com/wines/306867/ Matched with rabbit and potato stew: https://www.goodfood.com.au/recipes/rabbit-and-potato-stew-20111018-29uih Check the link below to see other wine videos: https://www.therealreview.com/watch/ _________________ L I K E & S U B S C R I B E → https://www.youtube.com/TheRealReview?sub_confirmation=1 F O L L O W → https://www.instagram.com/therealrvw/ → https://www.facebook.com/TheRealRvw → https://twitter.com/TheRealRvw → https://www.linkedin.com/company/therealrvw/ Get #TheRealReview on good wine and good food www.therealreview.com
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McLaren Vale: Two grenaches

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