De Bortoli celebrates 40 years of Noble One in style
Riverina family winery De Bortoli is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its Noble One Botrytis Semillon, Australia’s iconic sweet table wine.
Wine Spotlights
Alta Langa: sparkling wine taken to new heights
We are talking sparkling wines coming from the high hills of southern Piedmont, made using the metodo classico or Champagne method of production.
Piper-Heidsieck launch 1982 Hors-Série and Sauvage de Heidsieck
Last year’s launch of the 1971 Piper-Heidsieck Hors-Série was the first iteration of a new collection aimed at giving Piper-Heidsieck’s new winemaker Émilien Boutillat carte blanche to produce something outside the box.
Clare Valley celebrates 20 years of screwcapped riesling
The Clare winemakers decided to celebrate this milestone recently by holding tastings for the trade and media in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.
Clonakilla celebrates 50 years in style
The Clonakilla 50th anniversary on October 6 was a Who’s Who of the wine industry’s leading winemakers and media.
Tillie J’s delicious project grenache
Australian grenache has been re-imagined by a host of new interpreters in recent years. The Langhorne Creek region has jumped on the opportunity to do more with grenache with its Project 5255 initiative.
Patrick flaunts Coonawarra’s eucalyptus
Eucalyptus aroma in red wine tends to polarise tasters, but there’s no doubt many red drinkers enjoy it, while some are probably not even aware of it.
Great old Australian wines evoke nostalgia
In the year 2005 Huon Hooke tasted the oldest white Burgundy he’d ever tasted. It was a 1906 Bâtard Montrachet. It was 99 years old.
Vinous prejudice
The delivery of a six-bottle box of Hawke’s Bay pinot noir provided a chance to re-evaluate Bob Campbell MW’S attitude toward Hawke’s Bay pinot noir.
Building a better blend
Penfolds is a great example of an optimise wine producer and have taken inter-regional blends one step further.