The New Australia is having a moment now. Freshness and nuance have taken over from sweetness and impact. Many young winemaker’s and celebrated names make no rules hold wines from the Adelaide Hills, to McLaren Vale and Yarra Valley. They bottled pet nat, skin contact and other crazy blended low-fi wines lean towards the naturalistContinue reading “Wine talk Sep 8th at 6pm – the New Australia at Riedel Wine Bar”
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Wine dinners this September!
We are pleased to be co-hosting two exciting dinners later this month at Tables Grill (Grand Hyatt) and Il Fumo. The beauty of these wines with equally matched by the creativity and input of both culinary teams, who know Australia and Portugal very well. Leading wineries from Victoria, Australia at Tables Grill on Sep 22ndContinue reading “Wine dinners this September!”
The Naturalists from Antipodes
The last 10 years have seen many independent growers and winemakers emerge in many of today’s “cool” wine regions including Yarra, Adelaide Hills (Australia) or Canterbury (New Zealand). Most likely, these individuals traveled extensively, worked and tasted with the best winemakers, and scraped their pennies together to either buy or rent vineyards to grow healthyContinue reading “The Naturalists from Antipodes”
Interview Gary Mills, Jamsheed, Victoria
Name: Gary Mills Winery: Jamsheed Town/Country: Melbourne Victoria Which spot in your vineyard is the most special and why? I don’t own any of my own vineyards and instead have long-term relationships with my growers. Standing in the middle of the Garden Gully vineyard, planted sometime in the late 1800’s, and looking at a treasuredContinue reading “Interview Gary Mills, Jamsheed, Victoria”