Intensely aromatic, it’s all sweet sensations on the nose with blackberry jam, sweet cedar, and smoked meats wrapped in dried herbs. This is not amiable
Tag: Australian Wines
Wine Review: Tyrrell’s Semillon Hunter Valley 2019
French Semillon is a blending grape prized for its low acidity, rich, oily mouthfeel, and tendency to develop botrytis. Aussie Semillon, especially from Hunter Valley,
Ageing Report: John Duvall Shiraz “Eligo” Barossa Valley 2005
Before starting his own label in 2003, John Duvall was winemaker at Penfolds for 29 years and thus responsible for making the iconic Penfolds Grange
Budget Wine Review: George Wyndham Bin 555 Shiraz Australia 2016
In the early 2000’s, Australian Shiraz was the hot new wine until they started exporting cheap, sugary plonk with cute animals on the label to
Budget “Wine” Review: Morse Code Shiraz Southern Australia 2015
Oy. Aromas of ripe blackberry, meat, and mint highlights are simple but pleasant. But the palate? It feels plush at first but quickly turns hard
Budget Wine Review: 19 Crimes Cabernet Sauvignon Southeastern Australia 2017
This wine is interesting because of the marketing. As Mike Veseth, The Wine Economist, writes: 19 Crimes — outlaw wine! The name comes Australian history
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 