Sydney Dinner – Castel Mola
Another wine dinner with the good people from the Winestar Forum. This time we convened at the Castel Mola Italian Restaurant at Leichhardt. The Wines: Once again, most wines were served masked....
View ArticleSydney Dinner –“Relish at Balmain Bug”
Once again a merry band of men and women from the Winestar Forum met up in order to enjoy some food and wine. The Restaurant: I quite liked the restaurant; my entree of Balmain Bug Raviolo was...
View ArticleSydney Wine Dinner –“La Goulue”
Some wines brought along and tasted blind at a dinner with some fellow wine aficionados ; Leo Buring Leonay Watervale Riesling 1992 – (Clare Valley, South Australia): Yellow gold in colour. All honey...
View ArticleSouthcorp Roadshow – Leo Buring, Devil’s Lair, Seppelt
Last month Australia’s largest wine company Southcorp (now part of Fosters and even bigger) put on its annual road-show to showcase its wines across major capital cities. In Sydney, this was held at...
View ArticleSydney Wine Dinner @ Oliveto
Some notes taken at a dinner attended by some fellow wine lovers – Seppelt Show Sparkling Shiraz 1990 – (Grampians, Victoria): A nice way to start the proceedings. Blackberry, cherry, spice, violets...
View ArticleExhibition of Victorian Winemakers 2006 – Mount Langi Ghiran
Mount Langi Ghiran (Grampians) – One of my favourite Victorian wineries from one of my favourite areas in Victoria for wine. Mount Langi had a bit of a disastrous year last year with their flagship...
View ArticleExhibition of Victorian Winemakers 2006 – Seppelt
Seppelt (Grampians) – A recent favourite of mine, which surprises me since I do like to barrack for the small boutique makers. The quality of the wine and the winemaking at Seppelt over the last year...
View ArticleDinner with Mixed Wines
An excellent dinner hosted by friends Gavin and Gen. I’ve included the menu items interspersed throughout the notes. I won’t post too detailed impressions on the food, but in general they were good...
View ArticleMore hijinks in Canberra
Some quick notes from an excellent evening hosted by David Lole in Canberra. All wines were tasted and scored blind except for the Curlewis, the St. Henri and the Petaluma Essence. Rockford Sparkling...
View ArticleCullen Diana Madeline and Moss Wood Cabernet Vertical
What a great night and opportunity this was to taste wines from the two leading big name Cabernet producers in Margaret River from some generally good to great vintages. These wines were all from the...
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