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by Greg Cruey on June 7, 2009
Dr. Vino had an informative piece recently n Australia's Rieslings. They tend to get consumed young and, in his words, can be very refreshing at that age. But Australian Rieslings are almost alway...
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by Greg Cruey on December 19, 2008
Susan Sterling has brown straight hair that flows down to at least her chest and a small mole on the front of her right shoulder. She has a light tan and, I think, wears lipstick to do her wine show. ...
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by Carol Bancroft on January 30, 2008
Australian wine is hot right now, and a wine region called "New England Australia" in New South Wales has been added to the Australian Geographical Indication (GI) List. From Decanter:jock O...
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by Carol Bancroft on December 20, 2007
Although I don't drink a lot of Riesling, I do enjoy it occasionally. My favorites are BEX and Urban (by St. Urbans-Hof ). Both of these are drier styles of Riesling, but still have a good bit of ...
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by Carol Bancroft on September 27, 2007
Is the ongoing drought in Australia going to dry up the country's wine industry? At best, it is likely to drive up prices, and at worst, the quality of wine will suffer greatly. The 2008 vintage ...
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by Carol Bancroft on September 21, 2007
Wednesday afternoon I attended a wine tasting put on by one of the wine distributors. It was a work-related tasting, but that doesn't mean it wasn't fun. I tasted a few really great bottles (a...
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by Carol Bancroft on August 23, 2007
As champagnes and sparkling wines continue to enjoy increased popularity, [yellow tail] will be introducing their own brand of sparkling wine set to retail for around $10.99. The wine is a blend of 72...
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by Carol Bancroft on July 31, 2007
This is one of those cases that proves a high-alcohol wine can be smooth and delicious, thanks to great winemaking. At 14.5% alcohol, I think most would classify Gemtree Vineyards 2006 Bloodstone shir...
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by Carol Bancroft on July 26, 2007
Move over Penfold's. A recent tasting survey just proved that you can't just a book by its cover (er... judge a wine by its price, rather). Penfold's Grange 2002, which sells for around $5...
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by tammy on May 26, 2007
We just opened up our latest box of international wine and discovered a 2003 lismore range merlot from South Australia. The flyer included says that this is "ruby and robust" and great with ...
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by tammy on April 30, 2007
My husband and I celebrated our 19th wedding anniversary this weekend at one of our favorite restaurants, Ian's Tropical Grill. Since we were celebrating and we were ready to be a little daring wi...
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by tammy on April 26, 2007
I've been making my way through Jacob's Creeks wine list during my weekly cheap wine trips to the local grocery store. So far, I've tried the Shiraz (shrugs shoulders) and the Merlot, whic...
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by tammy on March 18, 2007
After my initial Shiraz experience with Alice White wines, I have been on the look out for another sale. This time it was a bottle of Lexia, a really weird colored white wine, sort of the light honey ...
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by tammy on March 13, 2007
While France has probably one of the longest wine making traditions in just about the world, Australia has been catching up, and that includes finding different ways to do the same thing - make great ...
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by tammy on March 2, 2007
I'm going to admit that I don't think I've ever tried gewurztraminer. I've read a lot about it, especially when suggesting wines to drink with unusual food combinations, such as those ...
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by tammy on February 26, 2007
I really only learned about Shiraz a few years ago, and very soon, it was on my list of favorite wines. Back then, we got the occasional bottle in our stash from an international wine club or now and ...
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by tammy on February 10, 2007
Yup, more on the penguin. I couldn't resist taking their Little Penguin Wine Personality Test.
The first time I took it I was a Shiraz. The second time I took it I was a Merlot:
With your charm ...
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by tammy on December 2, 2006
....Well, almost over, which is wonderful news.
While I try to sample wines from all over the world, I have to admit that a good percentage of my wine selections come from Australia.
According to ...
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by tammy on November 17, 2006
Australian wine is hitting a relatively new market, Seoul, Korea as it continues to dominate the wine industry.
What better way to get the word out around the world than to have a little friendly co...
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by tammy on November 5, 2006
I've been seeing a lot of reports lately about the frost situation in Australia. Not good. Not good at all!
Here's one reported in South Australia from The Australian News:
DEADLY black fro...
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by tammy on October 4, 2006
We received a few bottles of Peter Lehmann Barossa Chardonnay through our international wine club. Now, you know I'm not a big fan of chardonnay. I'm not even a little fan of chardonnay. In fa...
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by tammy on September 30, 2006
When we think about Australian wines, normally the first grape that comes to mind is Shiraz. The dark, rich taste of this Hardy wine has become extremely popular, especially in America. But what about...
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by tammy on September 13, 2006
There has been a lot of criticism lately in the press about wines referred to as monster wines, meaning they are super bold in taste and this also often means super high in alcohol content as well. I ...
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by tammy on June 27, 2006
Not unlike the US or the UK for that matter, Australians are behind when it comes to drinking wine versus beer.
These countries just can't compete with wine drinkers in other parts of the world....
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by tammy on June 21, 2006
Things are so bad for a good number of Aussie wine growers that some are advising them to not even grow a 2007 crop. The idea is that it may not be worth the cost of growing and harvesting, and then o...
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by tammy on June 20, 2006
I am reading more and more about the problems West Australian wineries are having with their overproduction of grapes. It's really a shame after they spent so many years creating a strong industry...
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by tammy on June 15, 2006
What a great surprise I discovered when I picked up this bottle of Australian 2003 Wyndham Estate Shiraz Bin 555. Wow! And what a deal I got at my local grocer, getting it for $6.59 with a savings of ...
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by tammy on June 5, 2006
A recent cheap wine find is this bottle of Jacob's Creek 2003 Shiraz. On sale at two for twelve dollars, I had to give it a try.
While I can't say it stands up to the Alice White 2004 Shiraz...
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by tammy on May 30, 2006
I have a feeling this is going to be one of those times I'd wished I had gone with my gut feelings and purchased more than one bottle because I highly suspect this South Eastern Australian Alice W...
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by tammy on May 11, 2006
Syrah or Shiraz, kind of reminds me of tomato or to-maw-toe, either way you spell it, this is one of my favorite wines. I like the musky often smokiness you get with this vintage. I did a little surfi...
