Welcome to the world the very first classic sparkling wine from Soumah Wines in Victoria’s Yarra Valley wine region! Firstly a big thank you to Soumah for kindly sending this sample* bottle our way, it was a true pleasure getting to know your new bubbly addition. This is a Blanc de Blanc, so it’s made…
I admit it, I bought this Punt Road Airlie Bank Pinot Noir Chardonnay Brut NV sparkling because I loved the label and I thought the cap would look brilliant in my Wearing Memories ring 😉 It’s a $20 bottle made from 85% Chardonnay and 15% Pinot Noir from VIC’s Yarra Valley. A small portion of…
Happy fizzy Friday! Yes if you haven’t heard, Friday’s are perfect for drinking bubbles. What’s even better is if you can make it a frizzante fizzy Friday. Frizzante is an Italian term meaning ‘slightly sparkling’ or ‘semi sparkling’. And that’s the style that Soumah from VIC’s Yarra Valley has made their sparkling 2020 Brachetto in….
‘Best in Show’ at the 2020 Decanter World Wine Awards. Well done Soumah and thank you so much for sharing a bottle of your award winning Yarra Valley (VIC) 2018 Equilibrio Chardonnay with us. It’s a true beauty.
7 reasons to love 17 Trees by De Bortoli Wines.
Tasted: 4th June 2020 Introducing the Hirsch Hill Estate 2015 Shiraz from Victoria’s Yarra Valley. Mr Spittoon and I recently cracked into this sample bottle (thank you Hirsch!) once the bub was in bed and it went down incredibly easily! Hirsch Hill has been operating since 1998 and are family owned. You can visit them in the…
Onion bhaji & Rosé has to be one of my new favourite wine & food matches! So tasty and I even made the bhaji’s myself thanks to a delicious gluten-free recipe in the latest dish Magazine.
Hirsch Hill Estate 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Tasted: 26th May 2020 Have you visited the Yarra Valley in Victoria? Next time you’re in or around Melbourne (and there’s no Covid restrictions) do it! It’s an easy day trip being less than an hours drive from the city.
Hirsch Hills 2017 Chardonnay Tasted on the 16th of May 2020 What’s wrong with this picture? There’s clearly not enough wine in my glass is what’s wrong with it.. haha! A big thanks to Hirsch Hill Estate in VIC’s Yarra Valley for sending over this 2017 Chardonnay for us to try. It barely lasted 2…