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This is one of those O.M.G. merlots! You hear people telling the story of when they fell in love with Merlot and this is one of those wines which turns you into a die-hard merlot lover, trust me 😉 A big thank you to the team at Mount Avoca for this beautiful sample. I literally…
Hello new release 2020 Grenache from our friends at O’Leary Walker! A big thank you to Jack, Luke and the O’Leary Walker team for sending this sample our way. We enjoyed it one balmy evening recently on the deck as the sun set. Pure bliss! This is the third release from O’Leary Walker’s Seasonal Release…
If you are a regular reader of this blog, then you know I absolutely adore my Chardonnay. I was kindly sent these sample bottles from the lovely folk at Patina and Define Wine Marketing & Communications – thank you very much. Patina are based in New South Wales in the Orange wine region which is…
I am just going to be honest here. I am not a huge dessert wine drinker. It’s. not something Mr Spittoon and I would typically open on the regular. However we recently went out for dinner and we were asked to bring a dessert wine. We’d just received this sample bottle of the Mount Avoca…
I wouldn’t normally think about having an aged SBS (Sauvignon Blanc Semillon). This one here from Hollydene Estate is from the 2015 vintage, so 6 years old currently! And you know what? You’d never guess it from the taste! Well there are a couple of hints but it’s still so fresh and juicy. A big…
I love an informative back label. While I know there is so much information on the web these days, it’s also nice having great information right there on the wine bottle. I love this back label on this sample bottle of 2015 Barossa Valley Shiraz which I was was kindly sent from Terranu Wines because…
Touriga Nacional is a red wine grape considered to be one of Portugal’s flagship grape variety’s. It plays a big part in the production of Port Wine however it also can be made into excellent red table wines. Like this example from Heirloom Vineyards in McLaren Vale. A big thank you to Heirloom for sending…
Rose wine and Indian lentil dahl with homemade flatbreads – seriously what is not to like about that combo? A big thank you to Terranu Wines for sending us over this sample of your 2019 Coonawarra Rose from South Australia to try. I love finding great wine and food matches and this was one of…
Could the biggest compliment to a bottle of wine be emptying it? I think so! Wine is to be consumed and enjoyed right? And Georgie’s wines are perfect for that as they are made in a drink-now style, cost a mere $10 a bottle, and come with an expertly matched 80s pop tune. What’s not…
