Below you can read about what I have been drinking lately. I love to write my wine tasting notes however you’ll notice that I don’t give wines points or ratings as I strongly believe in personal taste.
Georgie Orbach 2020 Pinot Noir Tasted 2 March 2021 Wait till you hear this recommended match from the winemaker… Enjoy listening to ‘We Will Rock You’ by Queen when sipping the Georgie Orbach Wines 2020 Pinot Noir. Yes that’s right, Georgie’s wines are all about music and wine matching! Thank you Georgie for this sample of your latest…
Monday nights are better when Holly is around! A big thanks to Hollydene Estate Wines in the Hunter Valley for this fun bottle of 2020 Rosé bubbles. It’s made from 40% Shiraz and 60% Semillon and is made by the “Charmat” method aka the ‘tank method’. Which means fermentation occurs inside of stainless steel tanks rather than…
Let’s start the week on a rosé-y note! Firstly a big thank you to the team at Good Pair Days (GPD) for this sample. GPD offers a monthly wine subscription so you can taste and learn about new wines on the regular. You receive tasting notes and food match recipes for each bottle every month + a…
How was your Open That Bottle Night? It’s safe to say ours was pretty darn delicious with this 2010 Cape Naturaliste Cabernet Sauvignon. I actually think it was the perfect time to crack it as it was super smooth and delicious to drink. There were some nice fruits in it, a bit of savouriness and it…
Margaret River in Western Australia produces some amazing Chardonnay’s. They have the perfect climate to grow deliciously juicy Chardonnay grapes. This 2019 Moss Brothers Margaret River Wines ‘Fidium’ Chardonnay is no exception. A big thank you to the Moss Brothers team for sending us this sample to try. It was wild fermented, spent 10 months in French…
Chardonnay aged in bourbon barrels… say what?? We came across this Robert Mondavi Winery 2018 Chardonnay from America recently, and I couldn’t help but buy a bottle to give it a whirl. It was $23. The grapes come from Californian vineyards and the bourbon whiskey barrels come from a renowned Kentucky distillery. We decided to sip on it as…
“Wine comes in at the mouthAnd love comes in at the eye;That’s all we shall know for truthBefore we grow old and die.I lift the glass to my mouth,I look at you, and I sigh.” – WB Yeates 1910 This is the poem that adorns the back label of the Heirloom Vineyards wine bottles. And inside you…
How does this sound – Sauvignon Blanc and Orange Soy Glazed Fish? It was delicious! And a big thank you to Georgie Orbach Wines for sending us this sample of their 2020 Sauvignon Blanc to match.
Not so long ago I mentioned that I had an AMAZING Chardonnay and today I want to let you in on the secret. We’ve literally visited only a handful of cellar doors in the last year. Half to do with you know what and half to do with Baby TC. It’s safe to say ‘just…