Engine Room Blanc de Blancs Sparkling Wine
Who doesn’t love a magnum (that’s 1.5 litres!) of bubbles?
Who doesn’t love a magnum (that’s 1.5 litres!) of bubbles?
Casey started Travelling Corkscrew in 2010 and has been wine blogging ever since. She has completed her WSET level 2 and 3 and is currently based on the Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria, Australia. When she's not drinking wine and blogging, she runs an SEO & Google Ads company and hangs out with Mr Spittoon, her two kids and two furbabies.
My Dad helped me taste this sample bottle of Curtis Family Vineyards 2017 Heritage Shiraz from McLaren Vale in South Australia recently. Curtis Family Vineyards is owned and operated by Mark, Thomas & Jenna Curtis, with guidance from their father, Claudio Curtis who lives on the vineyard.
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Tasting note from the 30th May 2019: While picking next month’s #thetcwineclub bottles, I thought I’d get stuck into this Italian Prosecco from Luigino Zago that my Mum picked for May’s TC Wine Club box.
I was lucky enough to get a couple of Vintec wine fridges last year for my birthday and I love them to bits! I keep them at 12 degrees which is perfect for storing wine. However when I pull a red out to drink, I make sure it has some time to warm up a…
3drops 2018 Chardonnay I love when you unintentionally come across totally palate-blowing wine and food matches. The latest to add to the list is Kalamata olives marinated in oil and balsamic with this new release 3drops 2018 Great Southern Chardonnay. I had already written my tasting note for the wine and then I had a…
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